PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10207, 18 February 1919, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The Hon, Arthur Myers, ActingFinance Minister, is expected back in Wellington by file end of the week.

The Hon. J. A. Hanan (Minister for Education) left for Christchurch by the Lyttelton ferry (steamer last night to attend the, University Senate.

Dr , Valintine, .Chief, Health Officer, left for Auckland; by the Main Trunk express yesterday to appear before the Royal Commission on the Influenza Epidemic.

Second-Lieutenant Frank Pauling, who died at the Christchurch Hospital on Sunday, returned by the Marama on January 27th, and was admitted to the Christchurch Hospital. Death was due to paraplegia, caused by a wound in the back. Airs Pauling, his widow, resides at Avonside.—Press Association.

Kenneth Hankins, a returned soldier, we(l known in Palmerston, died suddenly,.a few days, ago on his farm at Cambridge...,...Private Hankins was a son.of Mr J. H. Hankins, and le:.with the 3rd Reinforcement. After seeing service in Egypt, he was invalided home about a year ago, and took up a farm on one of the soldier settlements , in ..the. Waikato district.

Air-James Joseph Alulvey, of Wellington) has been elected a member of the Post and- Telegraph. Promotion Board under- the Post and Telegraph Department Act, 1918. He obtained 3501 votes as against 950 cast for Air James Aitken, of Wanganui. There were seventeen informal votes. Mr A. Alarkmann,-chief clerk of the Post and Telegraph Department, acted as returning officer) and the scrutineers wore Mf E. G. Stapp, Assistant Postmaster, Wellington, and Mr O. Treweek, Assistant Superintendent, Telegraph Office, Wellington. „

A London correspondent of the “Hawke’s Bay Tribune” describes how Second-Lieutenant Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill, N.Z.R.8., son of Bishop AveriH,' of Auckland, won the Military Cross. When all the other officers hi his company became casualties, earlyin the "attack, Lieutenant Averil! took command and led the men forr ward to the objective, where, in spite of Heavy fire from the enemy, he consolidated with great skill. His personal gallantry and cheerfulness greatly encouraged his men, and his capable handling contributed to our success..

Mr B. Northcroft, who has been appointed Chief Postmaster at Christchurch, was entertained by a large and representative gathering of citizens on Saturday evening at the office of the Chamber of Commerce, Napier., Mr J. Vigor-Brown, M.P., who was in -the chair, spoke eulogistically of Mr Northcroft’s career from the .date of his cadetship in- 1871.- Since that date their departing guest had had many responsible positions in the service, and had always shown himself ,of the highest quality as an official and citizen. On behalf ef a number of citizens, Mr Brown presented Mr Northcroft with a purse of sovereigns, and wished him all good luck, and prosperity.

News has just come to hand (reports' the- .“Taranaki Daily News”) giving some particulars of the incident in connection with which Lieutenant H. B. Pattrick won the Military Cross? Lieutenant Pattrick is the only brother of Mrs . R.,. L. Cooper, of Plymouth, and left New Zealand for the second time with the 19th Reinforcement' in November, 1916. Ibe account of his exploit states: “During operations lasting several -days, Lieutenant Pattrick, 2nd Battalion, N.Z.R. 8., displayed conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On one occasion he was blown up hy_a shell, and though badly, shaken, declined to retire, and carried on with ,his men. When all the other officers had become casualties, he took command of the company, and it was largely owing to his fine and resolute leadership that the objective was quickly reached. He. set a splendid example, to his men.;’,,, ..The latest .news of Lieutenant.. Pattrick■.-stated - -he ■■ had been promoted' ■ temporary-captain; and had gone ■ with 1 the -■ New ■ Zealand Division across the German frontier to Cologne.

Tho.dpath, of Mr S.MpDowall, ot tli® fprry,.steamer Maori, occurred at his residence, KUicc avcuuc, on Sunday. , ..The.,late .Mr- McEowall, who was m his sixtieth year, cam® to New Zealand about thirty years ago, and had sewed with the Union Company most of that time. Prom the position of second engineer on the Rotorua he -transferred to' the Rosamond, and thence to the Penguin as second, lie was ’ for some tune -in Tasmanian waters as chief engineer of the Manawatu, after which he /was on the Kia Ora. From the Eotokino Mr McRowall joined the Mararoa as chief, and about a year after the Maori came to Wellington he took charge of her engine-room. Up was , ever popular ■with' his engine-room staff and . all who came,.ill/contact, with, him,, and news of- his death wHI come as h shock to his numerous friends. . Another chief- engineer in the Union Company’s service, Mr G- Falla of the Navua, died yesterday. Mr Falla joined.the Union Steamship .-Company in 19015, and had since been in several of the company’s vessels, being promoted chief engineer in 1910, and subsequently joining the Navua as chief. He was thirty-six years of ago. ,

Captain D. Bryan,, N.Z...Staff Corps,who has filled the position of Assistant Military Secretary,' Defence Headquarters, since March, 1916, is leaving for England to day, where ho is to be posted to a British Regiment, and will undergo twelve months’ regimental training. Captain Bryan, who is a graduate of the* Royal Military College, Duntroon, Australia, left’ New Zealand with the Main Body in October, 1914, and served ,in Egypt until April, 1915. Ho participated in the landing at Gallipoli, being a first-lieutenant in the Wellington Battalion, and went through the hottest of the first few weeks’ fighting. He, however, was dangerously wounded after being a month or two" on the Peninsula, being shot through the lungs and having bis left arm badly smashed. Ho was evacuated to Egypt, whore, after several months, ho made a good recovery, and was then invalided hack to New Zealand. He was later given -his’ prcfcent ment, and was denied any further opportunity of proceeding to the front. Captain Bryan is now to receive the twelve "months’ regimental training with • a British Regular Army unit, which it was originally laid down Duntroon' graduates’ should receive. Captain Bryan has many friends who will wish him every success during his period of service abroad.

Advice has been received by Mr and Airs Armstrong, of 13, Park street, that their son. Sapper H. Armstrong, who left with the 10th Engineers, is returning home by the Ruapehu or the 20th of this month., Air J. H. Alenzies, of Alenzies’ Bay, Banks Peninsula, is dead. The late Air Alenzies was born in. Cheshire, England, eighty years ago, and received his education partly in and partly at the Edinburgh’ University. Fifty-eight. years ago he came out to New Zealand, and followed farming pursuits in Southland. Later he farmed in various parts of. Southland and Canterbury, but during the last- five years he had lived in retirement at Cashmere. The Hon. T. M. Wilford, Minister for Alarine,. while in Gisborne during the week-end discussing with the Harbour Board matters affecting the port, received an urgent telegram stating that his mother was very ill at Wanganui. Air Wilford had intended going on to Wairoa this week to discuss harbour matters there; but he .at once cancelled the engagement, went overland by motor-car to Napier, and catching yesterday’s express, proceeded to Wanganui. Advice has been received by Air A. Tregear, of Palmerston North, that Private N. 0. Tregear has been'* admitted to the 44th Stationary Hospital, Egypt, suffering from a slighl attack of malaria. Air Tregear’b other son, Private H. Tregear, who returned homo on Saturday week, was suddenly attacked with malaria yesterday. Both contracted the comnlaint while oil active ' service in the Jordan Valley.

News received by the "Sydney Shipping List” recently states that Mr William Brown McQueen,, of Gourookj died at sea on November 7th from Spanish influenza, which he had contracted on the voyage. According to advices received, the deceased, when he became ill, remained on duty, and hoped to shake his sickness off, hut ha died very suddenly from heart failure. Mr McQueen was well known in ■ the New Zealand and Australian coast trade, where he spent about twenty years of -his life. Bor seven years he was in the employment of the; Union Steam Ship Company, and while in their service he obtained leave, proceeded to the United : ■ Kingdom, and got h is- master ’s ticket. _ After returning to Australia, he joined the Adelaide S-S. Company, and later-on the A.U.S.N. Company. When the wai broke out he returned to England, again, arid later on joined deen Line, and it' was' only, about sixteen months ago that he" was’at Sydney'as second officer of the big_ Aberdeen liner, Euripides. From _ this vessel He joined one of the big liners running across the Atlantic, and. in this trade met his death. Mr McQueen’s friends in Sydney were expecting news', to .say that he was returning to the Australian trade now that the, war was. over, and - the news of His death came as a great shcck to them.

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