PERSONAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 7671, 15 January 1918, Page 3

PERSONAL

Wergennt Bowie , loft Tcmuka for AVel Ii ng ton yesterday. Private Jvun F. Olliver, who was home oiv' sick leave from .camp. has. iindejfgonij an, operation in I'Nurso Ala/Ilct'.s Private Hospital, and is progressing dHvourabiy. Air A. Martin, Toimtka, has received word that her son Private L. Martin, who has jljcen reported as seriously id for some months, is being in valicied Lome to Mew Zealand. '-Worp .as also been received that ''Private AV. ' AV. Hooper is being: invalided

home. j d'h'icaly Nicholas, V.G., is a native of Canterbury, the second son of i\[r and, Mrs K. NdchoialJ St. Alihans,- and carpenter by trade. He J was horn at Lincoln, and was educated at the Normal‘and KinsT Chili's!church Schools. Nicholas was a good sportsman, boxing being one particular branch in which he specialised. Before leaving New 'Zealand, 1 Nicholas was a member of No. I i Company, Field engineers ,(TerriU)o- - ITc. has another brother, Urnesl, who is at present in Knglanl. This brother left with ft he 12th Reinforcements, and his older Frederick, who left with the Ma n 'Body, was wounded at Gallipoli, and has since ; returned. Another brother is under military age.

Sir 'Joseph -Ward passed through Tcmuka on his way north <>n Saturday. 'l'hu iMght Hon. W. M-as*j.y fPriuu: passed tJiriiitydi-" by {}>•■■ expiv.ss ti'a/n o'a Hs .'XiW Tiovlti' yeseerday. The Dnniicvirko \ews states Uniit advice has Ijccu received that Mrs Fnnua Gun', wife-' of ;Mr I JO. VY. Chirr, of Samoa, ISrotbor of Mr N. 1. Ciurr, of Dannevirke, died on jDeceinber lf)|,li, at Samoa, from ptomaine poisoning brought! about ny 1 ; fish. Deceased was the mother of MiStanley Bernard Gun:, a' returned, soldier, who was wounded o'j and was w,ell-known in /Dannevirkp. • Major Morrison, N./. Stiff Corps left Teinuka for the north yus-terday.