PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13794, 15 June 1915, Page 6

PERSONAL.

•On leaving the empioy-of Messrs E. -33uxt<m and Co., Ltd., to join the; ~JSe/enth Reinforcements; Mr. L, S. "Condell was presented- by his • fellowemployees of the Motueka branch with, a pocket-book and watch guard, and the employees of tho firm ab Nelson presented him with a silver wristlet watch, lie was also the recipient of a gift from .Mr F. "\V. Hamilton on behalf of the iirm.

Messrs G. V. Edmonds, 8. N. Perkins and A. It. Richards, members of tho Nelson Baptist iiiblo Class, left iiy tho Pateena for Trenlhnm on Saturday. Mr. Syd. Canni'i^lon, another member, and Mr C. 11. Lambert, brother of the Rev. W. I»J. Lambert, are .with the Fifth Reinforcements. '

The Rev. Father Coffey, administrator of St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin. iwho is this month celebrating the silver jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood, has been presented with a .substantial cheque by Ms fellow-priests of the dioposo of Dunedin in recognition of his valuable services to the church in New Zeaii'.uri.

Mr ami Mrs Fuller of Park Street, Dunedin, have sis smi3 in the forces, .throe in England and three in the Dardanelles .There- are also several grandsons and nephews (one of whom has '.yon the V.C.) in the fighting'lino.- Mr and Mrs Fuller's family consists ot eight boys and nine girls, all in good health.

Mr James Nelson Williams, of Friinlev,~Hasiin<_:s, aged 77, is (load He arriVed in Uawko's Bay, mi the earl.v fifties. lie Mas n pioneer sheoptarmer, -both in t!u? Hastings district and on the East CotiM Ho also promoted the fruitgrowing industry. He was well known fo: his public) spirit and philanthropy.

Mr James Brooks, of 88 Valley, iWakefiol'i. received word on I'riday nio-ht tl.;-.t his son Private Jainra Vmcent Brooks had been killod in action ay tho Dardanelles. Joune Brooks, who was 20 last July, belonged to the 2nd Contingent, and wns killed on the 3th May. His brotner. Edwin, is now in training at Trentlunn and with the 7th Reinforcements. De<?t> sympathy is felt for Mr and Mrs J. -jjrooks and family.

Mr Homy Morrow, oi Wnkefiekl, who Ms been seriously ill> is now out and a'>out a^-'-in, .writes ojir Wake-field correspondent

Mr- Dm + wife of the Rev. 3.M. Dart revived word on Saturday that bet mother Mrs Hoase, died at Hawera that morn.'n-. Debased must have died rather suddenly, as she \yrote a -heerv letter to Mrs Dart on Tuesday 3-ist She had been suffering from «astrie influenza, and at her great ago, over 80, it tonst ha?o caused her deatn. •writes our Wakencid correspondent. ."The news came as a shock to Mr? Dart, who will have tho sympathy of many i'riends in her bercavemeut.

\ Press Association telegram from Dunedin states that-Mr-John: Sidey, father of Jlr T. K. Sidey, M.P. for Bunedin South, di«d yesterday, aged 03. The deceased gentleanan came to Mew Zealatid in 1848.

Lance-corporal Bishop, avlio was reported v.fiun'ded .at the Dardanelles,, a v. son of Mr George Bishop, of the Pier Motel.

Private Withy, vrkv went. to Egypt •vilh tho umin New Zealand Expedition - iir.y Force, sustained a broken leg in a .stuninede of hcrses which occurred at •(.he mounted camp. Be was invalided in New Zealand and hns been _ spending a, few days with relatives in JNelnaa He returns to Wellington this morning for mod ion f examination; and hopes '"-) got iw:-> ; ■■■;'■; <-bo next o.rait *if rtM^'^i'Conie--'-: ■

In the list of miisii;^ from May Ist to May 3rd is the name of Sergeant Frank McDonald, sen of Mr McDonald, of Green Island, Otago. It appears fthat Sergeant McDorffld subsequently rejoined his regiment, as his father received a cablegram a* few days ago stat:ing thai-, his son was well and had been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Corporal F. G. Roid, son of Mr. Reid, North-Erist Valley, Dunedin, was also trussing after May Ist to 3rd. Last month however, his father received ■-able advice that his son war. wounded. Two subsequent cableg-ama have reported him progressing favmirubly.— Tress Association.