PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1017, 9 November 1917, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mrs Moore, Main street, has received cable advice that her son, Private W. G. Moore, is still dangerously ill in Franco. The Auckland University’s Professional Board has selected .Second-Lieut. N. A. ■lory, of the 34th Reinforcements, for the next Rhodes’ scholarship. Mi's Simmer, of Ashhurst, has received wort! thijt her husband, Private J. H. Sumner, is in the Walton-on-Thames hospital, suffering from severe gunshot wounds in the head.

Sir Janies Allen is touring the. North Island. The places to be visited include Auckland and Rotorua, lie will be. absent from Wellington about ten days, Mr G. Worth, a former resident of Palmerston North, and an officer of the post and telegraph office, who has been transferred from the |>osition of postmaster at Coromandel to the charge of the Tokomaru office, was a visitor to Palmerston North for a few hours today. News is to hand that Mr Eric Maxon, the English actor, has been killed in action. Mr Maxon visited Palmerston North early in 1912, as a member of Mr 11. B, Irving’s company, and returned later in the same year as lead in “Ben Hur,” under the J. C. Williamson management. Mr T. C. Bowden, of Longburn, received a cable yesterday, stated that his sou, Rifleman Wilfred Bowden, lias been wounded in action. RHm. Bowden was only 17 years old when he enlisted in the Rifle Brigade, but sickness prevented him from getting away with that draft, and he left later with the 17th Reinforcements.

Mr S. Standon. of Ohaupo (lute of Aorangi), has received the sad news of the death in action, on October 22, of his eldest son, Private Sydney Standon, The deceased, who was 28 years of ago, belonged to the Wellington infantry, and was a brother to Mrs F. Kirk and Mrs F. Litchfield, of this town. The bereaved family will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends throughout the district in their great loss. During a recent air raid on London Miss Smallpage, sister of Mrs liaise, the lady superintendent of one of the Y.M.C.A. huts in North London, was killed by shrapnel. Miss Smallpage was at tiie time watching the raid from the garden of Colonel 11 alse’s house. In mentioning the loss of Miss Smallpage, to the Munitions Auxiliary Committee, Mrs Winston Churchill, the lady president of the district, paid a high tribute to her, saying that she was one of her most valued and most able lady workers. It is with regret that wo record the death of Mrs Frank Mowlem, which took place yesterday afternoon. The deceased lady was a daughter of the late Captain Martin, of Feilding, and during her residence in Piulmerston was actively associated with the Operatic. Society, and patrons of “San Toy,” produced twelve months ago, will remember with a good deal of pleasure her performance in that opera. Mrs Mowlem had also taken part in various other productions, and was always a hard-working and enthusiastic member of the Society. Her many admirable qualities earned her the popular esteem of numerous friends, whoso generous sympathy will be extended to husband and family in their irreparable loss. A boon to baby and mother is Hydroscopic swansdown for nursery squares, Of twilled cotton it costs only a little more than flannelette, but outlasts it many times and is far more absorbent. In two widths to save hemming; 20ln at Hid, and 24in at Is Id a yard. Collinson and Cunninghame will send you samples with pleasure. —Advt. tj oc Watson Bros.’ new display of dinner ware direct from the world’s loading makers: the latest, and most artistic designs at iow prices. Watson Bros., P.N.—Advt.