PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9954, 25 April 1918, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Rifleman R. Carlson, son of Mrs it Carlson, of Wain-awn, has been killed, in action.

Mr B. A. Sargif-son, at one time statiomnaster at Opawa, has been, appointed in piaco of Mr W. Little on the stall of the Otalti lailnay.

Sergeant Fred D. Graham, of Masterton, has bean -wounded in the lett leg in action. Ho is at present an. inmate of a hospital in Kngland.

The XTimo Minister has received information that his son, Major F. G. Massey. is making good progress. The bullet Ims been extracted. Mr Massey is confident that his eon mil be able to rejoin, his unit.

Mr S. Blinkhorn, of Potone, has received news that his uncle, ifi Horpci | hns been awarded the modal of the Order of the British Empire. Mr Harper, who is seventy-live years of age, had retired from work in England and’ gone to Australia to live, but when the war broke out he, at his own expense, travelled to England, and went to work in a munition factory in his native torn. West Broiuwieii. It is his intention to remain at the work until the wav. is over, when ho intends to retire for good.

At the Hutt Valley Horticultural Aiuuiim aiiow last a prescntiftiou was made to air J). K. I'arker, tvbo has beta secretary of the society for eoiuo time. IMr Hayward, the president in making the presentation, referred to the able way ill 1 ’Parker bad carried out Ilia duties, and presented him with au oak secretaire, suitably inscribed. He also presented .Mrs Parker with a silver miystand. Mr. Parker is leaving the district, and takn;v up tiio duties of postmaster at Ik lord ie.

Mr T. McCiyntont, .Mount Eden. has just received particulars of the deed tor which ius lute son, Lance-Corpora l Fred McClyinont, wa?T.’ a\viifiled Uio Military Medal.. Ua * Ifeccmbor 2®th, •hitli two others, ho got up on a roadside bank to view an -enemy aeroplane wiiieh hud been brought down in the vicinity. A shell burst within 30ft of them, 'killing one and’mortally wounding the oilier. Although severely wounded. Lance-Corporal .Mc^lymont a ragged himself iifty yards toe arouse members of the company who were in a dug-out to come to the assistance of his companions. The laic soidior was well known in Auckland as a footballer, and liad resided at Xuiraligahako for many years.