PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9716, 19 July 1917, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr H. H. Brown! ’superintendent of the China Navigation Company, Tientsin, is at present in Wellington. At tho meeting of the Victoria College Council, hold Inst evening, it waa resolved to grant three months' leave of absence to Prole-ssor Brown.- - The death is reported of Private George Cooper, son of Mr H. T. Cooper, a well-known resident of Parkakariki. Private Cooper, who wn; well known aud highly esteemed ir the Hoixnviienua district, was recently wounded while lighting in France. Private Sydney George Stanfield son of Mr Thomas W. Stanfield, of Te Rchunga, reported on Saturday as having been wounded, is not yet 17 years of age. Ho enlisted .when 15$ being a big, bulky lad—got through the tests and training and celebrated his 16th birthday in France. He went away with the 14th Reinforcement*. A Maori war veteran. Mr William Dairiel, died at the Veterans’ Home. Auckland, last week, ap tho age of 75. tlie deceased saw service with the Wanganui .Yeomanry Cavalry, participating in lights in the Opotiki and Taranaki districts. Subsequently ho was farming at Katikaii. He was accorded a military funeral. Private Thomas Coffey, reported died of wounds, was well known in Mnstcrton and Ha worn, being a brother of the Coffey Bros., horse trainers. Ho was a keen representative foo -bailer, and came iron; a fighting stock, being the son of a Maori veteran. Mrs Coder resides at TaumaTunui. Mr C. Hogg, who was well known i Christchurch aa a tutor for university examinations, died on Tuesday afternoon after a brief illness. ,Mr Hogg was GJ years of age, and was a graeft uato of Cambridge University, being tiie winner of a scholarship awarded by tho Tasmanian Government. He was, at one time, headmaster of the Ashburton High School. In order to perpetuate the memory of the late Sergeant Arthur C. Williams. who was a prominent member of the Wairarapa Athletic Club prior to making the supremo sacrifice at Gallipoli, Mr G. 11. Perry, in whose employ Seigeant Williams was before enlisting, has donated a handsome 15guinca challenge shield for competition amongst members of The Athletic Club. \ Tho appointment of new. teachers is announced as follows by. the Wellington Education Board :—Hint District High School,, assistant master, Mr O. Robertson ; Island Bay, assistant, Mr H D. Prichard: Tawa Flat, srio teacher, Miss S. Lctluun ; Bideford, soie teacher, Mrs IV. VV. Kidd; Clyde quay, infant mistress, Miss E. B. Era ; Te Aro, assistant mistress. Miss M. U. ’—Loftas; Drcyers Rock, sole teacher, Miss II Sprague.

At a mooting of ' the' executive ot the War League, held" last iucvlay, it was resolved; lhat the executive oi the War League expresses it* deep regret at tho death in action of its late secretary, Captain Atkinson, and its sense of the Heavy locs that the community has sustained in the death ot this patriotic officer, whose energy and rnr-ii-iKLisin had proved such ip strong motive power in national’ movements; and that a copy of this resolution, together with an expression of the committee's deep sympathy with them in their bereavement be sent to Captain Atkinson’s widow and mother.

Among the latest list of New Zealanders who have received decorations appears the name of if young'Xnvercargillite, Captain th-nasi->JET.- Selby,--who Ifas boon awarded the Military Cross. Captain Selbv is one of the few Main Body men still with the forces, and enlisted as a sergeant from ’ the Btb Southland Regiment immediately upon the outbreak of war. Ho was through the historic landing at Gallipoli, during which campaign he received his lieutenancy, and has been, in all the advances in which the -\ew Zealanders have taken part since, Mr Selby has a brother buried at Gallipoli, one m camp, and one returned. Prom recent letters received in Auckland it appears that Major West had a narrow escape from death on the occasion of his being wounded recently in Franco. His wounds, vvnich were caused by a. bursting shell, iniluded injuries to the jaw-bone,' a" broken rib and ■ arm, and various body wounds. " now is out of danger. This was Major West’s second experience of this kind, as lie received a bullet through the neck on the Daisy Batch at Gallipoli, and only the unremitting attention of famous English surgeons prevented the loss of his voice. He rejoined the -Forces in France about nine months ago, ,and rapidly rOse to the rank of major. Before joining the Main Body, Jfajor West, who is a Master of Daw, was in the office of Messrs Buddie, Richmond, and Buddie, of Auckland. . . The late Mr Janies Butcher -Brath. waitc. who died at Napier at the ago of 90 years, was one of the very early settlers in that town. He was born in Barbad'ocs, West Indies, on May 27th, 1327. He came out to Sydney in 1851, where ho joined the Union. Dauk'qf Australia, and in 1353 ,to Wellington. In 1858 he went to Napier ami opened a branch of the D'nion Bank of Australia on October 4th. In 1869 lie was moved to Auckland, and remained in charge of the bank office there for five years. He lived in the Old Country and on the Continent for several years, returning to Hawke’s Bay in / 1832. In ISB7 lie went to Queensland and joined the Royal Bank of Queens land, as manager of the bank's Ipswich branch, in which position he remained till 1890. when he returned to Hawke's Bay and lived in Hastings for five years. In 1895 he went back to Napier, and resided there until his death.