PERSONAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 13064, 8 April 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Auckland reports the death of Mr Felix Maguire, formerly member for Egmont, at the age of 70.

A Press Association cable from London states that Mr Justice Buckley has retired and has received a Barony. Her many friends will be pleased to learn that Mrs C. H. Whitehead, who underwent a serious operation in a private hospital some days ago, is making rapid strides towards recovery.

At Feilding Presbyterian Church yesterday Mr E. B. Beckett, son of Mr R. E. Beckett, of Marton, was married to Miss Margaret Bryce, daughter of Mrs Bryce, formerly of Palmerston, and a granddaughter of the late Hon. John Bryce.

The Imperial Service Medal has been awarded to John Clarke, Thomas Clarke, Hughson, Poett, Pountnev, Steele and Stumbles, of New South Wales police, Cox, of the Railway, Callan, Park, New South Wales, Glancy King and Bonway, of Queensla nd'police. —London cable. One effect of the war has been to popularise the use of black velvet and for ladies' shoes the fabric is much favoured. One New Zealand firm has turned out a line of ladies' shoes in black velvet with one strap and good leather soles and heels which Messrs Collinson and Cunninghame are selling tor -'is 9d per pair. War rebate price is Ms tid. Number in stock is limited.*

| "Home-sickness" among the New Zealanders in far-off Egypt sometimes has a queer origin. An officer in the Canterbury Force, writing to a friend in Christchurch, mentions that on a, certain night just before the last mail left the camp, which was situated "somewhere in Egypt," his tent mate aroused him out of a deep slumber. A "tom-cat fight" was in progress in the vicinity, and the officer who had been listening to the familiar sounds of midnight warfare, for the moment congratulated himself that he was back again in the old home in Christchurch. He could not resist the temptation to disturb the rest of his brother-officer, 'which ho did with a loud about, and the remark that the war of the cats reminded him go much of the old daya in ChristcluurcU that it would be a sin to let hia oompanion sleep on and ™i sa it. Both officers afterwards confessed to an attack of "home sickness."

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