PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 July 1924, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr A. Hampton; of New Plymouth, has joined the staff of,-Messrs G. Svme and Co. Mr J. H. Hammond, manager of the Hamilton branch of the Rank of New Zealand, will retire as from September Ov. "Mr Sprackett, local-manager for R. Hannah and : Co., Ltd., left this mornmg by the mail .train for the south on extended leave; Mr. Claude Moss, who i s the successor of hi s cousin,, Mr. ,L. Moss, as maanger of ! Messrs Johnston and Cp. s. Ltd., Hawera- branch, has taken up residence, here. Mr; L. Moss will leave Hawera in about a week’s'time.

Among . the ' visitors to Hawera in connection with the Show >are Mr and Mrs. W. J. Brookes, of Wellington. Mr. Brookes is the well-known North Island manager of the Bristol Piano Company, arid like many other .visitors to. a South Taranaki Winter Show he is surprised and pleased at the iriagriitude and completeness of the displays. Mr. D. H. , Butcher, who has been appointed to a position as examining officer , in the Wellington branch, of the Customs Office,. will he succeededin New Plymouth by Mr. C. J. Bigwood, who is at present examining officer at Wellington.

The funeral took place, at Wanganui on Saturday, of Mrs J. M. Dalziell, formerly Mrs Hansen,, who for many-years resided in Hawera. She was at" one time licensee of the Railway Hotel. The late Mrs Dalziell was a very highlyrs«nycted , resident, .who in the cany days' was. welt known on t his Coast as a great horsewoman, slie having won numerous distinctions nf c-ompetiLiehs at the .shoivs. ' She was the mother of Mi"'A. Hansen,- the- county engineer .t Manaia, and the late Mrs "hfe-weil of Frazer Road. ' v

_ A presentation was. mad-e to Mr J. T. W. Collier by the staff of t-he'Maiiaia. Post Office last evening before* his tretiremerit after 40 years’ service. Mr Tr Miller, acting-postmaster, in a very fueling speech, eulogised the harmony that had always existed l>efcween Mr Collifer and the staff ~ and the deep regret they all felt at his retirement, and on behalf of the staff he presented Mi* Collier with a case of pipes and tobacco pouch, and wished him and Mrs Collier and family a long and happy retirement- i.n their ?new home at Auckland. '/'Afr Collier, in responidngy- heartily-, thanked Mr.. Miller for his kind utterances, ‘ahd r the good wishes of the staff , , also, for the very nice present which lie would-'..’always cherish, .and which would apt as a souvenir to remind hint of the ; many happy days he had spent with them atAfanaia. - v - . /. .-.

The death of Ms. Harry Charles William Wrigg, New Zealand Cross, aged 82, is announced, in an Auckland telegram. He was born in New Wexford, Ireland. He was articled to a civil engineer in the north of England, hut before the indentures expired he joined the Fourth Dragoon Guards. He served in the colonial forces in the Maori War in the Waikato and East Coast campaigns, receiving a war medal v He was decorated in 1898. with the New Zealand Cross for services rendered in 1876, when he voluntarily carried dispatches for ninety miles through enemy country. Later Mr. Wrigg joined the general Government service as . assistant surveyor and draughtsman, being chief draughtsman in the Public Works-Department from 1868 to 1888. He retired on a pension through ill-health in 1888. ' A large gathering of Druids and friends assembled at the Druids’ Hall, Patea, on Friday night 'to tender a farewell to three members of the Lodge who are leaving the district, vis?., Messrs D. Kerrisk, S. White ford, and A. Dunkley. His Worship the Mayor presided and read a telegram from'Mr. J- P; Corrigan, M.P.. regretting his inability to be present and wishing the guests a successful future. On behalf of their Lodge friends the Mayor (Mr. Finlayson) asked each of . the guests to accept a small memento of their' stay in Patea. Mr. Finlayson then handed Mr. Whiteford a ease of military hair brushes, Mr. Keripsk a case of pipes, and Mr. Dunklev’a case of razors, the recipients suitably replying. During the evening a numlier of toasts were lionoured, and items were rendered by Messrs F. Naisnyjth. J. Howarth R. M aterland, W. It. Morse, A. Mercer, G Jones, F. Ramsbottom, C. Adams, and T. Boagev. The proceedings closed with the singing of “Auld Lang Sync,” shortly after io| p.m.