PERSONAL.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXI, Issue 10905, 3 September 1932, Page 2

PERSONAL.

The Rt. Hon J. G. Coates, Minister of Public Works, and leader of the New Zealand delegation at the Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa, is returning to New Zealand by the Monowai, and is due to arrive in Wellington on September 19, three days before the opening of the next session of Parliament.

The death is reported from Wanganui of Major Henry Alfred Lomax, of Wanganui, aged 85. Major Lomax served as a commissioned officer with the Wanganui Cavalry in the early days. He was Chief-of Staff to Colonel Newall, who commanded the Wellington district 40 years ago. Major Lomax was detached from the Civil Department at Wellington in 1869 to join Colonel McDonald at Taupo. He was present at an attack on the camp at Tapapa, and distinguished himself in a skirmish in the Upper Waikato. He was promoted captain at the close of the war. Major Lomax was a vice-president of the New Zealand War Veterans’ Association.

Mr J. McCombs, M.P., for Lyttelton. will leave on Tuesday on a visit to Chatham Islands by the Government lighthouse steamer Matal. The islands are in Mr McCombs’ electorate.

Mr L. W. King, who has been stationmaster at Mamaku for the past ten years, has been notified of his transfer to another station.

Mr Reg Gavin has been appointed relieving teacher at the Cambridge Road school.

Messrs H. Bradmore and C. Davies who have been attending the goll tournament at Hamilton, are expected to return to Tauranga to-day.

Guests staying at St. Anne’s Private Hotel include: Miss Boucher and Miss Davies (Rotorua); Mr Eckman (Dunedin), Mrs Rocke O’Shea and two children, Mrs Spair, Mr and Mrs A. J. Harding, Mr L. Rogers, Mrs Levick, Misses Moody (3), and Mr Moody (Auckland), Mr and Mrs Western and family (Mangere), Mr Mcßride (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs Poulton and Mr W. Izard (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Pattle (Pukekohe), and the Misses Sladden (2) (Wellington).

Dr F. W. Ward, a former editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph, though 86 years old, is hale and •hearty, and took great interest in the Science Congress at Sydney, in which his son. Mr Keith Ward, Director of Mines in South Australia, took part. Dr Ward is a son of the Rev. Robert Ward, who was the first minister of the Primitive Methodist Church in New Zealand. He arrived at New Plymouth in 1844, established a church and remained till 1850, when he moved to Auckland. Dr Ward visited New Plymouth about 20 years ago and revived memories of his youth.

Mr C. Kusabs, who was present at Wednesday night’s annual meeting of the Rotorua Bowling Club, is the only remaining foundation member of the club, and still a member. The club was formed in 1901 (says the Rotorua Morning Post). There was a spontaneous recognition of Mr Kusab’s services to the club in the round of applause which greeted the announcement.