PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 2 November 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr H. W. Carbury, M.R.C.V.S., Government Veterinarian, is at present on a visit to Nelson. Mr and F. Lusty senior, of Richmond, have received cable advice that their son, Rifleman B. Lusty, has been admitted to hospital in France, suffering with gun-shot wound in the neck, October Sth. Dr Dugald Stewart, of Dalkeith Farm, Aokautere, OPalmerston North, has received word that his eldest son, James Roy Campbell Stewart, was killed in action in France on Oetober 12th. The late J. R. C. Stewart Was a. brother of Miss May Stewart, and nephew of Mrs H. M- Field, Glengarry, Nelson. Word has been received in Nelson that Private W. Kearney, of Palmerston North, who enlisted from Nelson with the 10th Reinforcements, is_ in hospital from wounds and concussion. Prior to business being proceeded with at the annual meeting of the Nelson Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Association last evening, the President (Mr H. Baigent), referred to the death in action of Private J'. A. Kitching, who had held the position of Secretary _ of the Marlborough Poultry Association. Private Kitching formerly resided in Nelson, and while here an 3 since his removal to Blenheim he was an exhibitor at the local shows. A resolution of sympathy with the widow was passed. A resolution was parsed at the annual meting of the Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Association Inst evening congratulating Mr J. A. Stringer, the hon. treasurer, on his son, Sergeant J. M. Stringer, who is with the New Zealand Forces in France, being awarded the Military Medal. The Vestry of the Cathedral have appointed, from six applicants, Mr Herbert S. Claughton, L.T.C.L., as organist and choirmaster in succession to Mr N. R. Williams, who has resigned the position. Mr Claughton, who is 42 years of age, is .-at present organist of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Wellington. He had considerable experience as organist and choirmaster in London, and has given rectials 1 in various places in the Dominion. He visited Nelson a few years ago and gave a recital on the Cawthron organ.

. During the meeting of the Wellington Education Board yesterday morning, the Chairman (tne Hon. J. G. W. Aitken, M.L.C.) referred to the fact that Mr E. H. Penney ,one of the Marlborough members, had quite recently lost a second son at the war, and he desired to extend the sympathy of the board to that gentleman and his family circle. Mr Penney would always have this comfort, however, that his sons had offered their lives for King and Country—the greatest sacrifice anyone 'could make. Mr Penxiey said the loss was hard to bear, but there was another aspect of the matter—they were good, brave boys, and had done their duty nobly. Apart from this personal aspect, one thing depressed him. His two boys were typical of many hundreds of the best .of our young men (and it might yet be many thousands)* who would Ti&ve TTecome good citizens of* this country. He grieved much at the enormous losses, the result of the false ambitions of a section of mankind.