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Evening Star, Issue 16852, 30 September 1918, Page 4

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Lieutenant-colonel E. E. Porritt has joined the Special 02 Medical Board as president vice Lieutenant-colonel Burnan. The St. Kilda Methodist Choir met on Saturday evening at the home of Mr Gilmore to" bid good-bye to one of their members, Mr R. T. Trebilcock, who is leaving for camp with the next draft. Mr U. Kirk (conductor) handed to the departing tenor a ease of pipes, and to his wife a toilet case, as tokens of appreciation of their labors in and for the choir. The appointment of a county cieTk from among 61 applicants was proceeded with at the Waitaki County Council meeting P.t Oamaru on Saturday morning. The list yva-s reduced to five, and a ballot resulted in favor of Mr J. M'Laren, of the Oamaru Harbor Board, with seven votes. Mr A. M. Cameron, of Hampden, being the only runner-up out of the five, with two votes. Mr M'Laren was thereupon formally appointed to the position. Our Christchnrch correspondent telegraphs :—Mrs Julius, wife of the Bishop of Christ-church, died this morning, aged

74. Mr H. H. Mortcnsen, one of the first settlers in the Dannevirke district, and lor the past 26 rears a resident of Wairca, died a few days asro at the age of 87. Mr G. L. Denniston has received advice that his son Acting-Captain Hunter Denniston who was wounded in France on 31 July, was discharged from hospital ou 24 September. "Mr Gossip/' in the 'Daily Sketch,' sa y S : —" An Irish friend of mine tells ma wiih great glee that General Mangin is of Irish origin. His father was an Irishman, who fought against the Huns in 1870. He settled down in ' La Belle France,' aud made, his brilliant son an officer. 'Hie Hon. J. T. Paul returned from Wellington on Saturday evening.