SIGNIFICANT OF ANXIETY.

Evening Star, Issue 16463, 29 June 1917, Page 6

SIGNIFICANT OF ANXIETY.

Reuter’s Telegrams. v AMSTERDAM, Juno 28. (Received June 29, at 12.5 p.m.) | Tie ‘ Handolsblad ’ states Uiat 12,000,000 I florins in gold have been received by the iDu toll bank. It is believed the deposits i come from Germany. | FALLEN NEW ZEALANDERS. GUNNER ABERNETHY. Mr and Mrs Joseph Abernethy, of Eden street, have received word that their son, Harold W. Abernethy, has died from ■wounds. The deceased, who was 22 years of. age, left New Zealand as a specialist with the Eighth Artillery Reinforcements. He was educated at the Albany Street School, and. took up a commercial life, and was traveller for Messrs Ross and Gleadining, and, later, Messrs Sargood,' Son, and Ewen. In the athletic world he showed promise in school days, when he captained both the cricket and Association football teams of his school. At an early ago he was playing senior Association football with the Northern Club, and proved a good goal scorer. Some time back, when a volunteer was called for signalling from an advanced post, Gunner Abernethy offered and was accepted, and for 24 hours, in the dead of winter, he operated his telephone in a cheerless hole. His latest letters advised that he had just completed a sii weeks’ course of training for specialist, and had been for 10 days in the front trenches on signalling duty. His frank and genial nature endeared him to his many friends. As a token of respect the weekly practice of King Street Congregational Church Choir, of which he was a member, was adjourned last evening. -

. v ..: GUNNER MILNE. Private advice has < been received in Milton that Gunner Williaon. Anderson Milne has made the supreme sacrifice for the Empire. The deceased was the eldest son of Mr Robert Milne, of Milton, and grandson of the late Mr William Milne, tormerly head master of the Caversham School, and.on his mother's side of the late Mr Malcolm Carmichael, of the Taieri. He was born* at North-east Harbor in 1892, and attended school there, and cora£leted his education at the Tokomairiro istrict High School. After leaving school he joined the clerical department of the Bruce Woollen Company, and at the time of his enlistment was secretary of the company. He .enlisted in October, 1915, with the 9th Reinforcements, and left for Egypt in January, 1916. In March, 1916, he went to France, where ho remained until the time of his death. Gunner Milne was a young man of sterling qualities, and commanded the respect and esteem of all with whom he came in contact. He has a brother (Lieutenant M. 0. Milne) on active service with the New Zealand Mounted Brigade. PRIVATE HUBERT LESLIE SMITH. Private Hubert Leslie Smith, reported killed in action at tiio taking of Mciss.inv on June 15, was a native of the Old Countiy. His parentis died in England many years since, and the deceased came out to .Sew Zealand about three years ago. He went on ttse land, being engaged in forming ni Diie Southland district prior to joining tho Expeditionary Forces. Ho ca-ine u» uuiioiiiii and enlisted with the Otago Infantry in the 16th Reinforcements, leaving i\o\v Zealand in August last year. Ho was wounded while in action in France atxmt a week previous to being killed. Tho deceased soldier was about 27 year 3 ol age, and boi'ore settling in New Zealand was employed as an engineer on the Home steamers. He went to sea when quite a lad, and mado several trips to tho Dominion. Ho left the sea on the outbreak of war. Tiie above particulars were supplied to us by the Misses Treloar. 270 Princes street, who were intimate frientL of the deceased soldier.

LANCE-CORPORAL E. W. DESMOND. Lance-corporal Francis William Desmond (reported killed in action in France on June 13) had a most adventurous career. Tae deceased soldier was a native of Ireland, and was about 28 yearn of age. He was a splendid specimen of the class of men who have brought the British mercantile marine to such a high state oi periection. Ho had followed the sea almost from boyhood, and was a member of Uie crew of Dr Mawsou’s first Antarctic expedition in 1912. Ho was one of the party selected to go ashore at .Macquarie Island to erect the wireless plant. Un ids return to .New Zealand from the Antarctic regions he joined the Dunedin City Eire Brigade, and was a popular and valuable member for about 10 months. Ho then resigned, and enlisted with the Otago Infantry in the 7th Reinforcements, wont to Egypt, and sub. equentiy to ETance. lie left New Zealand as a private, but was promoted to lance-corporal on the field. The deceased soldier was a steady aik! reliable man, and ho made many mends while attached to the City Fire Brigade. So far as its known, the deceased had no relatives in New Zealand. PRIVATE MALCOLM S. M'CLYMONT. Mr James C. M'Clymont, of Green Island, received advice this morning that his second son. Private Malcolm Stewart M'Clymont, had been killed in action. Private .M'Clymont was in his 21st year. He was born at Christchurch, and educated at Waimate and Gore. He was apprenticed at Mr Bailey's tanneiy at Green Island, and had finished his time when he enlisted with the 17th Reinforcements as a machine-gun specialist. He was a keen athlete, and was a member of the Taieri Hairier Club. Mr J. C. M'Clymont’a elder son is also on active service. He joined the Samoan Expeditionary Force, and afterwards left with the Second Reinforcements for Egypt. Ho was wounded at the Gallipoli lauding. He returned to the peninsula, but was subsequently invalided to England, where he is now engaged in special work.