PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 54, 4 March 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr A. P. Burnes, formerly in charge of the J local branch of the Go- . vernmeht L»ife Insurance Department, is \ on a visit to Nelson. ;

News ihas been received by Mra Merritt, of North Esk-street, that her • eon, Private <C. H. Merritt A ' is progressing favourably.

Miss, Constance Shields, daughter, ,'of Mr Joshua Shields, of Nelson, has added to her successes in New Zealand University examinations by gaining the M.A. degree.'* 1 "

Mrs Irvine_Norris, of Atawhfti, has received cable advice that her husband, Gunner... I. Norrjs, was gaseed on 19th February and admitted-to hospital. \ '■

(Lieutenant Ralph P. Worley has; been promoted,' 'tc>; the position of 'Battalion Intelligence Officer* and is now attached: to Headquaftera. Lieutenant Rupert. Worley : is acting ,as Assistant; Director ; of Railways,; and is also attached • to! Headquarters. Both officers are on the Western front. Good news of Captain J. B. Bifte,M.P., arrived by the last mail. - Gaptain Hine, who is serving with the New Zealand mounted forces attached to the . army now invading Palestine, was very severely wounded about four months ago, one of his lungs being penetrated, by a, bullet. Thaiiks, however, to a sound constitution 'and a. favourable cli-r mate, he is in a - fair way to makefj ftcomplete recovery.. At the end of : iDe l comber, eight weeks after being wounded, he was still in hospital convalescing; - but injured lung Avae then reported to be healing splendidly, and it waA exnected that he would suffer no permanent ill-effects. In the course ,of ftt cheerful note to a friend in Wellington-, Captain Hihe observes that he does not anticipate being invalided to New Zealand. ■■ " ' ■ ".V .V; .