PERSONAL

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 3890, 3 December 1919, Page 2

PERSONAL

Private A. M. Purkiss, of Halcombo, is returning on the Ruahine, due on tho _oth. inst.

Mr E. G. Stapp, who was promoted to be assistant postmaster at Wellington from Feildinir is to become chief nost master at Kelson from next month.

The Hon. A. T. Ngata is unopposed .for tho ■ Eastern Maori seat, the ooundary of which is about ten miles .eastward of Tauranga.

Able Seaman Clemas, who ..as captured by the Germans in the Battle -1 Jutland, is on a visit to his father Mr J. Clemas, in Wairoa.

Flora Finch, who in hyp-one days played opposite to John Bunny, ol Vitagrapli fame, is coming to the fore again in Lasky comedies.

Colonel It. Logan, late Administrator of .Samoa, accompanied by Mis Logan, left Wellington for London by the Paparoa.

Tho death has taken place at Napier of Mrs Marianne Davies, wmow of the Rev! C. P. Davies, at the age of 99 years. Mrs Davies was the eldest daughter of the late Archdeacon Henry Williams, of the Boy of Islands, and sister of the late Archdeacon Samuel Williams (Te Ante), and the lato Mr T. U. Williams (Wellington).

The London correspondent of the Sydney Sim wrote: For the dashing leader of our First Division, MajorGeneral Chaytor, n. New Zealander. thero can be nothing but praise and admiration. Perhaps he has been The finest divisional commander of the war. A clean, honest soldi..'. A great leader of men. The Light Horse was proud to serve under Chaytor.

A notable retirement from the active work of the Methodist ministry is the Rev. T. G. Hammond, who goes on superannuation next year." Mr Hammond entered the ministry m 1-7-1, and spent several years in the English work ol the Dominion, but for the last 35 years he has been engaged in work among the Maoris.

The Governor-General,cabled Queen Alexandra on her birthday on Monday : "1 desire to associate mysell with the Governmc. it and people of New Zealand iv wishing your Majesty many happy returns on your birthday—Liverpool." Her Majesty replied: ."Will you please accept and convey to the Government and people of New Zealand my grateful thanks tor their kind congratulations on the occasion of my birthday. I shall never forget the splendid part which New Zealand has taken in the great war. —Alexandra."

Sir James E. Wilson was yesterday unanimously re-elected Chairman ot the Manawatu County Council. Sir James was elected Chairman on September 1898, and now, after a chairmanship of 21 years, he is still going strong. He was. a Councillor for some years before that. This must constitute a record. In proposing tbe reelection, Cr. Hunt said ft was most desirable that Sir James should be reelected in the interests of the ratepayers. His knowledge of local body law had enabled him to get passed through many Bills. He would he able to carry out mail" schemes which lie had been responsible for framing. Cr. Phillipps, in seconding, said Sir James was a most accomplished Chairman, and an asset to the County.