PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9784, 6 October 1917, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr H. Humphries has been elected chairman of tho Ruahiuo River Board. Mr Duncan MrFarlane, a former Mayor of Gore, is dead, aged 5-1. Private W. Gregor, brother cf Constable Gregor, of Carterton, hits been wounded in action. Coriioral J. S. Bre<\ of Wanganui, C Company, 53rd Reinforcements, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. The Rev. C. Carr, of tho Newton (Auckland) Congregational Church, has* declined a call tt, tho' Mas teuton Congregational Church. t r Mr O. Pragnell. of Masterton, has been elected patron of the newly-form- ■ efi. Wairarapa Miniature Rifle Association. Mr J. F. Arnold, a former member for Dunedin and chairman, of the Labour Bills Committee, who has been visiting Auckland and TVranaki, returned to tho South Island by last night's steamer, on the way to Timoru. > Senior-Sergeant Edwin Murray; of Gi** borne, has been appointed to, tho Cun- - edin police district to replace Senior-:. 'Sergeant Hutton, promoted to sub-in-, specter and transferred- to New • Ply - mouth. Guests at tho New Commercial Hotel. are :—Mr and Mrs Prince, of Auckland; Mr and Mrs Nicholson, of Napier; Mr" and Mrs G. Skoot, of Napier; Messrs Curtain, Palmerston; .Gain!, New Plymouth ; Nicholson, Christchurch; Sing,, Dunedin. A-cablegram has been received by) Messrs T. and L. liwan from, their nephew, A. P. Dwan, who Vfe’wouhd'elfl at JSessines and has been- in. Wal ton-oat Thames Hospital ever since, announcing l that ho was getting better and was returning to Now- Zealand shortly. ' , ■ The following is the inscription.,, bn. the memorial portrait of the lato Mr George Heron, Which wias unveiled- in, Masterton on Wednesday:—‘-‘Presented to the Masterton Borough Council by tho friends ot George Heron—,lß3B-1916 Mayor of Masterton for six years: A man of sterling character and rare intolluat.” »- A, ■ Private ’A', Kookatww, second son of the late Dr Rocks trow, of Palmerston;, 'North, and a brother of Captain J. F. Bockstrow, N.H. Stall Corps, woo dangerously wounded in the third-Battle of Ypi-es on September 23rd. Ho is a member of the" Slat Machine-gun Company, Australianjinrpe ria I Force, and has seen some two years’ service, having Sailed with an early Australian contingent. Private Ebokstrbw, before enlisting, wal n, refrigeraring engineer, . in’ North. Queensland. 1 Lieutenant Gusmemer, the famous French aviator, stated to be missing; was recently reported to have shot down his fiftieth enemy -aeroplane. His career extends back to July, 1915, wben he fought his -first successful .duel - occur Soissons. His colleagues claim that his record is really much. greater than, the official figures -shew, since an airman may not claim a machine unless brought down in French territory, where, it may bo inspected. Lieutenant Guyntnner baa been described 1 ns .on active little Frenchman with .a genius for shooting , straight in the-air. ' Ait the offices of Messrs J. J. Niven , end Co., Ltd . a presentation was made to Mr Gordon Cameron before going into oaimp. Mr Lionel Nelson said they were sorry to -part with ;Mr Cbmioron. He was also sorry for, but admired the spirit of his parents. Mr and Mrs M. P. Cameron,, of Khandallah, who had now given, their only three some to fight for tho country, and ‘each one enlisted the day ho attained his 2ttth birthday. ; .Mr Young, stores manager, then presented Mr Cameron with a ■ Wristlet' Watch and a case of tulver-monnted - pipes, expressing ‘tho hope that ho would return safely and join up again with- J. J. Niven and Co. Nows has been received in Auckland that Flight Lieut. • Robertson (son-of Mr Peter Robertson, of that city) is missing, and that his aeroplane was seen to fall over the German linos. Flight Lieut. Robertson, who is 30 years of ago, a native of Auckland, paid his passage Home, and was appointed a naval lieutenant. Afterwards ho was an inspector of aeroplane engines. He was first an inspector at the Sunbeam works, and afterwards chief inspector at Hcenans and Froudes. Ho subsequently joined tho Royal Flying Corps, was made a flight lieutenant.- and sen(t across 1 to Franco. The fact tiiat his machine was seen coming down leads to the hope that Plight Ifieut. Robertson is a prte \&oner. - ■ , ' -