PERSONAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LIII, Issue 8685, 12 September 1924, Page 5

PERSONAL

Sister McFadgen who recently left, Opunake for America, is now nursing in one of the. big hospitals in Seattle.

Mr R. King was yesterday elected unopposed as representative ot tho 'I e Puke Town Hoard on Lin 1 Tannniga. Hospital Hoard, Bov. B. F. Rothwell, formerly president of the Methodist conference, died this morning at Hamilton. Deceased had a stroke a year ago and had been ill ever 1 since.

Messrs H. O. Cooney, R. King, Cottrill. J. Jamieson, H. Cuff, J. G. Saunders and T. F. Boslock have been elected unopposed as members of the Tc Puke Town Board.

It is understood that then- will bo three candidates for Lite Timaru seat at the next general election

Mr F. .1. Rollestcn, Mr P. C..V111noli, and Air J. P. Arnold. Sir Samuel Fay 1 and Sir Vincent Raven, who aro to investig'ate iho, organisation, equipment and administration cf the New Zealand railways, leave Sydney for Wellington on October 9.

The. appointment of Mr Percy Code, of Australia, as adjudicator in the brass band contest, to he held in Auckland early next year has been definitely made by the North’ Island Brass Bands’ Association.

Mr S. T. Hunt, an old resident of Palmerston North, and a Maori War veteran, passed away at the age of 74 years. He arrived in New Zealand with his parents, who cam!' out in the ship Alma in 1857.

Mr diaries Macintosh Ross, head of the firm of O. M. Ross and Co., one of the leading drapery establishments in Palmertson North, died on Monday after over forty years’ residence in Palmerston North. Mr Ross was a native of Tain, Rossshire, Scotland.

Dr F. T. Bowerbank has resignC 5 ed his position as the Returned Soldiers’ Association representative on the War Pen sions Appeal Board (says a Press Association message ft cm Wellington). Dr W. E. Herbert, of Wellington, has been nominated as his successor.

A Dunedin Press Association message says Fred Waite, cf War wera South, lias been appointed Reform Party organiser hr Otago (Southland). Waite is a fainter but served with distinction in the war, attaining the, rank cf Major and wrote the history cf New Zealand war activities.