PERSONAE NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 September 1917, Page 5

PERSONAE NOTES

Me Hu mid Lament, of Blaketown, who has just attained ids twentieth hirthdav. voluntarily enlisted at the local Defence Office to-dav.

The many friends of Mr John Pankiuirst, who is an inmate of a Christchurch hospital, will regret to learn that the condition of his health is occasioning grave anxiety.

Rev. Dr Kennedy administrator of (he Chiwtchiircli diocese,’ arrived in Orevmonfli las), night on a. visit to his parents, .Mr and Mrs .lames Kennedy Tainni Street.

Madame Lehandy, who lost securities to the value of £165,000 when the, Prins Hendrik was captured hv the. Cermans, will not he very seriously inconvenienced hy her loss. In pre-war days her fortune was estimated at £8.000.000, so she is tho riel test woman in France,'and next to Frau Krnpp von Bolden tile richest in Europe. .Madame Leha.udy .lives under an assumed name, in order to avoid publicity. Her residence all the year round is a. small (hit in Versailles, where the domestic staff consist of one. servant, who is assisted in the work hv her mistress. Madame Lehandy distributes in charity nearly the whole of her income, most of her donations being made anonymously.

Lieut. .1. R. Stenliouse, well known in New Zealand as commander of the exploring ship Aurora, lias been awarded flie Distinguished Service Order. He was gunnery officer on one of bis Ma jesty s ships which recently sank a big submarine. He is at present serving on :■ new warship. One of his comrades is I.icnt. F. Worsley, who commanded the Endurance the other ship used by Bii Ernest Shacklcton’s last expedition to the Antarctic. No fewer than 35 members of tin* expedition are now serving with the British forces cn land or sea. Mr 1" • "Wild, who was left in charge of the party on Elephant Island when Sir Ernest Shaekleton made Ids boat journey to South Georgia, lifter the loss ol the Endurance. has received a. naval commission and was recently serving in the. White Sea. Dr Macklin. a member uf the Weddell Sea party, is a surgeon with (he tanks, and Hr Mcllroy is with Ibe West Lancashire ambulance. He was wounded recently. Major Only. another member of the expedition is m the Hying corns. Sir Ernest Sl.ackleton himself has undertaken war service.