PERSONAL.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 30938, 23 July 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Major Colvin, Divisional Commander of the Salvation Army, returni to Dunedin by the early train thU. morning. Commissioner and Mrs Hoililcr, accompanied by Staff Captain Sharp, proceed io Christchurch by the express to-day. >'.:•■■ Mr H. B. Lnsk, of the teaching staff of Christ's College, and a well-known representative-cricketer, gops into camp early next, month. Mrs W. Eccles, Nen street, Oamaru, lias received word that her brother, Priviate J. Cairns, was killed in France. Private J. Cairns received his education at the Oamaru North School, and enlisted with the Canterbury section of the Fourteenth Reinforcements. The vic.-ir of Rivcrton, the Rev. Hoani I'nrntn, lias been nominated by ,Hu I'rimate as chaplain to the Maori conlinjji'iit .servii>«- in France. The 'chaplain, who acting, is returning to New Zealand invalided. i dinner W. 'S. Wickens, elder son of ilr W, Wickens, head »ardi'iief Io Ihe ChrLfvlimvh 'City Council, ha?, been awarded I tho Distinguished Conduct Medal, He ;is serving .with the Australian Forces, and the, following oxtract from the Fourth Supplement to the London Gazette of April 24th outlines the deed for which the award was made: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, At great personal risk he entered a gun pjt which, was oh fire and assisted the three occupants' to escape, himself remaining in the pit alone and fighting the flame's until further assistance arrived,"' Gunner Wickens, who was born in Christchurch about twenty-nine years ago, was in Australia when the, war broke out, and iiih mediately enlisted. He was a member; of the E Battery in Christchurch, and was f"or some years in P. 'and D. Duncan 's. His brother, Lieutenant R. C. Wickens, of the New Zealand Artillery, is also in France,

A record win'attended the efforts of the Waitaki Boys' High School B team ; i)i their football match with 'die Ashburton High School A team on the Athletic Grounds at Timaru on Saturday, Play commenced at 11.30 a.m. and was continued in four spells of minute- each. The conditions mf[j fair, with a hot day. There was-i/ great disparity in size and weight between the opposing teams, Early in thcigame Ashburton secured a penalty' goal by their captain, Miller, from, « , rush in the Red's twenty-five.. From this time onward Waitaki assumed command of the Held and scored fairly consistently throughout. The going was generally fait, but in this ' Red backs were in fine form and played excollently, the best game of the season en their part, McGhie acted In hist usual good style, wnile the tackling of Sutton drew forth commendatory re* marks. From a dribbling rush at the closing stages of the contest Miller, for Ashburton.' again scored, this .time a try, remained unconverted. When the whistle sounded the scores stood at Waitaki 30 points, Ashburton > 6, The performance of ■the; latter team's captain, Milleiv was fine throughout, /as was also one of, their forwards* Pearson, McGhie, Kibble-* - white (captain), Eainey,, Hubbard/jJeiK : . . kins, and' Kennedy all- secured tries, v Kibblewhite's good kicking converted; ' several tries,' ■>■.[ : ' "■