PERSONAL.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2734, 4 June 1915, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mrs Gosling has returned from Nelson, after a lengthy vi6it to hexdaughter.

Mr Leo. Myers, formerly of Auckland, who enlisted some timo ago as a private in the Sportsman's Battalion in England, now holds the rank of sergeant.

Captain Hardham, of Petone (famous as "Hardie" the footballer), who won the Victoria Cross in the Boer . war, is on the latest list of wounded at the Dardanelles.

A Sydney cable message states that Sergeant R. D. Jones, killed at the Dardanelles, was an engineer employed by the Colonial Sugar Refining Company. He formerly resided in New Zealand.

Mr Ernest Short's operation was a rather severe one. He had an abscess iv a bone in his face, and a channel had to be cut to it and. the abscess drained. This was successfully done, and he is progressing splendidly.

Licut.-Conimaiider B. C. Freyburg, the well-known Wellington swimmer, who has been serving with the Naval Reserve throughout the war, has received the Distinguished Service Order for his work in the Dardanelles.

Corporal G. R. Clarkson, amongst tlie "missing" at the Dardanelles, is a son of the late Richard Clarkson, at ono time assistant-master at the College street school, headmaster of the Normanby school, and Director of the Napier Technical School.

John Bunny is dead! In his 52nd year he passed away at his home, Brooklyn, New York, on April 26, leaving a widow (Clara Scanlari Bunny), two sons, and a whole world of admirers to mourn his death. He had been on tlie legitimate stago up till five years ago, when ho joined the Vitagraph Company for photoplays at £8 per week. So huge a success was he when ho left the Vitagraph a few months ago to tour the world-with his own vaudeville combine ("Bunny in Funnyland"—which was not a success) he was in receipt of a salary of £200 per week.' Alas, poor Bunny— wo liked him well.

At its meeting in Palmerston yesterday, the Wanganui Presbytery agreed to relieve, the Rev. J. A. McKenzie, of" Shannon, formerly of Apiti, for three months or longer if necessary. It has become necessary, owing to illhealth, for Chaplain-Major .Dutton, Presbyterian chaplain at Trentham, to resign. The appointment was offered to Mr McKenzie, who. has accepted it. Mr McKenzie is considered by his brethren to be eminently suited for the position. Being a bachelor, his home ties are few and easily relinquished. He has splendid musical qualities which will be of great service to him in camp life. His zeal as a Christian worker and his wide experience of life Avill enable him to be of real assistance to men in the gamp. Chaplain-Captain McKenzie takes up hi s duties immediately and will, if need be, go to the front later on. The Rev. J. M. Thomson, M.A., of Foxton, has been appointed actingmoderator of Shannon.