PERSONAL.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3138, 10 August 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr Chisholm, managing director of the Napier Woollen mills, paid a short visit to Queenstown last week. The marriage took place at Te Kuiti, on July 24, of Miss Annette Clementina Turton, youngest daughter of Mr Wesley Turton, solicitor, Queenstown, to Wm. Lewis DevenishMeares, youngest son of the late Joseph Leyeister Devenish-Meares, D.L., and ot Mrs Devenish-Meares, Mearescourt, Mullingar, Ireland. Lieut. Peter Mackenzie returned to Queenstown on Saturday evening from Trentham for his final leave-taking before embarking for Europe with the Seventh Reinforcements. Lieut. Mackenzie, thougn showing some improvement in healtn since his last visit, three weeks ago, is not quite nimself yet. His many friends will wish ihim restoration to his accustomed vigor and a safe return to his native heath after the war. Amongst district boys to pay a flying visit to Queenstown this weekend was Trooper Harry Davidson, who leaves shortly for the front with the N.Z. Reinforcements. As Trooper Davidson had to return on Monday, his parents, who a<re well-known and highly respected residents of Glenorehy, journeyed to Queenstown from the Head of the Lake on Friday tose© end take leave of their sou.

Mr D. Tannock, superintendent of the Duncdin Botanical Gardens, is at present on a visit to Queenstown. Private Percy James McEachen, who was reported an killed in action at the Dardanelles, was the third son of Mr John A. McEachen. He was born in'Balclutha, and was 28 years of age. He received his education there, at Queenstown, and at Alexandra. He was in the Post Office at at Alexandra for some time, but gave it up and joined the Railway Department, working; most of his time in Dunedin. He and several other railway men received leave, and joined the Expeditionary Force, joining the Otago Battalion. His comnany (the North Otago Company) was in the fighting on April 25, when four of his tent mates were killed. He was 12 weeks and three Hays, in the firing line and trenches without receiving a scratch, tout was killed on July 13.

Dr Leonard H. Mcßride, M.D., F.H.C.S., son of one of our oldest, and most, esteemed Wakatipu settler;, MiFrank Mcßride, arrived in Quenstown on Wednesday night from London, where besides qualifying for his degrees ho has been obtaining excellent experience in some of the leading London' hospitals. Dr Mcßride, who has specialised in diseases of the eye, ear and throat, held some very important posts in Great Britain, notably that of chieiPaf the Golden Square eye, ear and throat hospital, London, and it may be truly said tnat young Mcßride has readied his present eminence in nis noble profession by a brilliant student career and tha* he returns to his native land lull oi honours. Dr Mcßride had an exceptionally busy time for many months before his departure for N.Z. owing to the large number of wounded arriving in the Golden Square Hospital from the front. The doctor, who is accompaincd by his young bride, is looking remarkably we!!. We understand he will shortly be established in Dunedin.