PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 21 June 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dr. D. Blackley left New Plymouth to-day for Wellington, en route to England.

A Melbourne cable states that Sir Henry Kelle-t, aged 72, was killed in a motor accident.

Lady .felliooe arrived at Marlon last evening, and will leave on Wednesday. She is the guest of Mrs R-iddiford, mid wili follow the hounds at the Ratigirikei meet. —Press Assn. Mr A. Kean, who has been curator for the Hawer.n Acclimatisation Society for nearly twelve years past, has lesigned, and will relinquish th.e. f os.tion in about three weeks’ time.

The Wanganui Education Board has received the following resignations from teachers: Ngutuwera, Miss D. K. Warner; Hurlevville, Mrs C. Bentom In proposing the health of the Minister of Public Works at the Stratford banquet last night, the Mayor acknowledged the fine work done by and the great record made by Mr Coates. He said that Mr Coates came of the pioneer stock of New Zealand. He had had a good grounding in local body work, which was a sure training ground for a member of Parliament.

Mr J. 11. Orford, M.A., nrincipal of Winchester College, died* vetserday after two days’ illness (says a telegram from Timaru). He came to the Dominion, thirty years ago, and after teaching at the Wanganui Collegiate School, he removed to South Canterbury and founded Winchester College for boys, whiem has been successfully conducted by him for the past twenty years. The death -of Mr George Mdlvride, formerly of New Plymouth, occurred at Island Bay, Wellington, on Wednesday after a long illness. Mr Mcllvride, who was the elder son of Mr Peter Mcllvride, formerly licensee of the Criterion Hotel, New Plymouth, was 31 years of age, and leaves a widow and three children. When in New Plymouth the late Mr Mcllvride took a keen inerc.st in swimming. Mr W. J. Poison, Dominion President of the New 'Zealand Farmers’ Union, writing to a. friend in Hawera, states that he will he present at the special meeting of the members of the Union convened by the Taranaki Executive. to be held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Hawera, on Friday next at 1.30 p.m. It is the special desire of Mr. Poison that all farmers, whether members of the Union or not, should attend this meeting. Such an invitation from a man of Mr. Poison’s outstanding position in the farming industry should result in a large and fully representative gathering of the farmers of the district, as they may rest assured that they will hear much of interest and to their advantage. The death occurred at Auckland a few days ago of Mr Oliver Mason Creagh, aged 91, one of the oldest and best-known surveyors of New Zealand. Mr Creagh, who was born in the South of Ireland, came to New Zealand 58 years ago. On one occasion, while surveying in the Urewera Country, his party was hindered by hostile Maoris, and it was necessary to dispatch troops before the work could proceed. Mr Creagh retired from active' work about 11 years ago, and has since resided at Epsom. He leaves one daughter and two sons —Mr G.' C. Creagh, chairman of the Auckland Stock Exchange, and Mr Oliver Creagh. Last evening was the occasion of a pleasant little function, when the principals and staff of Messrs Spratt and Matthews gathered at the office to farewell Miss Amy Jenkins. Miss Jenkins, who is shortly to he married, has been a member of the staff for a- number of years, and Mr Spratt, on behalf of the firm, took occasion to congratulate her on the step she was about to take, and also to express the regret of the firm in losing her services. He said that in losing ivLss Jenkins he was losing a member of, the staff whose position it would be hard to fill, but that, of course, he and the firm were pleased to meet on this happy occasion to extend their hearty congratulations to Miss Jenkins, and to wish her God-speed and lifelong happiness. Mr Matthews said that he could cordially endorse Mr Spratt’s -remarks, and that although it gave him the greatest pleasure to extend to Miss Jenkins his congratulations and that of the firm, it was ineded a matter of regret that the firm was losing such a sterling member of their staff. Mr Gorton said it gave him pleasure on behalf or the staff to endorse in every respect the felicitations firm, and eulogised Miss Jenkins’ sterling qualities both inside and outside the office. Useful presentations were then made to Miss Jenkins by Mr Spratt, both on his own behalf and that of the firm, and by Mr Gorton on behalf of the staff. Miss .Jenkins suitably responded.