PERSONAL

Feilding Star, Volume 2, Issue 318, 23 August 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL

Sir Joseph Ward left yesterday on a visit to Sydney and Mel-

bourne

One of the members of the Van-brugh-Boncieault company, Mr Geo. Warren, is an. Aueklander.

Pauline Frederick, the film star, and Pavlova, the . world-famous dancer, will .shortly appear on the. stage in Australia.

Mr L. J. Verry, secretary of the Wanganui Competitions Society, was a visitor to Feeding yesterday. He reports record entries for the coming competitions.. The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Wlifnrd, paid a high tribute to the work of the Commissioner of Taxes (Mr D. G. Clark) in the House last

night

Prince Salm-Dyck, a leading Rhineland magnate, and his chatfeu r were killed when a. train ran into the prince's car at a level crossing near NeviSs 1 ' the other day. .

Mr W. A. Dean, agricultural instructor stationed at Stratford, has resigned from the service of the Taranki Education Board in order to take up a /position in connection with the milk laboratory of a London firm.

The Rev. Father Mark O'Leary, S.M., who for, the .past six. months has been undergoing a refresher course at "flighden," Awahuri, leaves Wellington for Sydney on September 2 to undertake missionary work in Australia.

Donald Gibsone, son of Mr and Mrs Gibsone, of Church street, 'has passed second in all torpedo work'oil board H.M.S. Dunedin, scoring a recommendation with 88 jyer o>rit. )f marks. This entitles.him to two years at a naval school in England. The Rev.,,1;!,„,D. A. Major, brother of Mr A. .C. Major, of .Mastefldn, ha.s had conferred upon hjin by'Oxford University the degree of.DdctbV of Divinity. Mr Major is principal of the Ripon Clergy College at 'Oxford, and editor . of the s Modern Churchman.

The following resignations were accepted by the Wangaiiui Education Board: Olairi, SI. A. McAra, sole teacher; h'oxton; UVs M. Davidson, first assistant; Hiinterville* H. B. Howard, secondary assistant; Palmerston Central, M. B/ Scott, assistant; Mangoihe, M. Ford, -sole teacher.