PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 26, 22 December 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A London cable notifies the death, from typhoid, of Mr Nod Ross, a New Zealand journalist. Major Home, of New Plymouth, has been transferred to Walton-on-Thames as divisional surgical officer. Private M. Metcalfe of Waverley, has been awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery on the battlefield, i: v . New Plymouth lis s lust another boy at the war in Hie o.rson of Private John Grey, younger son of Mr George Grey, solicitor. Base Records announces that sergeant Lindsay Stevenson, N.Z.M.C., Featherston, die ! i't Tailutpe hospital on Thursday. The certified cause of death his not >ee.i reported yet. Mr J. J. Muivt.y left New Plymouth yesterday to lake up his new duties at Wellington, as chief clerk in the telegraph office. An old and respected Taranaki settler passed away on Tuesday morning after short illness in the person of Mr Alfred Muggeridge, of Manutahi, at the age of sixty years.

Mr R. J. Linn, of Normanby, has received letters from his two sons in France. Harry, who went away with the Liverpools as a private, has received promotion on the field, and is now sergeant. His brother Jack and he were fit and well.

In recent reports the names of the following Taranaki men appear: E. J. Barrit, J. Carmichael, J. M. Crow, (Waitara), C. Hurley, O. Jans (Stratford) S. Johnson E. G. Leitch (Kaponga), D. Mapp, Corporal C. K. Robinson (New Plymouth), F. Rye, T. Thomson (Eltbam), and C. Williams, all reported as not severe cases.

News has readied Stratford concerning the death of Lieutenant Robert Spence in the trenches. 'M appears that lie was wounded and had been carried into the temporary hospital or dressing station, and 'was quite bright and cheerful notwith-j standing the pain of the wound in! his shoulder, when another shell "land-! ed on the station and he was amongst the killed.