PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, 14 May 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mrs Blair, Richmond,;, received word pome timeago that her nephew,-Captain N<sil MacLeod, K. 0.5.8., was reported "missing.*' but since then'"word has come that he is a prisoner slightly wounded. " ■ ~.

The Ilev; J. Laird.- who has accepted the' -pastorate of the .Nelson 'Baptist Church,' is expected to fcornmence;/ hiS ministry' earlyi in July.

Private H. M. Crawford, whose death, from wounds is reported in the casualty -list, was well known .in Nelson; "where he was'for some years an officer of the ILands and jSuiNvey, Department.

Mi" Henry ■_ Wilkin's, of Waimea road, was advised-this morning that his second son, CbrporalT; F/ Wilkiris of the N.Z. Forces was killed in 'action in France early in May The deceased lived in Nelsonvfor'several years!, .and then went to Martinborough, : where he enlisted,.'

The members of the Nelson 'Club met on Saturday, evening, to bid farewell to Dr. V!' H. Bari%' y who is procetdrag to' the front. Mr\C. Y. Fell presided, and after conveying to Dr.. Barr the good wishes of his felony-members, presented him on with a silver cigarette case. Dr. Barr leaves for camp tomorrow to join the reinforcements. Dr. Wa'shbou'rri will take jrip his local work during Dr. Barr's absence;. '

A Press Association message from Invercargill states that MrW. A. Browne, manager of the ißank of 'New Zealand at Wdnton, was found dead in his bed. Be was one of •the oldest mem'bers of the staff, 1 and' was formerly in the 'Melbourne fle is survived by ;i widow; and : grown-up family. The cause of death was heart disease.

Farrier-iSergeant A. Sparrow, of TJruwhentia, has been' accepted for active .second time of enlistment—and joins the artillery section of ,the 30th Reinforcements, 'leaving for Featherstoo on the 30th inst. The Sparrow family (says the Golden Bay Times) have affien e record:—ißalph (one of the Anzacs), wounded at Gallipoli; Reg., "on active service; Arnold and Raymond, both, passed the medical test; an'd.Harcild; medicallyi rejected after three applications.