PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mataura Ensign, 13 January 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

A Loudon cable states that Lieutenant. -). Rullodgo, of the Field Artillery, a iNow Zealandcr, has been wounded in France. .Mr and Mrs .1. H. Dolamoio.. ol Lore, who have been spending some months in Tasmania on account of Mrs Dolamoro's health, intend leaving Sydney for Kngland about the end of tins month. A Wellington Press Association telegram states'that Mr W. Scott has boon elected the employers' representative on the Arbitration Court in place, of Air K. F. Duthie (rr-ignedj. Mr Scott formerly occupied the same position, and more recently -was-.secretary to the Duiiodin Federation. Mr Wylio, Inspector of Schools for Southland, has received a ca'hle from Kngland advising him that his son, Captain Thomas " Wylio, R.A.M.C., has lost his right eve and has shell wound* in his arm and .lea*. He is still in France and improving rapidly, and will he shortly removed to Kngland. 'Messrs 1). L. I'oppelwell and <;. Higrrar returned to Core a few days a» after a visit to the Haast the lirsinamed gentleman having been as Iced to report on the flora of that region. Tho trip was made in a cover-ed-in van and lino weather was experienced all the time. On the outward journey the Moa Flar-Hoxburgli route was followed, but the return I rip was made over a tdionlder of the Remarkable* and across tho mountainous country to (.'arston, thence down the main road to (lore.

At last night's annual meeting oi the (lore Fire Hrigiide farewell w:\s- taken of Fireman Leslie Walli.s. who ha:-- beentransferred to Stratford. Captain Wallis referred |o Fireman Wallis as an energetic young fireman, slat modi at he was keen and enthusiastic and was not afraid of nractice. with the result that at the Tiutaru demonstration he put tin a splendid' performance, which In- roocatod a*, the ''.Military Fete at (-ore and'also at Invercargill. Whatliremaii Wallis could do other members could strive, to attain, and he believed they would. He regretted losing their young friend, and asked" his acceptance from the brigade of a gold-mounted fountain pen as a memento oi hi-'-, association with it. Several other members of (he brigade also spoke in eulogistic terms of Fireman Wallis and wished him good, luck in the future. The reoipiont suitably responded.