PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1016, 8 November 1917, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr I!. W. Carpenter, editor of Ihe Palliatun Herald, and formerly of Maslerton. has been drawn in ihe Second Division ballot. Cable advice received Irv Mrs 11. Larsen, of 12, Ada street, state- that her son, Serg.t. 11. Larseii. ha s received gun shot wounds in France, and has been admitted to the Wal-ton-on-Thames hospital. Cable advice has been received J>y Mr .1. I'.. Young, of Kauwhata. that his stepson, Private J. .1. Hume, recently reported wounded, has had his right arm amputated, and is making satisfactory progress. Mr T. C Salmon left for Raurimu yesterday, en route for the Tongariro National Par!;. In company with another Palmerston resident, l,e intends making an ascent of Mt. Ngauruhoe to investigate the extent of the volcano's activity.

Mr J. Biilsillio, of Kairanga. received word to-day from the Minister for Defence (hat the former's son. 39934 Corporal W. J. Ihlsiliie, lias been missing since October 12. Corporal Balsillie went to the front, nith tlic Twenty-third Reinforcements, and [ho parent*' ■many friends will hope thatmore favourable news uill soon come to hand. The deatli in action is reported of Private W Shirley, of Feildiiig. The deceased soldier, who was a married man, was on the Sash and Door Factors' .staff for a number of years, but later took up land. His parents, who now reside at I'ahiatua. lived at Fcilding for some 30 years. Private Shirley was an active church worker, and vva« a prominent ligure in the Feildiiig Anglican Church and Sunday School. Tlic family of Mrs A. Boswell, of Buller street one of the oldest residents of New Plymouth, has a great record in tlic present, light. No fewer than sixteen of her grandsons and three great-grandsons have served thei,- country. Pour of the former, namely. Private Edgar and Lanco-Corpl. 11. A. Old (Kaimata). Private Leslie James and Private Leo. Boswell. of New Plymouth, have made the supreme sacrifice, whilst several others have been wounded. A vote of sympathy with Mr F. Aishcr in tho loss of his son was passed at this morning's meeting of the Hospital Board. Sir James Wilson, in moving the motion, said Mr Aishor had long been a member of tin- hospital staff, and tho Board had learned with deep regret the loss he had sustained by the death of his son. Another of Mr Ai'sher's had returned, and was being treated in a sanatorium. The motion was carried. In reply, Mr Aisher stated of his four sons three had gone to the front. One hud been invalided home, the second was «till going strong, and tho third had been killed. flight Lieut. E. I.). Harkness, D.5.0., R.N., who was interned in Holland last year, a few weeks ago arrived in Loudon to 'spend a month there on parole. Latterly he has been working in the drawing ofliee of tho Ileemaf Electoral Engineering Works, at Henyelo, Holland. -Lieut. Harkness. who comes from Nelson. N-w Zealand, was taking part, ill ;im attack on St. Denis Westrom, when he v;a, slightly wounded, and his motor wasdamaged, tlius causing him to land at West Kepelle, and internment in Holland fol lowed as ;i matter of course. It was just about the time of his internment that hj( was awarded the D.S.O. in recognition Ol his services the previous month, when he and another officer together droppec bombs on the airship shed.-, at Evero ant Bcrchem St. Agathe. War has wrought sad changes in the Bom bay familv of Kemp, of whom Mr R. Kemp now of Papakura. is the head (says th< Auckland Star), [lis four sons enlisted, twi liaving the supreme sacrifice, and anothe being a prisoner of war, while- since thei departure Mrs Kemp has died. The young est son. Lance-Corpl. Ralph M. Kemp, win was killed in action on 12th October, belong ed to the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, am left with the 9th Reinforcements. He wa born at Brookbv, educated, at the Bomba; school, and at tlic Auckland Technical Col lege, and followed the occupation of a- cai pouter, being 23 years'of age. Pvt. Charle Kemp (sth Reinforcements) is at present o active jservicc in Palestine; Pvt. PreKemp (Bth Reinforcements), who is a prisoi er in Germany, has written to his relative that his left foot was amputated as tho result of wounds; while Pvt. Allan Kemp (sth Reinforcements) died of wounds after being taken prisoner by the Germans. Well over 300 designs in linoleums to-day at Collinson and Cuniiinghame's. As other branches of this firm's furnishing section are. on a par it is little wonder they lead. This great range of linoleums were so well bought t |, a | ~, day they an' being retailed at the prices Wellington merchants are charging their wholesale customers.—Advt. Messrs Watson Bros., Ltd., are making n speoial feature of Thermos and Icy-Hot Flasks, and urge you to call and lot them demonstrate tho full worth of such reliable and useful goods.—Advt.