PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 30 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Our Matapu correspondent writes: The deepest sympathy is extended to Mr and Mrs C. Willis in the death of their young son, Ashley, w Thich occurred on Friday last.

Mr and Mrs W. Journeaux, of Hawera, are advised that their son, Private W. Journea«x, is dangerously ill at General Hospital, Etaples, suffering from gunshot wound in the arm. Their many friends will hope that they will soon have better news.

Mrs Best has received word from Base Records that her son, Gunner H. J. L. McLean, who was reported wounded in last week's casualty lists, is suffering from a severe flesh wound in the left thigh.

In the Roll of Honor published recently the name of Lieut. Richard Feaver (wounded) appeared in error as Teaver. Lieut. Feaver is well known in the Opunake district, where his parents are old and respected residents.

Mr Trevor Goodson, son of Mr C. Goodson, Hawera, who for some time has been attached to the local Defence staff, has resigned in order to enter the flying school of instruction at Auckland. Staff Sergeant-Major C. Mahoney (W. 0.), of Stratford, and formerly connected with the Hawera office, is carrying out Mr Goodson's duties.

A resolution of sympathy with the Rev. A. H. Colvile, vicar of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Khyber Pass (late of St. Mary's, New Plymouth) in his continued serious illness was passed by the Anglican Synod at Auckland.

A casualty list issued on Saturday included the following: Wounded, admitted to hospital—A. B. Caverhill (A M. Caverhill, Hawera, mother); R. Coleman (Mrs M. J. Coleman, New Plymouth, mother). A hospital progress report included the following: Severe cases—o. B. Berntsen (Taranaki), L. R. Hamilton (Manutahi), A. E. Praugean (Taranaki). Not reported as severe cases —L. Callander (Taranaki), L. C. Gilbert (New Plymouth), J. Mclntyre (Inglewood). Casualties with the Australian forces include Driver R. Taylor (J. Taylor, Hawera), reported wounded.

Gunner Harold H. Fels, reported killed in action in France, was the only son of Mr W. Fels, managing director of Hallenstein Bros., and grandson of the late Mr Bendix Hallenstein. He was educated at the Dunedin and Waitaki Boys' High Schools, and was for some five years engaged in the company's Dunedin warehouse. He was a keen member of the B Battery for some years before war broke out. He enlisted in May, 1915, • and left with the 18th Reinforcements. He was reported wounded twice, and has, therefore, borne a considerable share of the severe fighting in France.

The Hon. W. C. F. Carncross, Act-ing-Speaker of the Legislative Council, has received a very large number of telegrams of sympathy relating to the death of his son, 2nd 'Lieutenant C. C. Carncross, killed in action on the West front. A telegram from the GovernorGeneral reads: "The Governor-General is commanded to inform you that the King and Queen deeply regret the loss you and the Army have sustained by the death of your son, 2nd Lieutenant C. C. Carncross, in the service of the country. Their Majesties truly sympathise with you in your sorrow!" The private secretary to the Governor-Gen-eral telegraphed: "I am directed to convey to you an expression of their Excellencies' sincere sympathy in the sad loss which you have suffered."

''Pip-squeak" is not a new war word I —in the trenches, writes a wounded soli dier. There it dates from the early days of the war, being one of the phrases invented by Tommy to distinguish the different sorts of Hun projectiles. The true pip-squeak is quite a small affair— the "pip" represents the sharp report of its discharge, and the "squeak" its explosion on arrival. In the same way "whizz-bang" vividly describes a sheil from a 5.9. There is no warning dron*s of its coming. The first intimation is a "whizz." instantly followed by the "bang" of its percussion. M. H. and A. McGarry, of Eltham, advertise a fresh list of properties for sale or exchange, including two firstclass Matapu farms, for which they are sole agents.