Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 269, 30 October 1916, Page 4

Personal.

Mr. T, E. Crosse left Hastings this morning for Wanganui. Mrs. F. M. Luckie left Hastings by the mail train this morning for Wellington. A London cable states that Mr. Massey and Sir J. G. Ward farewelled a contingent of invalided New Zealanders at Waterloo. Mr. H. Hayward, of the New Zealand Picture Supplies Ltd., is visiting Napier. Mr. Mrs. and Miss Nalder, of New Plymouth, arrived in Napier yesterday by car, on a visit. Captain Edmund Bonlnois, West Yorkshires, a New Zealander, has been killed in action.—Press Association. Mr. F. W. Williams, who has been in Wellington, arrived in Napier from Palmerston North, on Saturday. The Hon. G. W. Russell, who has been laying a foundation stone at Wairoa, returned to Napier yesterday. He arrived in Hastings this afternoon and returns to Wellington to-morrow morning. “General Sir Andrew Russell is an officer at the front who commands the respect of every man in the New Zealand Army,” said Mr. C. J. Parr, M.P., to an Auckland “Herald” reporter a few days ago. “He struck me as being a wide-awake, active soldier. General Richardson has charge in England, but both these officers are under General Godley. Generals Russell and Richardson impressed us all as being men who knew their job, men of firm will but of kindly hearts. They certainly get the best out of our boys, and that is a good recommendation.”

In the course of a letter to .Mrs. McKibbin, who is now at Kaiapoi, Captain McKibbin, N.Z.M.C., states that he is on the staff of the Medical Service and has often felt_ regret that his service is not so. direct as that of men who are appointed to a battalion in the great push. Yet, haring been connected so long with Imperial Headquarters both in Egypt and in London he has had exceptional opportunies to get well versed in army routine. It must not be thought that his position is a soft one. He begins work at 9 a.m., and continues till 1 p.m. Starts again at 2.30 till 7 p.m., and after dinner goes back at 8.30 and continues till 11 and sometimes till midnight. He says “It is interesting and'drags you on, in addition to being really necessary. When I do get off I am glad of a rest. I have only seen a few places of interest in London after being here three months. I have not even been on the river, or to the Natioal Gallery, or to any of the famous Churches. AVe work Sunday mornings. I generally get the afternoon and sometimes part of Saturday afternoon, but as a rule then one is more inclined to loaf than to bustle round much. I work three times as hard as in private life, and it is stimulating, for one feels that one is at the big end of a big affair.” His duties have taken him to the famous War Office frequently and he has been able to chum up with some of the old hands at the game. He keeps very fit, but is often tired of the whole affair and longs for peace and New Zealand.