PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 25 May 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tie Very Rev. Dean McKenna, ■wh . has been stationed in New Plymouth for 25 years, left on Monday on a trip to the Old Country. Mrs Morshead, Argyle street, Havrera, has received word that her son, Horace B. Morshead, wounded at the Dardanelles, is progressing favorably.

Private Leslie G. Hill, of the Auckland Battalion (well known in Ha~ v/era), who was wounded in the Dardanelles fight, is, according to advice received by his father, Mr S. Hill, of Wellington, progressing favorably.

Mr E. G. Sellar, with Mrs Sellar. left Hawera this morning for Wellington. A large number of their personal friends were at tlie station to bid them good-bye.

Mr J. D. Tait, son of Mr R. Tait, who has been accepted for service at the front, left ftir the Trentham camp this morning. He was farewelled by his friends.

•The Wellington branch of the New Zealand Institute of Architects has given an enthusiastic send-off to six of its members who are going to the front. They are: Captain Greenish (lately of Hawera), Lieutenant Haughton, Sergeant Flair, and Privates Quick, Busby,- and Tomsitt. Each was presented with -a silver wristlet watch, having radium hands and dials.

The staff of Messrs Halliwell, Sellar and Thomson met on Monday afternoon to say good-bye -to Mr R. G. Sellar. As a memento a little presentation was made to him in the form of a very fine gold albert. In making the presentation Mr Halliwell expressed the regret felt by the whole staff at the departure of Mr Sellar, and the hope that he would have a good trip and soon be restored to perfect health.

Private J. Knowles, who was a few days ago reported in the Dardanelles casualty lists as woxmded, was a wellknown figiir-3 in Napier and Port Ahuriri. He has an enviable record as a saver of lives from drowning. He has saved no iess than sixteen persons from drowning, and in addition to silver medals and certificates he holds the Royal Humane Society's gold medal, the highest life-saving award that can be obtained.

"Miss Beatrice Day," the well-knowr. actress at present with the PliminerHall Comedy Company, received news by last week's English mail that her only son, Robin Wall, has been granted a commission. He was a Melbourne Grammar School boy before entering Clifton College two years and a half ago. He passed from Clifton to the Inns of Court Officers' Training Corps in Decembei last, and is gazetted as, second lieutenant in the 3rd Lincolns, being amongst the youngest Clifton boys to hold a commission.

Colonel E. W. C. Chaytor, who is reported as wounded, left New Zealand with the main expeditionary force as Assistant Adjutant-General. Colonel Chaytor saw active service in South Africa, and was present at operations in the Orange Free State, and afterwards in the Transvaal, including actions near Johannesburg and Rhenoster Kop. He was in command of the 3rd New Zealand Contingent, and was severely wounded. Colonel Chaytor was mentioned in despatches, and is the possessor of the Queen's Medal with three clasps, and the King's Medal Avith two clasps.