PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14685, 27 November 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

His Exicellenoy the Governor Lord Liverpool will open i&es Aoictoland Efct h!ilbition on Deoemibei" -Ist.

(Mir H. M. Cofbatt hias be*m elected Ohairaman of the Ohinemuri County Council for a third term!.

Mr S'lOmervell, of Auckland, a pro> minent batsman, has bean chosen to make the tuip to Australia with the Ni.Z. orioket team.

Mr Balker, chief clerk of the Rloyal In»ura?K-c Co., is a.t prestait on a business visit to this, district. Ma* Baker is staying ait the Brian Bfrru Hotel.

Mr A!. P. Friend, of Auckland, goncral aasessor for insurance coir.pani<^>, was at Thames to-day, passing through from Paeroa on route to Auckland.

Mr Edimund! Clifton, Director of the fields division; of the Agricultural Department has been selected no act as .NW Zealand Commissioner at the Panama Exposition.

Mr C. Mahood, of Wanganui, is on a brief visit to the apldficsldis. From

Thames Mr. Matiood proceeds to Waihi and Ttj Aroha anil then on to> Cambridge, wtiere he has relatives.

(Mr L. H'amman, Chief Traffic Clerk for the Ohakune District, who ton's many friendk ait Thames, was re oently entertained by his Aucklandl offic'iaili friewds an<l presented wiflh a gold watch.

Ardbd'eiaeon Elvalns of Hastings will occupy the pulpit at >ft. Grcorge's An «;lican Ghiurch for tlhe next two Sun

days. Rev. Evans has many friend® on Tih&nnas;, where he< was formerly ■stiati'oned. who will be glad to-i-eiiew acquaintance.

Sergib.-Mlapr Jos. Coleman (lnstruotor of tno 4rth- Waikato Mounted Rifles) lias been appointed Lieutenant on the NeW'-'Z'eaWd Sfcaif Corps. He has been stationed eleven .years in the Waifeatoi. He has seen. 33^ years' service. He has acted as mounted insibruotor in Canterbury and to various .'Soutih'Aifi'ioan- Coiitiingeintis.. • He also .went-to South Africa in 1906-8, asinstivuctoir to. the First arid Third Motfhted Rifles.

Yestei'd'ay was the commencement of Mr R. "W. BagmaiTiS.dbh term. a& Chairman- of t>he Couroty Council.^Mr Bfisrnall has always pfiid close attention to bis duties and has. exercised a supervision over County matters generally th,afc has made for efficient adinmstration and effective control. He has devoted much time and considerable attention to His duties, his task has been no sinecure, and while theru have been niisur-.dcrjatandings, all must Recognise the Coiinity Chairman's thoroughness in and capable administration of County nvaltiters generally.