PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16921, 29 July 1915, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Captain Wray arrived from the north yesterday. Capiain Faris, N.Z.M.C. (Trentham), arrived in Christchurcn from Wellington yesterday. A cable message from London announces the death of Lord Glantawe, who began life as a tin worker. Information received in Christchurch states that Mr A. H. Shury, a very old resident of Ashburton, is dangerously ill. The Wellington " Pest" states that on Mondav Mr G. R. Sykcs, M.P., was admitted to tho fever ward of the Masterton Hospital. Nurse Jensen, now in charge of the Akaroa Hospital, has been appointed matron of the Kaikoura Hospital, and Nurse M'Donald assistant nurse. Visitors to town yesterday included Messrs A. G. Purchas (Melbourne), D. Phillips (Dunedin), and E. Farrell (Timaru). Mr C. W. Turner, of the Blackball Coal Company's staff, who was transferred to Wellington some time ago, is revisiting Christchurch. He will return to Wellington this evening. Mr Cecil F. G. Humphries, an exChristchurch resident, who was awarded tho Distinguished Conduct Medal, has been gazetted to a commission in the 12th Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry. Lieutenant H. M. Wright, of the Fourth Reinforcements, in a postcard to Mr H. R. Smith, Town Clerk, dated June 13, states that he was well. He was former.y a member of the City Council's clerical staff. The following members of the Honorary Dental Staff at the General Hospital have been appointed:—F. 0 A'Court, H. R. Allison. J. S. Atki'nson, H. P. V. Brown, R. C. Williamson, W. East, K. H. Fountain, S. H. Jones, S. D. Meares, W. S. Seed, C. W. Seymour, A. C. Suckling, H. E. Suckling, D. E. Thomas, W. J. Ward and J. Worgan.

A very pleasant evening was spent at Broadway's tea rooms on Friday, given by Mr E- Spencer, of the New Zealand Insurance Company, who has been transferred to Napier, to the committee of the Linwood Amateur Swimming Club. During the evening the club captain, Mr A. J. Flanagan, on behalf of the committee presented Mr Spencer with a pipe and tobacco pouch, suitably inscribed, as a small token of esteem, and expressed regret at losing his valuable services as deputy-captain and handicapper. There was an enthusiastic gathering at Mayfiold to bid good-bye to two young men, Privates Uale and Thompson, who have enlisted, and are going to Wellington. The Rev P. Wilson occupied the chair. Mr C. W. Withell eulogised the patriotism of Mr Gale and Air Thompson, and presented each of the young men with a safety razor and a set of military brushes. Dellow, J. Brown and the Rev W. E. Sleep expressed pleasure in conveying to the guests their best wishes, God speed and a safe return to their friends. A concert was given and a dance followed.

By this week's mail from Egypt Mr F. Gulliver-Crad.vick received word that his eon, Leonard (judiver-Crad-vvick, who left as a private in tho Ist Canterbury Infantry with the Main Force, had received a lieutenant's cominission, and would probab.y be posted to tno IndLan Army. He made good uso of his time in tho military training school of instruction at Zeitun, and .n his examination was awarded 97 cent of marks for battaLon drill, J 7 per cent for company drill, and 9o per cent for section and platoon drill. It was expected that his certificate -<," >\ bo 'i one, equal to passing out of Sandhurst. Lieutenant Gullivcr-Cradwick is the first to win a commission out of tho Ist Canterbury men. He was born and educated in Rangiora. and received his first military training in the Rangiora Rifle Volunteers. When he enlisted' for the front he was a member of the Bank of Aew Zealand staff at Christchurch.

Mr Edgar Jones, of Mount Nessing ICstato, Canterbury, and his wife and family, who have been in England for a couple of years, states the London correspondent of tho " Lyttelton Times," are thinking of returning in a few months to New Zealand. During the winter, which has been spent in Somerset, Mr Jones has rendered very signal war service in laving induced the War Office, through various commanding officers, to substitute at least a small number of New Zealand horse oovers for the wretched peciniens that are in vogue here. So •ittle result had his protests upon the mtliorities that the New Zealander had at last £IOO worth of horse covers made to his directions, and then presented them to special officer friends, having been greatly distressed at hearing that the horse death roll in some regiments in camp was one horse per night. He is now giving practical help to the Blue Cross League in the same direction.