PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1388, 21 November 1918, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr C. A. Wilkinson, M.P. for Egrnont, who is down with influenza in Wellington, is recovering. Mr E. 8. Pees has contracted an attack of influenza. His friends will wish him a speedy recovery. Mr A. E. Smith, secretary of the Y.M.C.A., Wellington, who had been ailing for some days, died yesterday afternoon. Tho death from influenza, of Mr J. H. Malcolm, headmaster of Te Aro school, Wellington, occurred at his residence, Brooklyn, on Monday. The death is reported from Auckland of Mr George Stephenson, the well-known theatrical manager, who had been in illhealth for some months past. Mrs J. Gibson, 25 Lombard street, has received word that her son, Victor, was wounded on November 9th and admitted to hospital in England. The deaths of two well-known Foxton residents are reported, the victims being Mr John Nelson Walls, and Mr G. D. May. The latter died at the Palmerston Public Hospital on Monday. A Gore telegram states that Mr Thomas Green, known as tho father of Gore, its first Mayor, and a successful business man, died lust night, after a long illness, aged 79. nine. Advice has been received, that Corpl. J. Baldwin lias been admitted to hospital in England, suffering from gunshot wounds in tho left arm and right thigh, also a fracture of the right leg. Advice lias been received that J. H. (Harold) Dcwis was admitted to a hospital in England on November 12th, suffering from gunshot wounds in the left shoulder. Tho death is reported from Featherston Military Camp of Trooper Levi S. Lovelock. The deceased soldier was previously a well-known fanner in the Ashhurst district, and sincere sympathy will he felt for his relatives in their bereavement., Lieut.-Colonel Gunn, who joined the Expeditionary Forces in 1914, and was in charge of the medical staff of tho Maheno on the occasion of her last voyage, has been relieved of military duty, and is about to commence the practice, of IPs profession in Gisborne . .-

Among the influenza victims at Wanganui was .Mr Lance Braik. Deceased was only 24 years of age, and had recently returned from active service. Prior to enlisting, he was a divinity student, and attained his B.A. degree just prior to enlisting. At Cravenstafcl he was blown up by tv shell, and received very severe shell-shock, and had not fully recovered when he fell a prey to influenza. Advice has boon received that Private Norman Carson, son of Mr J. A. Carson, of Palmerston North, has been admitted to hospital in England suffering from a gunshot wound in the left leg. Pvt. Carson, who left with the 14th Reinforcements, has been twive previously wounded and once gassed, lie was serving with a. trench mortar battery. The death took place this week of Mr Thomas Russell Ritchie, of the staff of Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd. The deceased, who had been suffering from influenza, resided at Khandallah, and was a prominent member of the Khandallah Bowling Club, of which he was treasurer. A brother of deceased is Mr Ritchie, of the literary staff of our morning contemporary. Wo have to record the death of Mr Thomas Brown, of Ashhurst, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Brown, of Oxford, Canterbury, which occurred in the Palmerston North Public Hospital yesterday. The deceased was for 18 months a resident of Ashhurst, and up to the time of his death was postmaster. Ho leaves a wife and two children, and sincere sympathy is felt for them in their loss. The death took place this morning of MiHenry Baker, licensee of the Clarendon Hotel, from complications following upon an attack of influenza. The deceased, who was 58 years of age, was a native of Australia, and came to the Dominion 54 years ago. He had been in business in Palmerston many years before taking the Clarendon, and was well-known, not, only in this district hut also'at’Nelson and Dannevirke. Deceased is survived by his widow and five sons, for whom much sympathy will be expressed in their bereavement. Major Clyde McGilph, D.5.0., of Birkenhead, Auckland, who died last week from influenza at Feathorston, saw service at Gallipoli and in Franco before being invalided back to New Zealand. Since, liis return ho has been Director of Artillery at Featherston Camp. On one occasion on Gallipoli he was instrumental in saving an Australian battery from destruction, and afterwards discovered that the ofiicer in charge of the rescued battery was Major, now General, W. L. H. Burgess, a former A Battery officer. Major McGilp served continuously in Franco, and was awarded the D.S.O. for conspicuous bravery and gallant conduct.

The death from pneumonia following an attack of influenza has taken place of Private George Wilberforco Wilson, N.Z.M.C. In private life the deceased soldier was a medical hypnotist and resided at 124 Symonds street, Auckland. When stricked with the fatal malady ho was undergoing training at Awapuni Camp. The late Mr Wilson had practised his profession of medical hypnotism for over two years before entering camp, and had been most successful in his work. lie was 44 years of age, and leaves a widow to mourn her kiss. The funeral, a military one, took plact> this afternoon, the cortege leaving from the public hospital. Tlio service was conducted by Rev. H. G. Blackburne. Dr. Christie, one of the medical stall'- at the Featherston Camp, who died- from complications following influenza, practised his profession at Wanganui, was a member of the R.A.M.C., and was transferred to the N.Z.M.C, in September, 2916. After joining the forces he was senior medical officer in charge of the Cl Camp at Tauhcrenikau lor some time, and subsequently went awky on a hospital ship. Returning in August, 1917, ho did not resume military duties for some time for health reasons, but as soon as ho was sufficiently restored ho offered his services again, and they were at onco accepted. Captain Christie did valuable work as a medical officer, and was most assiduous in his duties in respect to the health of the soldiers.