PERSONAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144665, 27 April 1915, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Lord Hugh Cecil, M.P., has been appointed a lieutenant iu the Royal Flying Corps. _ Word has been received in town of the death in Auckland of,Air. Charles Stapp, elder son- of the late Colonel Stapp. Cable advice was received in Auckland on '.Monday that Corporal Maurice Burlinson, of the Canadian force, whose, home 'is.in Auckland, and who was reported by the Press Association to have been . killed, is-not dead, but has been sent to England seriously witunded. -

Sir. Wylio leaves New Plymouth on Mondav next, sailing'for Australia towards the end of the week, in company with .the-other members of, the-New Zealand Medical Corps that. has been accepted by the Home Government. Dr. M’Govern,' of Wellington, will be in charge, and Mr. Wylie second in command; It is expected that the corps will leave Australia for the Mediterranean.' in- about three weeks’ timer - ■

Australian _ mails, .ex Riverina at Auckland, will arrive here to-night.

The following extract from a Tetter received by a local resident from a weHrknown and influential citizen of the United States shows what the feeling with regard to the war is in that country:—“l cannot close this letter without assuring you of the, overwhelming pro-Allies’ sentiments of America. It seems growing daily. .The well-organised German propaganda seems petering out and the pro-Allies’ feelings are growing stronger, even among Americans of German- descent. This is a war to presence onr PanAnglo civilisation—we are learning, more and more of us, that this is so. ’

At a recruiting concert at Lambeth Baths, London, recently a very interesting incident occurred. After Miss Phyllis Dare had sung her recruiting song and Mr; ■ Marshal Hall hacl made a characteristically eloquent recruiting speech, a wounded private in the Irish Guards, named O’Dwyer, volunteered to sing a song. Wearing khaki', he was lifted up on to the platform and cheerily stood up with the help of a pair of crutches. .He had lost his right, leg. O’Dwycr at once began to say a few words, and in a rich brogue told, the audience that he was Irish and. had, lost his leg at Mons. .“I.am.proud'of it,” he added, “and. Home Euler- as Lam, I don’t mind losing my leg fighting for the old country, and I would lose it again for Britain.” "