PERSONAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 7523, 4 January 1917, Page 2

PERSONAL

ilr Baillie, of Waipukurau postal stall). arrived in Temuka on Wodnes- : day, and will take over Mr Roche's duties/ ' to-day. Air and Mrs Rocha will leave for the north by first express on Saturday. Private Emery, of Wellington, ■wJwkjr-'!' has been staying with his aunt, Jlra E, Heap, of Temuka, left by theßest ■ express yesterday for Trentham to; join'the 21st Reinforcements. Trooper T'ord, a nephew of Mr H.., J'jtroct, arrived in Temuka yesterday, ■ afternoon, and intends to stay .for, a time. Trooper Ford iwas a unamber of the Main Body, and was badjy wounded at Gallipoli. • /•?■ , i\owa has been received in Timaru -A' of the de-ath of Mrs J, H. Sutter, . A widow of the late Captain Sutter, one time one of 'Timaru’a jfes and chairman of tb| i| maru Harbour Board. Mrs ~Su , !> was in her A2ud year, and Aberdeen.' ' , Messrs W, Scrimgeour and K. Sal- W, p? mon, both of ' Wellington, and rpturned Anzacs, are the guests of Mi " p. iWareing, '’Fair View," Temuk^. ' Mr iR. B. Comer, of Xemuita, re- V reived a cable on New Tear's Day, mating that his son, Bergt.-Major F., - i\ , Comer, had received a commission on the field in France, and was leaving for England on furlough. Air James Rickus' family has a war record to be proud of. Mr Rickus has Jive sons and four ■ v sous serving in the Forces. Private T. Rickus left with the Ist Maori . Contingent, Private S. P. Riokua f with the 2nd .Maori Reinforcements, . Private S. Kickus with the 14th, • Private (T. P. Rickus with the j 15th, . and Bugler Rickus sails with next ,■ Maori Contingent, The four grand- ■ v , sons joined the forces from thu North Island. . [, Prior to the opening of the Geral- ■ dme live stock sale, on Wednesday,. l Air 0. E. Bhallcrass, of Messrs Gnin- , Guess and LeOren, referred to the death of Mr Thomas Turnbull, auo- „ tioneer to the National and Agency Company, which, he ~ said, had come as a great shock to / t all of them when they heard the; . news the day before. As late as last ( Sunday, the deceased gentleman' had h(cen among them, amf on Tuesday

morning! they, had heard, that he waa -lead. Mr Sha Harass, on behalf of i ftiose present, moved a vote of eytupatliy with the late Mr Turnbull’s, family, 'and the crowd expressed their acquiescence by standing bare.*, headed for a few moments in silence. Tiie sale was adjourned for ten minutes. The auctioneers conducted the sale, as expeditiously as possible,, so that they would be enabled to attend the funeral, which toak plaoa at d p.m, at Timaru. Lieut.-Colonel John Find lay, /who has just received the D. 5.0., is. -'commanding the Canterbury Mounted 'Rifles. He .was severely wounded at Gallipoli in August, 1015, and has been several times mentioned in despatches. He was at one tim£L B &v v ‘v ciatod with-"the SoutM~Cat?W* Mounted Rifles, and was a,,very® volunteer. A farme.' by calling; L,-' came here from the Taieri f i■( years ago, and bought a hoMR it j Seadown, On disposing ofbought about 2000 acres ■p' : | John Studholme, at GoldsH.i ';'ij served with distinction in J jL ’ African War, from which he if i»| with the rank of major. present war broke out he ' losiTno( time fn volunteering, 'and leaving with the Main Body has been in hhe tiring line ever since-., He is married, a born leader of men, an ideal soldier whom his men almost worship, and a man of very', high character., He wears the .Queen’s medal, with five clasps, and news of the honour ■ now conferred upon him will be received with pleasure by. all who know, him as an honour well deserved.