PERSONAL ITEMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16230, 28 March 1917, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Rev. F. A. CrawshaWi vicar of Wainao, who volunteered for service in, the first week of the war and again! r^jA ls3 ■ Teteurn fr om Melanesia last October, and who was .drawn in a recent ballot, has been again rejected. The four sons of Mr "W. [of Temuka who are on active service, had a happy re-uniqn in London a short time ago, at the home of their uncle. Sir Thomas MacKenzie. They are Sergeant Brien Aspinall, of the Australian Forces, who saw service in Egypt and in France, Private lan pinall, who left with the Main Body, Private Guy Aspinall, who went with fche 9th Reinforcements, and PrivaTO Denis Aspinall, who went with the 18th Reinforcements.

On Monday evening, the members of the Waimate branch of the United Ancient Order of , Druids me'o to take farewell to Mr Richard Hutt, who has been the Lodge's secretary for the past seven years, and who leaves shortly to leaks up business in Christchurch. Bro. Paul referred- to the splendid worlj their retiring secretary had accomplished, and said he had been a tower,of strength to 'the Lodge. Bro. Hutt 'was presented a, silver rose bowl as a slight momento of pleasant days m Waimalte.

Word has been received in Timaru that Lieutenant J. P. C. Walsho. late of the locai Defence Staff, arrd* who is at present in training in Trentham, has been appointed to command "G" Company of The Earl of Liverpool's Oct.

The death is announced of Mr Joseph Braithwai'ce, ex-Mayor of Dunedin, and for a great number of years a leading bookseller, aged 70.