PERSONAL MATTERS
Archdeacon Julius, of Timaru. intends to visit England on a twelve months' holiday.. He will leave Timaru after Easter next year. . Mr. T. 0. Bishop, secretary of the ifrfew Zealand Employers' Federation, is at present in the South Island He is expected to return, to Wellington tomorrow morning. I Mr. A. T. Markman, secretary of the ! Post and Telegraph Department, has returned to. London from' Stockholm, I where he attended the International Postal Congress on behalf of New Zealand. He and Mrs..- Markman are to leave London on Bth November, and will join the Orvieto in the: Mediterranean for.Sydney. They are due back in Wellington bn 31st December. An association. of twelve years with the King's Theatre, during the last seven of which he has been musical director, was brought to an,end on Saturday/ last, when Mr. L. D. Austin, after the final performance,' was presented with a lhandsome token of esteem from the members of the orchestra The presentation was made by Mr C 'Alartin. Returning thanks for 'the gift and the complimentary remarks, Mr. | Austin paid "a warm tribute to the artistry, of the orchestra. A well-known resident of the Manawatu district in the person of Mr. Aaron Passey passed away at the Palm[erston North Hospital on Saturday at the age of 70 years. Deceased, who was a.native of Shropshire, came to New Zealand 19 years ago. I As an exhibitor m the roots division at various A. and P. shows, states the'- Manawatu Standard,"* Mr. Passey was very successful,' winning a valuable shield and two cups in addition to numerous other prizes. His loss both as a member and an exhibitor will be regretted by the local association. There are left to mourn their loss a widow, four sons and four daughters. The members of the 'family ar e Messrs J. W. ! (Wellington), A. J.. (Kairanga) and G; and H. Passey (Pohangina), Mesdames D; Rowland "(Tiakitahuna) and T. Rowland (Karere); and Misses F. and D. Passey (Pohangina). ■, :
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 97, 21 October 1924, Page 8
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332PERSONAL MATTERS Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 97, 21 October 1924, Page 8
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