PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 121, 18 November 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr. J. R. Tristram, of Upper Willisstreet, Is now convalescent.

.Captain H. W. Haigraves is reported, to be still seriously ill with influenza at his home in Northland.

The death of Lieutenant J. A. Melville, of! Cl Camp, Headquarter* Instructional Staff, on Friday last, is reported from Featherston Camflt-

Mr. Or. Allport, Secretary for Marine, who is one of the Bufferers from the epidemic, is now very much better, and expects to resume duty early. '

Mr., v T.R. Wallace, secretary of the Marine Engineers' Institute, is among the latest victims to the influenza epidemic. He is to-day confined to his bed.

Private R. Nelson Burns (youngest son o! Mr. Anderson Burns, of the Farmers' Union Advocate), is very ill in Trentham Camp. All Eis children, who are living in Auckland, are also sick.

The funeral of the late Rifleman W. Anderson took place on Saturday last, when> he was buried with military honours. He left with the 9th Reinforcements, and was wounded twice on the Somme. '

The funeral took place at Karori yesterday of the late Mr. Joseph Francis M'Phersdn, second engineer of tht Blackball Coal Company's ship Ngatoro. The brother officers of the deceased and the officers of the Ngahere acted aa p»lf> bearers. Mr. T. R. Wallace represented the Marine Engineers' Institute.

One^of the latest victims of, the epidemic is Mr. D. A. Fay, of Wellington. Deceased was for many years in business is a woolbroker, and since the commandeering by the Government of wool in New Zealand he had acted as grader. Deceased, who had been laid up for » week, was a brother of the Eey Father Fay, of Nelson, and a brother-in-law of Mr. H. F. O'Leary, solicitor, Welling-, ton."

Private Thomas Douglas Staples, whose death occurred at Feathertton Military Hospital on the 15th instant of bronchial pneumonia, was 19 years of age, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Staples, of Cuba-street, Wellington. His only brother, Jack, who left with the 16th Reinforcements, and was severely wounded in January last, also enlisted before he was of military age, and is at present on the staff at the Rifle Brigade Depot, Brockton. Mr. Staples himself has been 6eriously ill for the lfl«t twelve days with the prevailing epidemic, but he has taken a turn for the better.

A military funeral was accorded Colonel W. Bey, M.D., at the Greytown Cemetery, on Friday afternoon. The firing party consisted of members of the 50th Specialist Corps, under Captain Smith. The ' Featherston Camp Band played the solemn music. The principal mourners were Mr. F. Bunny (son-in-law), Rev. Mr. Porritt, ana Colonel Porritt,.M.D. (father and brother of Mrs. Bey), Messrs. H. R. and A. Bunny, Sir Walter Buchanan, and Rev. James Patterson (Wellington). There were present the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, Borough Council, and other societies.

The funeral of the late Mr. Thomas Davis, son of Captain ) and Mrs. T. J. Davis, of Nairn-street, Wellington, who died at North on Friday night from double pneumonia, took place at Karori yesterday, Rev. Father Mahoney officiating. The body was brought from Pabnerston North on Saturday many members of the Army Ordnance Corps (to which branch, the late soldier "wfis attached), including Major Bosworth and Captain Trask, and several returned soldiers, following the cortege to the Palmerston station. The pall-bearers at the burial yesterday were members of the Army Ordnance Corps, under Lieutenant Ramsay.

A very large number of the friends and business associates attended the funeral, on Saturday, of the late Mr Alfred Thomas, head of the Maintenance Department of the Wellington Gas Company, Ltd., who met his death in an unfortunate manner by tramcar collision in Ktmt-terrac* on Wednesday last. Incli'ded amongst those present at the fauoral were Mr. W. Ferguson (late managing director), Mr. A. Dqugall (general manager), and Mr J. H. Helliwell (secretary). The burial service was conducted by Mr. W. Phillips, pastor of the Church of Christ, of which Mr. Thomas was a prominent member. As a tribute to the memory of the deceased, the Gss Company's offices and workshops were closed all day on Saturday. Wreaths were sent by the company, the offices, and the fitting department. All the working staffs were fully represented at the funeral.

There died at his residence, Childer'sterrace, Kilbirnie, last week, Mr. Gaorge T. E. (Tom) Purdey, a member of the staff of Messrs. Levin and Company for over 20 years.' The late Mr. Pnrdey, who war aged 41 years at the time of his death, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Purdey, Mr. Purdey being an old and well-knqwn msident of Wellington and a retired member of the Government Printing Office. Deceased was educated at Mount Cook School and commenced his business career with Messrs. Hume and Son, afterwards joining the firm of Levin and Company. He was member of the old Wellington Navals, holding the rank of petty officer. Later* he was with the Ucottish Highlanders. A prominent member of the Poneke Football Club, he was interested in athletics, retiring from active participation after a serious accident. He was a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters, and of.the Loyal Orange Institution. A widow and a son and daughter are Wi **i **m«T their loss.