PERSONAL PARS

Grey River Argus, 31 October 1916, Page 2

PERSONAL PARS

Miss Isa Conway, Rcefton, has been apointed typiste at the Defence Department, Nelson, and leaves for her new position at the end of next week. My E. C. Forsyth, who retired from the partnership firm of Forsyth and McKay some time, ago, and subsequently proceeding, to Christchiirch, is at present paying a visit to Greymouth. ' Another of the Coasters who, * left with the Main Body of the Expedition, jary Force, served through the Gallipoli campaign and then -laid down nig life in France, is Private &. W. MeGurk,. who is reported a-s having £ied^ of wounds. His mother, a wido"w, 'and his sister, Mrs Steel, of Bunanga? will have, the sympathy of many in their sail loss. ■" v'-/' i ' ' : -~ : ■''< Key Chaplain-Captain Maloncy, who returned to New Zealand recently by. the Marama, is to succeed' Bey Chap-lain-Captain Daly, at Trentham Camp, when -the latter' leaves with «■ the Nineteenth Reinforcements. . Rev. Chap-lain-Captain Segrief succeeds Father Maloney •on the hospital ship, and RevFather Bartly replaces Father Segrief at Fcatherston Camp. ■ At the meeting of the Reef ton Hospital and Charitable Aid Board held in the Council Chambers Beef ton on the 25th Oct. Mr John O 'Regan was unanimously appointed Chairman. Mr O'Regan havirig.'declined the honour on previous -occasions, *md did also oil this occasion but however was prevailed upon to. accept. John is known as. the "Wit" and the "soother" .of both Hospital pßoard and the County Council meetings. • Mr C. Marcussen, who has .been. in. money order, office at the local Post Office for some considerable time, was' prior to his leaving Greymouth, presented by the Acting Chief Postmaster; on behalf of the Post and Tele-, graph staff, with a case of pipes and. 'a "safety razor outfit. Mr Mareussen, who. enlisted from Greymouth, g'qes; into camp as N.C.O. with -the next. TJe^" 1 inforcements'. ",.... Mr Job Lines, a very old and much respected resident of "Westport, and formerly of Buller Valley, 'died at West port on Friday. Deceased was, many years ago, waggoning on the Westport road, and later farming at White Cliffs. He then bought a butchery business in Westport,. where he resided, until his demise. The late Mr Lines: was in advanced years, being over 70> years of age. He leaves a widow arid grown-up family, who have -the sympathy of a very wide circle, in their affliction. The inangahua County Council this month appoints the new chairman for the coming year (writes our coiirespondent). Mr H. Bett s retires;, having occupied the most strenuous and. difficult financial years of the countyit is understood that the new Chairman: will be Cr G. Mclnroe of Antonios Biding who has ably filled the position o'n^ previous occasions, as the majority of the Councillors have for some. time signified their intention in that respect ; they no doubt intend pending the usual yearly procedure, to offer the honour firsts to Cr O 'Began representative? of Capleston Biding who has always been too modest to accept : the honour notwithstanding his electors who> having returned him for so many years, insist- that their riding should be honoured with a chairman. Mr Frank Wood, of Westport, formerly of Greymouth, has received vc'ord that his brother, Corporal Louig . C. Wood, has been awarded the 'Military Medal for services in France.." Corporal Wood left with. D Company, 3rd. Battalion, Australian Forces, and "was amongst the first fifteen hundred wW,' during the first day s of the Gallipoli campaign, landed at Anzae Cove. On the Wednesday after the landing, he was wounded and invalided to England, subsequently returning to Gallipoli, where he was buried by an explosion. He, however, sustained no» seriou s injury, but , was afterwards again invalided to England, suffering; from enteric. He was twice promoted! on the field. From a cablegram received on Saturday, he is again invalided, to England, suffering froni pneumonia. Mr Frank Wood has two other brothers with the forces iiiFrance, both of whom went through the Gallipoli campaign. •