PERSONALS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1490, 21 November 1918, Page 2

PERSONALS.

Bishop Yerdon, of Dunedin. is at present seriously ill in Wellington, and his condition is causing anxiety. Dr Fox and Miss Muir, matron at the Christehureh Hospital, who were attacked with influenza last week, are now progressing satisfactorily. Owing to being confined In her room through the epidemic, Miss M: V. Cossgrove, the financial secretary of the Dominion Boy Scouts' organisation, is unable to follow her duties. , Chaplain J. R. Young, who until his departure for the front was curate at Sydenham, is in hospital as the result of being thrown from his horse. Chaplain Young had only just come out of hospital, after recovering from trench fever. Mr Charles Nunn Scurr, well known in Dunedin legal circles, died on Tuesday afternoon at the age of .'l7. At the time of his death he was Mayor of St. Kilda and lecturer on criminal law at the Otago University. .Mr Scurr leaves a widow. Lieutenant-Colonel R. W. Camming has been appointed Acting-camp Commandant at Featherston during the absence through illness of Colonel N. P. Adams, C.M.G. Colonel Macdpnald, who wag appointed Acting-commandant a few days ago, has now also fallen ill. At the last meeting of the Gore High Behool Board of Governors Mr Eric Todd, of the Christehureh Training College, was appointed third male assistant in the Gore High School. Mr Todd was highly recommended as having special knowledge in agricultural science. Mr Ernest Y. Redstone, who died at Wellington on Monday, was a wellknown commercial traveller. After representing Berger and Co. "on the road" he entered into partnership with Mr H. Price, of Christehureh, as general merchants. Ho leaves a widow and one child. Private James J. ITogan, who died at Featherston on Monday, entered camp in July last. Ho was well known in the 'Lceston and Doylcston districts, where ho had been engaged as a railway surfaceman, and also in farming pursuits. Ho was 37 years of age, and leaves a widow and one child. Mr Denis A. Fay, woolbroker, who died in Wellington, was connected with the Wellington firm of O'Brien and Co. Mr Fay was born at Lceston, his father being Mr John Fay, a farmer of that district. Since the war Mr Fay had been acting as wool assessor for the Government. He leaves a widow, who is seriously ill with influenza. Sergeant 11. J. Laurent, Y.C.. isjason of Mr J. Laurent, of Hawern, -Tarannki, and grandson of MrR. M. D. St. Laurens, ■who is still alive at the age of 9.''.. The name Laurens has been anglicised to Laurent by the second and third generations. Sergeant Laurent left with the 6th Reinforcement. Five grandsons of Mr Laurent are at present serving with the forces. Gunner William Brown Braidwood, died of wounds, was the eldest son of Captan T. Braidwood, of the Canterbury Steamship Company's Calm. Gunner Braidwood was born at Auckland, and educated at the Pamell Public School and the Auckland Grammar School. He enlisted on reaching 20 years of age, and left New Zealand in April last attached to the Artillery. He received his fatal wounds in the big offensive at the end of September. • Private George Henry Barriett, youngest son of Mr and Mrs T. R. Bartiett, of Tai Tapu, late of Green Park, has died of pneumonia, supervening on influenza. Private Barnett was born in Green Park, where he attended the local Bcliool, afterwards assisting on his father's farm. He came liorric for Carnival Week and contracted influenza, from which he never rallied. The funeral, a military one, took place at the Springston Cemetery on Saturday. Tho death is announced of Mr, Duncan Cameron, one of the best-known commercial travellers in Otago. Mr Cameron, wdio had represented the Christehureh firm of Skelton, Frostick and Co., in Otago and Southland for over 20 years, was originally in business as a saddler in Wellington. He w 7 as one of the oldest members of the Commercial Travellers' Association, and took a keen interest in the working of the institution. He is survived by a widow and two daughters, one of whom was recently married.

Mr W. W. Samson, Deputy-Registrar of Patents at Wellington, has been appointed Official Assignee at Dunedin. Mr Samson has been connected with the Justice Department for '2l years, lie is a barrister and solicitor, and for some 16 years of his term of office has been engaged in Supreme Court work, having been in the course of that time Registrar in Wellington, Registrar and Sheriff at Christchureh, and ActingOfficial Assignee at Wellington. For the past five years he has been DeputyRegistrar of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, and Copyrights at Wellington.

Nurse 11. Hooker, of (lie Christehureh Hospital, died from pneumonia, following influenza, this morning. The late nurse had been in her position about a year. Her parents reside at Park Road, Now Brighton.

Private G. E. R. "Richards, recently returned from active service, died at his parents' residence at Highbank on November IS. He was the second and last surviving son of Mr and Mrs \Y. F. Richards, Highbank, their other son having been killed in action in .Fiance two years ago.

Q.M.S. Benson H. Wyman, who died at Featherston on Friday, was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. 11. Wym'an, of Blockhouse Bay, Avondale. On leaving the Auckland Grammar School he entered the Justice Department, and later commenced the practice of the law, being admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court in 1911. He entered camp early this year.

Mr J. Clarke, who died on Tuesday from heart failure, following on an attack of influenza, was well known in Christehureh, where he had a very wide circle of friends. He held a responsible position for many years with the firm of Messrs Rhodes, Ross, and Godby, solicitors, and was a popular member of the Liedertafel, the Savage Club, and the New Brighton Golf Club.

Mr Edward Vernon Sale, the wellknown Auckland dentist, died on Saturday at Devonport from influenza-pneu-monia. He was a married man, only .'l3 years of age, and was a well-known Auckland and New Zealand cricket representative, playing for North Shore, and was also a keen player of Association football. "Ned," as he was known by his friends, was very popular.

Prior to the commencement of the fat cattle sale .at the Addington, Yards yesterday, Mr F. Steel, as the oldest butcher present, made feeling reference to the deaths of the late Mr C. W. Reid (of Messrs Pyne and Co.), and Mr H. M. Cotton (of Messrs Dalgcty and Co.), and on his motion it was resolved that the Master Butchers' Association should send a letter of sympathy to the relatives of the deceased gentlemen.

Mr William Smith, of Southbrook, who died on Monday, was an old colonist. He was born in Lancashire in IS3G, and, with his wife, landed in New Zealand in the ship Matoki, in December, IS6O. He was first employed at Heatheote on Mr Kcnnaway's farm, afterwards taking up land at Flaxton. For about 30 years he managed Mr J. S. White's farm at Ohoka, and then bought Mr W. Sansom 's farm at Southbrook; where he resided until his death. He was also a threshing-mill owner, and a member of the Sons and Daughters of Temperance Society. Mrs Smith died six weeks ago. lie leaves a family of one son and two daughters.