PERSONALS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 962, 12 March 1917, Page 4

PERSONALS.

Messrs Frederick Knights and Frederick Norton have been gazetted members of the Lyttelton Licensing Committee in place of Messrs C. Ferrier and J. Garrard, who have resigned. Having been a membor of the Lyttelton City Council for 12 years, Mr W. .. Foster has been requested by a numner of citizens to stand for the Mayoralty, and has decided to announce his candidature. Mr Sidney Kidman, Australia's "cattle king," arrived in Christchurch from Wellington on Saturday. Accompanied by his wife and married daughters, Mesdames Davics and Ayres, he motored out to Akaroa yesterday.

Mr W. 11. Skinner, Commissioner of Crown Lands for Canterbury, left this morning to conduct the drawing of a land ballot at Timaru. Subsequently Mr Skinner goes to the Mackenzie Country, and expects to be away from Christchurch for a fortnight. Lieut I'arsous, 7th Battalion South African Infantry, who was mentioned in dispatches for gallantry, is an old Wellington boy, and is the youngestson of the late Mr W. F. Parsons, of Wellington. Lieut. Parsons served in the Boer war, and later in the West Africal campaign, and ho has been taking part in the war in East Africa. Mr Alec. Lorimore, the representative of the Lasky Famous Players, and Artcrafts Film Corporations, who lias achieved big picture interests in Australia, arrived in Wellington to-day from Sydney. Mr Lorimore's companies are represented in New Zealand by the Paramount Service of New Zealand, Ltd. To fill the vacancy caused by the death of the Hon. DrMi-Nab, the Hon. A. M. Myers has been appointed a member of the Kecruiting Board. After the departure of Sir Joseph Ward and Mr Massey for Home, the Hon. W. H. Herries and Dr MeNab filled their places. The board now consists of Sir James Allen, the Hon. W. H. Herries, and the Hon. A. M. Myers. The funeral of the late Hon. T. Parata, M.L.C., took place on Saturday at Puketeraki, when a very large crowd of people, including many visiting chiefs, paid their last respects to the deceased, who was always greatly esteemed, both in his public and private capacities. Chiefs were present from all parts of the South Island and also from the North Island. The Hon. Dr I Pomare represented the Ministry at the | funeral.

lii the report on the Pastors' Provident Fund presented to the Congregational Union, it was stated that the board's solicitor, Mr \V. E. Moore, after two failures to be accpted for foreign service with the New Zealand Forces, went to England and enlisted. lie was promoted from private to 2nd lieutenant in the E.F.A., and has been awarded the Military Cross "for great courage and skill and splendid example. ''

The death occurred at Geraldine on Saturday of the Rev. John Knox Barklie. He was born in County Derry, Ireland, in 1838. After taking Holy Orders, he was for many years rector of Moira, County Down. About 20 years ago ho came to New Zealand and made his home in Geraldine, where he acted as curate till failing health compelled him to retire. He leaves one son, Mr A. P. Barkie, solicitor, and four daughters —Mrs Hayes, Mrs Raymoud, and two unmarried daughters. Mr Samuel Houston, an old-time Auckland resident, now at Launcestou, Tasmania, asserts his claim, as an exXew Zeaiander, to be ranked as the head of a fighting family, thotigh the lads themselves be not New Zealandborn. Mr Houston has five sons, all of whom are taking part in the war. One was wounded at Gallipoli, and another was wounded in France, while one is serving in the French trenches, and the other two are in Egypt. Mr Houston's father fought in the Maori war, and on his own part he served in the old Auckland Naval Brigade, under Captain Le Roy. Private R. B. Penlington, reported wounded iu *he battle of the Somme, is the eldest son of Mr B. Penlington. Stanmore TCoad, Linwood. He enlisted in the Main Body, but only got away with the 4th Reinforcement. After being in Egypt for a year he was sent over to France, and participated in lome of the raids in which his battalion part. It was during one of these raids that Private Penlington received ! iis wounds, the nature of which is unknown. He was educated at the TaiTapu School and West Christchnrch Disriet High School, after which he took ■m an engineering course at Anderson's iitd., and was working there at the time of his enlistment.