PERSONAL

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16049, 6 February 1918, Page 2

PERSONAL

Mr. T. Haiie Giles, whs Ijas ho 7 d the position of Conciliation Commissioner in Auckland for the past nine years, has been reappointed for a further term of three years.

Mrs. Moverloy, senr., St. Aubyn Street, has now received advice that her son, Private B. 6.'Mo'yerley, who was reported seriously ill, is now progressing favourably. , A New York message reports that Madame Melba appeared in Faust in the Chicago Opera Company’s New York season, marking the silver jubilee of her dehut in America. She had an enthusiastic reception and was recalled J2 times. Before proceeding with the business at Tuesday’s meeting, of the Patriotic Committee, the Mayor moved that a letter of sympathy he forwarded to Mrs. Goodacre and family op the sudden death of Mr. Hal. Goodacre. Mr. Burgess said Mr. Goodacre had been a member of the Society since the beginning, and had been a good and aealoua worhev for the cause. He was satisfied thev' had lost a good citizen and a good friend of the soldier, file motion was 1 carried in silence, those prteent standing. Lieutenant A. G. Jennings, M.C.", who left the Dominion in 1914 with the Main Expeditionary Force, was still in hospital at Manchester on December 4. Sir Thos. Mackenzie, writing to Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., mentions that his son was gassed, as well as wounded, On August 2fl last, while in chargeNjf his platoon at Cologne Tarra Trench. He had been under three operations for extraction of lead from his left fopt. His platoon suffered severely in the affair, only five men being left to carry on until reinforcements came. The London Gazette of August contains the following, for which he got his M.C.; “Temp. Socond-Lieut. Alfred George Jennings, 27th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. HE® led his platoon with great skill against an enemy machine-gun strong point. He succeeded in capturing the position, which was holding up the whole, and would have caused heavy casualties.