PERSONAL ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 43, Issue 133097, 14 November 1917, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

A London cable announces that Sir YV. \\. Rirdwood has been promoted to the rank of a full general. Lieutenant i. C Mini fie, sou of Mrs Henry Miiulie, of Melbourne, and formerly of,Mastertou, has been killed in action. A well-known Dunedin cricketer, T. J. Bryden, who left with the 125 th Reinforcements with, the rank of corporal, is among th 0 reported missing. The Defenco Department advises that 63152 Private H. Haycock, E Company, Thirty-first Reinforcements, died iv Featherston Military Hospital-at 2.1.10 a.m. yesterday. The certified cause, of death* is "cerebrospinal meningitis and aspli'.inia. , '

Advi«v nan been received by the Prime Minister that Captain Hine, who is in hospital suffering from a gunshot Avound iv the chest, is progressing favourably. The wound was a serious one, ami this later report is xicceptod as meaning that Captain Hine is likely to make a good recovery.

Tho four candidates for the Rhodes Scholarship this year will be as follows: —Auckland. 2nd Lieutenant N. A. .Tory; Victoria (Wellington), Lieutenant 11. A. Mackenzie; Canterbury, Lieutenant R. J. Richards; Otago, Lieutenant J. "SV. Hinton. The selection will bo made at a mooting of the Board of Selection to be held at Government House at 10 a.m. on November '27th.

.Sergeant-Major Holmes was presented: at Wellington last night with tho Royal Humane .Society's bronze medallion and certificate for jumping from a fast moving train on Juno 20th to rescue Private Lnko (who had fallen from a platform, having his- leg severed by the wheels'of the train).' 'By rendering iirst aid promptly lie saved Lake's life.

•The health of Mr Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, has lately boon so indifferent, as to cause his friends to serimisJy doubt whether he will be able to stand the .strain of oiiiee much longer. .Mr Hughes nowadays spends all his time at. the seaside, and the administration of some of the more important matters coming within the ambit of his Department has been trau.sferr.'d to colJ.'agues. .'■[■■ D. M. [•'iiidlay, barrister and solicitor, uf Wellington, has been appointed chairman of the Third Wellington Military Service .Hoard, in place of Colonel "W.'lf. S. Moorhouse, who has been compelled to resign on account of continued ill-health. The board will now consist of Messrs l>. M. Findlay (chairman), M. •I. Mark (secretary Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants), and A. O'L. Considine, settler, of Martinborough. Wairarupu.

Among tho many New Zealanders killed on the western front during the month of October was Captain George Saywell, of the Salvation Army. Up to the time of his leaving on military duty he had completed eleven years' service a 8 an officer in tin; field ajid social work of the Army. In August, 1915, when holding the position of assistant officer at the Wellington People's Palace, ho responded to the call of his country and proceeded to tho front with the Bth Reinforcements, and on October 15th last met with tho fatal blow.

Sir .Tames* Allen (Minister for Defence) spent a busy day on Sunday visiting the different military hospitals and convalescent homes in and near Auckland. On Monday morning he paid a. visit to the Soldiers' Club, accompanied by Colonel Patterson (O.C. Auckland District), and in the afternoon, he reviewed the senior cadets in the Domain, also presenting several medals. On Monday night, the Minister left by the express for Hamilton and Cambridge, and after inspecting the Waikato Sanatorium he proceeded to Rotorua for a few days' rest.

Private R. W. Langdon, of Tenui, who had been previously reported wounded, is now reported missing and believed kill'd. He enlisted with the 2-ith Reinand left New Zealand early in April. The late Private Langdon was the eldest son of the late Mr J. S. Langdon, of Larchbank, Tenui, and Mrs Langdon. He was a man of fine intellect, 0 and was educated at Ngapokatu State School and at Wanganui Collegiate School. Being of a mechanical turn of mind, he joined the staff of Messrs C. E. Daniell and Sons, with whom he remained until the time of his enlistment. He was 32 years of ago at the time of his death. A man of amiable disposition, his death is deeply regretted by all those who were acquainted with him. A mother, four sisters a,nd two brothers mourn his loss, besides numerous other relatives.