PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 June 1924, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

cWf' Lo °ker, who has been chief assistant at the Opunake Post Ofhee. for some time, has received word wJn- S - a PP om tnient as postmaster .at ” aikino, near Waihi.

Last evening a large number of as I s f« lbled at- the Gonville £ a farewell to the Rev. n. A. ha veil, who is departing from Manganui to take up mission work in the Polynesian Islands.

Her Excellency 'viscountess Jellicoe has withdrawn her patronage from the Gosgrove Peace Scout movement and ha s received a warrant of appointment from Lady Baden-Powell appointing her president of the Girl Guides.—Press Association.

The Dominion’s Nelson correspondent reports _the death of Miss Hannah mi’ the r, Re f? nd daughter of the late Ihomas Field, of “Sevenoaks,” who arrived with her parents in 1854 and Had been residing there ever since. Mr Rangi Mawhete, prospective Labour candidate for the Western jßlaori seat, arrived in Hawera last evening and , to-day proceeded to Parihnka. to address the natives assembled there for the re M hiti celebrations. Mr George Meharry, of Riverhank .DiUiy I< actory, ooclvNlp, lifts'ftppointed manager of the Ivakaramea Hairy Factory. There were 40 applications. *

Mr and Mrs B. Davis, of Grev Lynn, Aucklanu. celebrated their golden wedding last we>k. They arrived in Auckland in the sailing ship Otaki in 1877. 1 heir seven children were in Auckland tor the celebration of the anniversary. On Saturday evening the members ■ r P- and T. staff assembled i n M strength at St. Andrew’s Hall to bid farewell to -several members of their staff, two of the officers concerned being Miss L. Hogan (promotion to Hawera) and Mr. H. S. Kyle (promotion as supervisor to Eltham). Mr. Diamond, the postmaster, in a, happy speech, made a presentation from the staff to each of the departing officers. Frances E. Kershaw, M.A., of the Wellington Girls’ College staff has been appointed relieving principal of the New Plymouth Girls’ High School, in consequence of the absence on sick |? av ® the end of the year of Miss E. M Mclntosh. Miss Kershaw is expected to take up duty early in July.

Mr TV. H. Brown, who last year captained the New Plymouth Bovs’ High School football fifteen and ‘is one of the three Taranaki men chosen to represent New Zealand in the All Blacks’ team which is about to tour Great Britain and France was tendered a farewell luncheon bv the Old Boys’ Association at New* Plvmouth yesterdav.

It is generally understood that at the meeting of shareholders of the Bank of New Zealand to be held on Fridav the retirement- of Mr J. H. Upton, one of the Government representatives on the board of directors, will be announced. tit yl\^ mes ®' r James Gunson and All* Oliver Nicholson are mentioned amongst those of his possible successors.—Press Association.

Mr TV m. Cron, headmaster of the Opunake Public School since 1921, has received word of his transfer to the position of headmaster at the Bulls District High School. We understand n'f T*»ne.s) that if the Opunake High could be re-established Mr Cron’s services could be retained at Opunake. Coming at a time like the present, Mr Cron’s departure would be a great loss to the school, for he is the moving spirit behind the establishment of secondary and technical classes. The death of Mr William Griffiths, a very old colonist, occurred at New Plymouth yesterday. air Griffiths was horn at Wednesbury, England, 81 years ago, and came to New Zealand in 1863. He was an engineer by profession, and was among the first engineers engaged at the Thames in the gold mining industry. Mr Griffiths was c. devoted servant of his church, and on arrival in the colony attached himserf tq Methodism at the old High Street Church. Auckland, and was subsequently honoured in filling almost every office own to laymen. To-dav he will be much missed as an indefatigable sick visitor. Two of his sons served in the wcent war. the youngest, a Main Body man, paying the supreme sacrifice at Suvla Bay. Mr Griffiths is survived by five grandchildren. Mrs Griffiths predeceased him by fourteen years.