PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14545, 25 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

One of Foxton's oldest settlers Mr Andrew Johnson, aged 74 years, died last week. Mr Jonson was the hvet storekeeper m Palmerston, and for years owned a trading vessel.

Archbishop Redwood will arrive from Wellington .to-day-, to preside at the opening of the new Catholic Church at Motueka on Sunday.

Machine-GunneF Mervyn J. McArtney, recently reported* wounded in prance, was on the staff of the South British Insurance Company, Wanganir Pri"F enlisting. He is "the only son ot Mr Hugh McArtney, formerly or -M elson. J

_lhe following soldiers will return to -nelson to-day, after being on active service:—Privates C. Louisson. Bensemann, Goodall, Holdaway, and Martin. .Later in the week the following are expected to arrive here: —Lieutenant Pettit Privates Bowden, Paliat, and Stafford.

Colonel A. B. Andrew, of the India r Army an old Christchurch boy, hat-; just been- promoted to the position ot irfigadier-genoi-al, and vrill command «* °9*h Brigade of the Mesopotamia ticld Force. He has also ,been decorated with the.-.Russian Order of St Stanislaus (third class), with crossed swords. Brigadier-general Andrew _o has been on short furlough in lr'tua, has returned to -Mesopotamia, an*-' is now with his brigade