PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 1, 1 July 1926, Page 11

PERSONAL MATTERS

At Government House yesterday His Excellency the Governor-General formally presented Letters Patent of Knighthood to the Hon. Sir John Hosking, upon whom His Majesty the Bang was graciously pleased to confer the Honour of Knight Bachelor last year. Those present at tho ceremony included the Chief Justice, the ex-Chief Justice, and a number of Judges of the Supremo Court.

The Minister of Labour, Mines, and Marine (tho Hon. G. J. Anderson) is expected to return from Hawera this evening.

The Minister of Education (the Ho,n. E. A. AVright) will leave for Napier to-morrow morning to open tho new Napier Boys' High School on Saturday. He will return to Wellington at the weok-end.

Tho Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. R. P. Bollard) has accepted an invitation to open the Palmerston North Fire Brigade's new station on Monday, 19th July. He will be entertained afterwards at a complimentary luncheon at the Grand Hotel.

Mr. A. E. Lawrence, editor of tho "Timaru Herald," is visiting Wellington.

Mr. F. J. Marshall, who has been a member of the literary staff of tho "Evening Post" for twenty-fivo years, has been appointed Chief Sub-editor iv succession to the late Mr. AY. J. Gucrin.

Mr. AY. Michael, of the literary staff of tho "Dominion," has been appointed editor of the "AVairarapa Age," where he takes up his duties immediately. In making him a presentation from the directors and staff of the "Dominion," tho oditor (Mr. C. AY. Earle) recalled the number of journalists who had graduated from the literary staff of tho paper during its nineteen years to editorial positions in Nov/ Zealand. Editorial chairs at Christchurch and Dunedin were filled by old "Dominion" staff members, while others had taken similar positions on the provincial Press. Mr. Michael had served fifteen years with tho "Dominion," commencing as a junior, and had won the respect and ( esteem of his fellow-workers, who wished him every success. .

Mr. J. T. 0. Stephens, headmaster of the Roseneath School, who has taken up an appointment under tho Canterbury Education Board, was farewelled at an afternoon tendered to him by tho School Committee, pupils, and teachers in the temporary school on Cambridge terrace. The chairman of the committee, Mr. Batten, who was supported by Mr. Sired, the honorary secretary, referred in glowing terms to Mr. Stephens's work as headmaster, and presented him with a suitcase, on behalf of tho pupils and teachers, and a smoker's outfit on behalf of the school committee. Mr. Stephens, in a brief reply, said that the five and a half years he had spent at Roseneath School would always remain a pleasant memory with him. Aftor the singing of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," Mr. and Mrs. Stephens wore entertained by the staff, members of the committee, and their wives.

The death occurred on Saturday, 26th June, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. H. E. AVedde, Temuka, of Catherine Bridget Thomas, of Masterton, at the age of 69 years. The late Mrs. Thomas was born at Otahuhu, Auckland, her parents, tho late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M'Aneny, being among the very early settlers of the North. On her marriage to Mr. Henry Thomas, she lived at Pahiatua for a number of years, removing to Masterton just prior to tho outbreak of tho war. She was on a visit to her daughters in the South Island when her end came, after an illness of three weeks' duration. Mrs. Thomas was well known, for hdr kindly character and lovable disposition. She is survived by her husband, ono son, and five daughters, one of whom is Mrs. A. T. Clater, of Queen's drive, Lyall Bay, Wellington. One of her sons, Harold Smith Thomas, was killed in action in the Great War.

The death occurred . early on Saturday morniug of Mr. Lewis M. Silver, A.M.1.E.E., of the firm of L. M. Silver and Co., Wollington. The late Mr. Silver was a son of the late Captain E. Silver, of the Defence Department, and was oducatod at Kilbirnio School and Wellington College. He served his apprenticeship under the late Mr. Stuart Richardson, with tho New Zealand Electrical Syndicate. Later, he joined up with tho Wellington City Corporation, and was Chief Electrician at the Tramway Power Station until 1914, when he left to go into business on his own account. He had since built up a large connection among the motor and allied trades. He had always been prominent in swimming eireles, and was the first club captain for the Worser Bay Amatour Swimming and Life-sav-ing Club. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon from his late residence, Dundas Street, Seatoun, and was largely attended. His many friends will feel much sympathy with his widow and three small children.