PERSONALS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1293, 5 April 1918, Page 2

PERSONALS.

Captain Pettit, N.Z.M.C., arrived from Wellington this morning. Sir James Allen passed through Christehurch on his way to Wellington last evening. Captain Edwin, of the Union Steam Ship Company, arrived by the ferry steamer from the north this morning. Sir Joseph Ward arrives in Christchurch from Invercargill this evening. He will leave tomorrow for Wellington. Messrs Griffith (Auckland) and Alex. Sutherland (Palmerston North) were amongst this morning's arrivals from Wellington. Mr E. W. Rudman, formerly of the Nelson Post Office, and latterly of the G.P.0., Wellington, has been promoted to third money order clerk at Christchurch. Mr W. Pryor, secretary of the New Zealand Employers' Federation, who recently underwent a serious operation, is making a splendid recovery, but will not resume his duties until the end of the month. Canon Garland, of Brisbane, late organiser of the Bible-in-Schools League in New Zealand, was the first to celebrate holy communion in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after the British Army entered Jerusalem. The Hon. W. H. Herries, Minister of Railways, arrived from Wellington yesterday morning, accompanied by Mr E. IT. Hiley, General Manager of Railways, and went on to Invereaigill. Mr Herries will return to Wellington on Monday night. Mrs C. Dalley, of Voelas Road, Lyttelton, has received advice that her son, Gunner H. G. Dalley, was admitted to hospital in Prance between March 18 and 23 suffering from a lacerated wound in the left leg, caused accidentally. Mrs Dalley has two other sons at the front. Captain Roland Fulton, eldest son of Lieut.-Colonel R. Fulton, of Dunedin, a cousin of the late Brigadier-General H. T. Fulton, has been awarded the Croix de Guerre for meritorious service as regimental medical officer attached to the 13th Middlesex Regiment during the engagement at Ypres. At the Linwood Salvation Army Hall last evening a farewell social was tendered to four members of the band, Privates R. Mayfield, Eric Perkins, and Chas. Stevens, who are down on final leave, and F. Taylor, who is about to enter camp. Each departing soldier was the recipient of a present subscribed for by members of the band. Brigadier-General Campbell, killed in action, was well known in New Zealand, having come out to the Dominion as A.D.C. to General Babington. The late General Campbell was until recently in command of his regiment, the 16th Lancers. He was a splendid horseman, and a fine polo player, and took Homo from New Zealand two or three horses which he purchased here. In the Burwood Hall last night a send-off was given to Corporal Reaby. Musical items were given by Miss Tobin and Messrs J. and G. Tobin, and a song by Miss Muschamp. . Mr Rouse presented Corporal Reaby with a razor set. Private Lilly, who was also to have been farewell ed, sent a telegram apologising for absence. Mr Rouse presented Miss Lilly with a wristlet watch on his behalf. The Rev. C. Strand, of the New Brighton Methodist Church, who is leaving to take up duties in Taranaki, was tendered a farewell social by members of the congregation, and presented with a substantial cheque. Musical items were given, and refreshments were handed round. Mr Strand will be succeeded by the Rev. W. Walker, who has been invalided home from the front after serving two yoars. Mr J. W. Twentyman died at his residence, Hawthorne Road, Papanui, on Wednesday, after a brief illness. The late Mr Twentyman was for many years on the staff of A. H. Turnbull and Co., and was well known in church work, having been treasurer of the local auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, and treasurer of the Lay Evangelist Committee for 19 years. He took an active part in church affairs, and was superintendent of St. Mary's Sunday School at one time. He leaves a Avidow and one child. Mr and Mrs Arthur P. Hopkins, of Lonsdale Street, New Brighton, received advice yesterday that their sixth son, Lieut. Vivian Phelps Hopkins, had been killed in action. Lieut. Hopkins, who was 25 years of age, left New Zealand as quartermaster-sergeant in the Ist Rifle Brigade, and had been on active service for over two years, during which time he received his commission. He was educated at Christ's College, and prior to enlisting was in the employ of the Bank of New Zealand. The late officer was well known in athletic circles, where he was a great favourite. His brother, Hereward Phelps Hopkins, was killed in the landing on Gallipoli. A social was tendered in the Drill Hall, Kaiapoi, last evening to welcome home Lanee-Corporal Martin and Privates Cattermole, Becker, and Brierlcy, and to farewell Captain Gray, SergeantMajor Wylie, Lance-Corporal Candy, Privates Wyatt, White, Mcintosh, Lamplough, Hirst, Baker, Fisher, and Joslin. The Mayor (Mr J. H. Blackwell), who presided, announced that the Croix de Guerre had been awarded to R.S.M. Thomas S. West, and that Captain Oram and Sergeant-Major A. Murray had been mentioned in dispatches. A gold cross was presented to each of the returned men, and a diary and fountain pen to the men on leave. During the evening a musical programme was rendered, and after supper dancing was indulged in. Advice has been received of the award of the Military Cross to Lieut. Walter A. W. Gudgeon, of the 3rd Brigade, Australian Infantry, the second son of the late Mr J. B. Gudgeon and Mrs Gudgeon, of 90 Holly Road. In a letter written to Lieut. Gudgeon -after his decoration had been notified, LieutGeneral Sir William Birdwood congratulated him on receiving the Cross, "for very fine work in the operations near Broodseindc from October 1 to 9. I know that, with Lieut. Vowels, you were in command of a large party engaged in burying cables beyond An/.ac Ridge, and despite the continuous heavy shell-fire to which you were subjected the work was completed in record time. Subsequently you both led a party of 30 men to Celtic Wood, capturing 15 prisoners and one machine-gun, and inflicting severe losses on the enemy, from whom you obtained valuable information without sustaining a casualty in your party. I know that the complete success of the raid was due greatly to your fine leadership, and a reconnaissance which you had previously made." Lieut. Gudgeon was educated at St. Mary's, Blenheim, and at St. Patrick'.;, Wellington. Ho has been on active ser- * vice since the beginning of the war, I and is one of four brothers who joinod I the forces, the youngest of whom was killed on Gallipoli,