PERSONAL NOTES

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIX, Issue 250, 21 October 1915, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES

It is reported from Loiidor> that Rudyard Kipling's son, John Kipling, o» the Irish Guards, is missing, and is believed to have been killed. A London cablegram states . nat the Rev. Charles Doudney, a chaplain, - who has died of wounds m Flanders, was formerly a resident ot South Australia. . \ telegram has been received .by Mr W. A. Roi.ghton, of Waimea Stre<-t. Nelson stating that Ins son, Drher Ncrroan Keith Roughtoh, died of enteric at the .3 sth Stationary Hospital, Mudros, on October 12th. Di-iver Reughtcn, who was Mr Re ughton's eldest son, and left with the Miiin Body, was recently reported ill. ' . , As tho result of inquires made by iMr W. W. Snodgrass ; on beiialf of Mr and Mrs Garvin, of Nelson, who recently received a parcel of ciothmg labelled "Deceased:''soldier's cloth- | ing," being that of their son, word I has now been received stating that Private Garvin has been discharged i from the hospital at Egypt, convalescent. It will b"e,*"reme:iibered (says the Mail) that -in thy first instance ■ the Defence authorities stated that it was very probable' chat Private Garvin had been wounded and remo\ ed to a hospital ship. Trooper Ciutna Mackenzie, son of the )Tii»li Commissioner, is now in the New Zealand hospital at Walton-on-»Thames, where he is receiving the greatest kindnoss from ..ill. He went through a very bad time. He vas struck by a shell at 5 o'clock on the morning of this 9th August ■; it was the shell v, Inch killed h\s brave commanding officer, Colonel Malone. From the, first be felt that liis* ■ sicrht was destroyed, but%e made a terrible effort to prevent his iosing consciousness. He crept on his. hands s.-nd knees away froir the seat of conflict -down to a gully, 'whore Re remained for o day. The situation was %t>ry tryina;, as he had to creep over the bodies of many'fclain. At last-he, was picked up s-nd carried on a stretcher to a dressing camp; but a?, all the stretchei-s were required for mea injured in the legs, he was told that his only chance of reaching hospital or hospital ship -was by walking four or live mik-s. lie felt that, although terribly weak frcm l(/ss of blood and other causes, if .he could get anyone to guide him h>-3 •should endeavor to reach a hospital ship. He was. assisted, and he managed the task, occupying some hours lie .then embarked on the hospital ?hip, which was shelled by the Turks, but the result of the shelling was only one casualty. He was taken to Cairo and very kindly treated there although it was some days before the authorities knew who he v- sjs H<- was then sent to England, where he arirved on the 29th August in a very emaciated condition, but it is hoped that he will soon regain his strength.,