PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13797, 18 June 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr-WiWam Rout has received word that his son, Lieutenant Alan llout. who ryas-wwnded.nt the JJardanoJles is progressing, favourably, but the advice , does not .state where h-c is nor the nature of~hi.s injuries.

The Presbyterian minister whom the . Minister of Defence, in an interview with the Wellington Presbytery delegates, gaid he would* agreo to, appoint, to the. hospital ship, is the Rev. D. Dutton, who has been one of the chaplains at Treutham Camp.

Dr. Thomas' Henry Gibson Hall, of VYhangarei, who died suddorily in his motor car the other day, was known iroin Whangarei to tho North Cape. Ho was a great patriot, and his kindness was _ proverbial, though his many benefactions were done privately. He, wac t^ l.w* captain of the Marsden Mounted Biitos, arkl later of the Marsden Deience Force. A great horseman, the doctor had often ridden fifty.miles-to patients. He twice offered to go to the ront, but was debarred from doin»- so by his age, he being 63.

Cabinet lias confirmed the' appoint-' ment of Mr A. F Lowe in the position or. Clerk oJr the House of [Representatives m succession to Mr Otterson who retired last year.—Press Associa'

Private dharles McConcliie ' who is a member of the Wellington Infantry people of New Zealand." * Pi

Mr G. A Edmonds, Town Clerk, returned yesterday from Wellington where he attended a meeting "ftfe Wut,ve ami Legislative Committee o f the Municipal Association. Whilst at Wellington Mr Edmonds visited Trent ham Camp, where one of his sons is in training, and found the Nelson boy" happy and contented ■

Mr F.'Re&ve, of Masterton, has been £19000 \° hM J«en bequeathed £12 000 together with valuable propcitv at Ipswich, England, Mr Reeve has been employed as a labourer in Masterton for a number of years.

Prince Leopold of Battenberg, the second son of Princess Henry of Battenberg; has just been given an appointment upon the Headquarters btatf in France and Belgium He makes the eighth member ot: the Royal tamijy actually on active service.

Mr A. L Dixon, town clerk of Whangarei. has volunteered for the front. Referring editorially to his departure, ihe local paper says: •'Sacrificing a position.of dignity and trust, Mr Dixon is now responding to the call of Empire, and he goes to the front to do his duty in defence of the privileges of those who stay behind."

There passed away at LytteHon on Monday a veteran of the Crimean and Maori wars'in tho person of Mr James Spoor. He had reached the advanced age. of ninety years. Mr .Spoor was bora in Suffolk in 1825, and when a youth ho enlisted in the 65th Regiment, which saw service iv New Zealand. Ho also fought in the Maori war in the 'sixties

Gunner O. J. Canton, who was killed in action at the Dardanelles on May 19, was the youngest son of the late Mr G. Canton, and Mrs Canton, of 10 Wajdegrave street Pahnerston North. Deceased, who was 38 years of age was l>orn in Ngatimoti 3 hut was particularly well known in the Hunterville district, where he was farming for some years in partnership with ins brothers. He was also in the service of the Rangitikei County Council and Wellington Land Board for a number of years.

The death of Mr Charles Boniface Vine, at the age of 87 years, is announced by the Wanganui "Herald." Deceased was one of! -the oldest settlers in Australasia, and had always taken a keen interest in the welfare of Labour.

Lieot. J. H. Allen, son of the Hon. James Allen, Minister for Defence, who was killed at the Dardanelles, was born in New Zealand twenty-live years ago, and was an old boy of \Yangamii College. He went to Cambridge University from this country aiid had a brilliant scholastic career at St. John's Collegej taking honours in law and economics. Later he was at Oxford, whore ho. became president of tho Union. He took a deep interest in Imperial matters, and was associated with Mr Lionel Curtis in connection with 'The Round Table." Then Mr Allen returned to New Zealand and took his degree in''law in this country. Ho returned to Britain about a year ago, and, after passing his final law examinations there in an unusually short time, ho began practice as a barrister-at-law. He had taken passage for New Zealand whcni the war began, but he cancelled it aiid joined the Inns of Court Officers' Training Corps. He was transferred from that corps subsequently to the .'". 13lh ■. Battalion of tho Woroe^te.r R-egimpnt, and received his commission as lieutenant. For some time- he "was stationed in Devon. A few'weeks ago the Hon. James Allen received word from bis son that he had been ordeml abroad, but tho cablo an^ nouncing his son's death was the first intimation to the Minister that he had gone- to the Dardanelles.

AH the Fons of the Minister of Internal Affairs. Sir- Francis 8011, are serving in the war. 'Captain W. Bell, the eWest. was in the Samoan Expeditionary Force, from which ho was allowed to volunteer for active service in France. The second son, Ernest, went - to Egypt with the First Expeditionary Force from New Zealand last Septemler, and is now doubtless at the Dardanelles. The third son, Cheviot, was finishing; his course- at the University when the war broke out. He at once (dined the earap of King Edward s Horse, for training, subsequently receiv-ing-a commission and being posted to tho 10th Hussars, who arc fighting m France.