PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14778, 22 May 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

TJie Acting-Prime Minister lias received a message from Mr Ma«sey, an■nouncdng "All safe."—Press Associa-

tion,

Mr A. Mcßride, of (J'ollingwood street, has received advice that his brother,» Private John Mcßride,, was admitted to hospital in France between 7th and 12th May, woundeA in.the right leg. .

The following, returned soldiers arrived by the Pateena yesterday:—Sergeant A. O. Snow, Privates E. W. MeD. Snow, F. W. Eades, C. H. Seaton, aud Couatiiis (Main Body man).

. Mr aud Mrs E. Griffon, of ReCfton, have received word that tlieir son, Rifleman John Griffon, who war. previously reported missing, is now reported to have been killed in action. Two other sons are at the front.

Corporal W. I. Akersten, who -was reported severely wounded in the left knee on April 29th, has been admitted to hospital in England. He enlisted with tho -.Ninth -Reinforcements from Kaikoura.

The members of the National Reserve Band held a farewell social in honour of one of their number, Mr E. Gibbs, who had been with the band some nine years and was leaving with the tfortysecond Reinforcements. • ifr J. Fi'tzGerald, president, on behalf of the band, presented Bandsman Gibbs with a set of military "hairbrushes, and wish; ed him God-speed and a safe return. Mi- 11. J. Peaks, of Tahuna (North Island) itud lately "of Havelock Suburban, iias received word that his sorij Henry, who was severely wounded on October 19 and discharged from hospitaJ about the middle of April, had teen readmitted to hospital suffering from his old wound.

Tho Rev. K. C. W. Powell, chaplain to the New Zealand forces, who recently returned from France, lias reported again for duty, and has been appointed to the Thirty-eighth Reinforcements. The Rev. Mr Powell is the eldest son of the late Mr Edward Powell, formerly a dentist at Westport.

Cabled advice has been received of the death in London of Dr W. Beresford Robinson, formerly of Christchurch, elder son of William Robinson, lliccarton. He went to London in 1907 to study medicine at Guy's Hospital, and after a brilliant career as a suicTent ne became president of the resident staff. For some time past he had been doing war service as officer in charge of the officers' hospital at Chelsea. He was 29 years of age, and leaves a wife and child.

I'ho late General R. H. Davies Avas twice married, first to Miss Ida, Cornwall second daughter of the late "Captain Cornwall, by whom he had two sons and one daughter. Tho elder son is a solicitor oractising at Taihane, and the younger is an officer in an English regiment. Miss Davies is at Home. His second wife was the youngest daughter of the late Captain Cornwall.

1 daughter of the late Captain Cornwall s ■ . ■ • i Two interesting arrivals from the war zone are Flight-Lieutenants Phi Fowler and Maurice Buckley, of tin ; Ro.val Naval Air Service, wlio are or ; snccial furlough after sixteen month; , or active service in the Eastern Metfi- , terraneau. Flight-Lieutenant Fowlei ,is a son of Mr Southey Fowler oi Feildmg, while FJicjht Lieutenant Buckley is a- son of Mr F. H, Buckley, 0 J Pusey, Fairlie. " ■ ' Mr A. St. George Ryder has "been appointed secretary, and London managei of the National Mortgage and Agency Company, in jjla.ee of the late "Mr JN Newman. Mr Ryder was horn in New Zealand, and has had several years business experience in this country, n t well as in London, and also in America I'iio Vleath occurred at Riwaka or .Tuesday' (says the. "Star") of an ok ana respected resident of the. 'distric; in the person of Mr James H"enrv Clark aged 68 years. He was horn at Wa&e field. Nelson, being the son of Mr 'D'avic Claric, surveyor, well known through out the province in the early days. Th« deeensed left Walcefield for Canterbury, where he engaged in sawmilling for "j lengthy period, and came to reside ir Riwaka about nine years ago. His wife pre-deceased him by eight years He leaves a family of five sons 'Messrs Fred, James. Joseph, Bnvid and Perc^ Clark) and four daughters (Mrs C. J. Tutbury. Riwaka,; Mr? Lulans, "Wei- , lingtnn; Mi;s Watsnn, Wellington; anc Mrs Cooper, Wnipukurau.