PERSONAL PARS

Grey River Argus, 17 September 1918, Page 3

PERSONAL PARS

Mr and Mrs Goodwin of the Te Kinga district have received the sad intelligence that their son, Gunner X'. L. Goodwin had been killed in action. The Hokitika "Guardian understands that Mr J. A. Murdoch will act as Crown Prosecutor at this week's sessions of the Supreme Court at Greymouth. Word has been received that Private W. R. A. Thorpe, a member of ihe well-known Woodstock family ol that name has been killed in action. Mr. and Mrs. H. Hart, of Brittan Street, Hokitika, have been advised that their eldest son, Private Basil Hart, has been killed in action at the front. Private Robert Knox, foremrly of Reefton and Greymouth (where he kept a hairdressing saloon) has been killed in action in France. His brother Mr J. Knox, of Reefton, will have general sympathy in his loss. The resignation of Mr. M. Hannan of his appointment as Crown Solicitor at Greynibuth has been accepted. It is -uncle; stood that Mr. Park, Hokitika, has been appointed in his place. Mr Michael McGilligan, of the Postal Department, afcer somewhat protracted illness, has now so far" recovered as to be able to resume duty, and leaves here 'to-day for Hastings, to which branch he has been transferred. A casualty list reports a s killed in action: Privates W. W. Sciugham (Blackball), J. H. Knight (lnangahua Junction), J. Ryan (Kumara), A. 13. Hart (Hokitika), and Sergt D. Ross (Millerton). Reported wounded are Rifleman C. J. Collings (Greymouth), Privates R. Clarke (Reef ton), and J. A. Reynolds (Greymouth). The many local friends of Mr Jack Budge wijl be glad to learn that the recently-circulated report of h.s having been killed in action at the war is without foundation, as he has only recently been called up for service. Tfie report evidently refers to another bearer of the same name. Mr. J. Braidwood, of 22 Sigh Street, yesterday received the following telegram from the Minister of Defence: — "I regret to inform you that a cable received this day reports 62489 C. D. Braidwood. had, been admitted to hospital in France on sth September, suffering from gunshot wound in left arm. Please accept my sympathy and hopes for a speedy recovery." M'ss Downes of the Hokitika Overseas Club has received a telegram reporting that her brother. Percy, a young man who left with the Ninth . Reinforcements, was reported missing on the West Front, on August 25th. Private Harry Kortegast, son of Mrs. Kortegast, Hokitika, who was wounded at the front on August 31st, has been removed froti the list of serious cases. ■ Mr. J. Jarman, the local meat inspector (writes our HokTtika correspondent), has received word that his nephew. Private N. Jarman, of Darfield. has been killed in action. This is the second nephew, together with his own son, that Mr. Jarman has lost. This young soldier left with an early reinforcement and, although in. the thick of the fighting, he was not wounded. He was the fifth son of iKe )ate Mr. T. E.- Jarman, of Darfield, and the second son of his family to pay the supreme sacrifice. Another Greymouth soldier has given his life for his country in the person of Private Gordon Orr, 40th Reinforcements, who as the result of an attack of influenza, died and was buried at Hea on the 3rd instant. A son ot Airs Or/% of Greymouth, deceased was 29 years of age, and leaves a wife (daughter of Mr G. Schroder, of Greymouth) and two young children; while a brother, Stewart, is on his way to the front. He was one of the first members of the local Young Men's Club, and was highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends, who will extend their deep syful&ttthy to the bereaved relatives. ' Mr. Tom Sullivan, the former sculling champion, was rather badly injured in a thunderstorm in England this week (writes a London correspondent under date of July 23rd). Mr. Sullivan recently returned ffom internment in Ruhleben Camp, Germnny, and has taken over the Suffolk Hotel at Bury, St Edmunds. During a violent thunderstorm he was looking out of an upper storey window trying to discover the cause of an overflow of water, when he was struck violently on the back of the neck by lightning and fell to the ground. He soon recovered consciousness but is suffering from pain and shock.

At last meeting of the Hokitika Borough Council, leave of was asked for by Cr Preston, who stated he was going into c-amp next month. The Deputy Mayor (Cr Conlson) moved the granting of the request, stating that Cr Preston had the good wishes of the Council and ratepayers. He was the first member of the Connclt to go into camp and they trusted that he would return safe and sound at as early a date as possible. . Cr Thompson seconded the motion which was agreed to. Cr Preston thanked the Council for their vote nnd assured them that he would do h ; s best whf»reever he Trent, nnd that he trusted ho would continue to feel as fit as he did at the present time.