ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 17794, 26 July 1916, Page 3

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr A. l i. Me.N'aughton has received word that his son WilfonJ has been successful in passing (hr first sort lon of his Pharmacy examination. A Sydney cable reports that Private O'Connor, sou of the late Justice, O'Connor. lias boon hilled in franco. Deceased joined a troopship and obtained his discharge in New Zealand, where he enlisted. Towards the close of last week, Mr ['. (.'mil bertsou was entertained hy the directors of the Pine Mush O.K. Coy. (for which he was secretary I, and presented with a ease of f.oewe pipes as a mark of appreciation and esteem. Mr 'l'. S. field well-known in business circles in town lias enlisted, and leaves for Trentham on Thursday morning lo join the 10th Reinforcements. lie haft had several presentations from his many friends, amongst them one being from the Invercargill Tennis Club, of which lie lias been lion, secretary for several years. The Hibernian Brass Band last evening farewelled another of their members. Mr H. Cassells, wiio is leaving on Thursday morning with the Nineteenth Reinforcements. Conductor It. Wills, on behalf of the Band, presented the guest of the (toning with a ease of ioewe pipes and wished him a sale, return from the war. Mr Cassells suitably replied, and a pleasant musical evening was afterwards spent, a feature of the proceedings being I lie contribution of two excellent piano solos by the soldier of to-morrow.