PERSONAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12285, 6 April 1918, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Mr H, W. Bishop, S.M., returned by the ferry steamer from Wellington this morning. Mr Logan Stout was a passenger by Uio Maori tin's morning. Dr F. AV, Hilgemlorf, of the Agricultural College, Lincoln, left last night on a visit to AA’anganui. Tlio Melbourne ‘‘Ago” intimates that JiOrd Forrest has been elected an honorary Fellow of tbo Australian Institute of Secretaries. Lieutenant-Colonel Hogg, Captain Lacy, Father Roche and the Rev R. J. Liddall were passengers by the Maori to-day from Wellington. Among this morning’s arrivals by the Maori from Wellington were CaptainChaplain Rands and Messrs A\'. L. AA’hitcombe, N. M. Malcolm and AV. S. AViddbwson. Mrs AC D. M’lntosh, 48, York Street, Opawa, lias received advice that her husband, Private R. C. S. M’lntosh, was admitted to hospital on March 17, sick.

A Melbourne cablegram slates that Sir William Irvine has resigned the Flinders seat in the Federal House of Heprcsenta lives in order to take the Chief Justiceship, of Victoria. Sir Joseph Ward. (Minister of Finance) arrived in Christchurch from Invercargill last night. Ho will leave for Wellington this evening. Sir Joseph will visit the Woolston Tanneries Company's works' this morning. Mrs Hay, 274, Fitzgerald Avenue, has received advice stating that her husband. Corporal W. Hay, has boon admitted to an English hospital suffering from a gunshot wound in the hand. Corporal Hay, at the time, of enlistment was employed in'tho “Lyttelton Times” process department. Detective Fade, of Christchurch, has received advice that his second son, Gunner W. T. Eade, who has been in a hospital in Franco since the beginning of February, suffering from gas poisoning, has been transferred to a hospital in England.- He is suffering from laryngitis. Gunner Eade left New Zealand with the Main Body and has been through Gallipoli and several engagements'in France.

At the Limvood Salvation Army on -Thursday evening a very onjoyabloiarowell social was tendered to four members of tbe band (Privates 11. Mayfield, E. Perkins and C. Stevens, who are ou leave, and to Mr F. Taylor, who is going into camp shortly). Eulogistic references were made by several speakers as to the Christian qualities of the soldiers, and prayers were offered for their safe return. Each departing comrade was the recipient of a present, donated by tbe band members. Several enjoyable musical items were contributed during the evening. On Thursday afternoon the teachers of the East Christchurch Main and the South Belt Schools met at the Amuri Tea Rooms, in Hereford Street, to bid farewell to throe members of their staff who have severed their connection with the school. Mr J. Kennedy, after upwards of twenty years’ continuous service at the Main School, has retired on superannuation, failing health having necessitated this step. He was presented with a pocket wallet. Miss M. M ! Donald and Miss D. Parsonson. who are leaving to take up teaching work in the North Island, were each presented with a. volume of Wordsworth’s and O. "W. Holmes’s poems.

Mr C. Gadd t of Barr Hill, has received word that his second son, Rifleman George Gadd, died of wounds in trance on March 10. He enlisted in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade nearly throe years ago, and has been almost continuously in the firing-line since the New Zealanders went to France. At the Mcssincs battle he. was slightly gassed, but was away from Ills battalion for a few days only.' Prior to enlisting lie .was farming in the Amborley district. Rifleman Gadd was twenty-six years of age, and being of a quiet and unassuming disposition, was much respected by all who knew him. Mr Gadd's eldest son, Arthur, is at present a bayonet instructor at Sling Camp.

Air and Airs C. AI. Luke, of AVelliugton, who are staying with their son-in-law, Air L. Birks, Fcndalton, received a message yesterday stating that their son Second-lieutenant -Kenneth E. Luke, had been seriously wounded in the head by a gunshot, and was in hospital at Rouen. France. He was first-lieutenant in the motor sender; before bo enlisted as a non-commissioned fore he enlisted as a uon-commis-sioned officer. He sailed from New Zealand .early in February, • 1917, and for some time was on the training staff of Sling Camp and was in a New Zealand training camp in France. For some time be was on the headquarters staff. On Tuesday, Air and Airs Luke received a message from the field, reporting that he was quite well. On Thursday, Air Luke, while leading a letter from him, received the announcement of the casualty. The memberk of the Selwyn Plantation Board yesterday made one of their periodical inspections of the reserves under their control. The party consisted of Alcssrs AV. H. Skinner (Commissioner of Crown Lands), R. Nairn, S. A. Staples, G. Scott, G. lied ford and J. Storry, and the ranger, Air M’llwraith. The party, travelling by motor-car, visited many of the plantations on the route from Kirweo to Kimberley. Hororata, Coalgato and the surrounding country, and inspected the sawmilling operations on the big 96-acre plantation, on the Ardlin Road, which was swept by gales about throe years ago. The members conferred regarding future planting, and also regarding thinning and other matters. The hoard has altogether 17,000 acres of plantation reserves, of which. 7000 acres are in trees. The board has also a small experimental nursery beyond Kirwee, and the planting of further areas is being undertaken.