PERSONALS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13657, 28 August 1916, Page 2

PERSONALS.

A London cable message announces Hie death of Mr Jolm Lancaster Spalding, A Melbourne cable message reports the death of Father Shaw, who had just completed the sale of his wireless' plant to"thc Commonwealth Government. Lieutenant Roland Fulton, R.A.M.C. .(of Dunedin), who has been serving as regimental medical officer of the. 13th Middlesex Regiment "somewhere in Flanders", for the last fifteen months, ; hqs been promoted to the rank of cap-' tain, .■ The late Joseph H, Boreham, whose death took place on Friday evening was .well known in Labour circles. He was a consistent unionist, being the youngest brother of the better-known and more militant Steve Boreham, and also of Mr S. A. Boreham, of Dunediii, the champion draughts player, The late Mr Boreham was married to the second daughter of the late Mr J. W. O'Connor, farmer, of Papakaio, He leaves a widow anij family of five voung children. , . It is understood that Mr F, W, Hirst, has retired- from the position of editor of the English financial weekly, the Economist. Mr Hirst is, we believe, a Quaker. He is at any rate a pronoune ; ed pacifist, and it is'probable that the tone of many of the recent articles in the Economist witli reference to the war has not been regarded with favour by the proprietors of the Economist, and that this has led to the severance 'of flip connection between liim and that, paper. The friends of Chaplain-Captain Herron, of the Treiitham Presbyterian Institute, will regret to hear that lie lias contracted scarlet fever. during the course of his visitations in the North Island on behalf of funds for the new camp institute. Although the chaplain is progressing as satisfactorily as possible, it will lie some time before he can continue the work of his special mission, as lie will have to undergo the customary period, of quarantine, Chaplain Herrou is at present at, Taihiipe, particulars have reached' Mastertoii ot the incident which led to Lieutenant, h\ liidditord. of Mastertoii, being awarded Hie Military Crojs. After an engagement a number of Rnaliinc men lay wounded in Xo Man's Land. Nine times Lieutenant Riddiford and Ser-. gcunt-Major Frost went out,' and each lime they brought back two men, getting through their gallant, work successfully. On tlie roll being called it* was ascertained that one man was still inissing, Lieutenant lliddiford desired to go and' search Tor this man, anil was ,biil.v with difficulty prevented from doing so. Later the man was .found alive but blinded. The staff of the local branch of the -New . Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, met, in the manager's room on Saturday for the purpose of making a presentation to Mr Cecil A. Sutton, prior to his departure to take up farming pursuits in Southland. The presentation, which consisted of a silver-mounted oak ink: stand and penholder, and also a rose bowl, was made by the manager, Mr F, Vennatl, who expressed the esteem inwhich Mr Sutton was held by, every member of the staff, and also by the management. Whilst, regretting' the severance of Mr Sutton's connection with the company, Mr Yennall wished hiin, on behalf of all concerned, success and prosperity in his new undertaking, Mr Sutton suitably replied,