PERSONAL ITEMS.

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

PERSONAL ITEMS.

. J ' B ‘ Mae Diarmid, of Auckland, has been appointed to the position of surgeon superintendent of the Tauvanga Hospital. v oab!e reports the death of Mr \\. S. Davidson, who lor forty years was general, manager of the New Zealand and Australia Land Company. , v^ e rumoured possibilities of the Duke ol \ork accepting a Dominion Governor-Generalship ig authoritatively denied, states a London cable message. f W lS vr fn be P leased to know that Mr H. Gibson, who was seriously hurt at the Manaia Hunt last AVednesaaty is making a speedy recovery reports our Alanaia correspondent. A Dunedin Press Association message states that the death occurred on the IrthofMrAA b. Davidson, manager of r™ 1 Zea,ant } and Australian Land Company and a director of the National Alortgage Company. Air P. J C. Lloyd, who for the past five years has officiated as manager of the ivaponga branch of the Bank of New South Wales, left yesterday to take up hi* new appointment in the A\ ellington office. Mr Loftus, latey Or the Wellington office, has be?n appointed to fill the position vacated by Ai/r Lloyd. King George, at a final audience accorded the Regent of Abyssinia, announced his intention of restoring to t l ?e .i Ein I V ress ot Abyssinia the crown of the Emperor Theodore, which Lord Napier captured at- Alagdala in 1868 (states a London cable message). The crown has been exhibited at the A7ietona and Albert -Museum since 1869 ihe Regent declared that this token of friendship would give the Abvsinmans the greatest satisfaction. Air Oswald Alosley, Independent member of the British House of ComVt 01 ! 1 ?! or V K> Harrow division of Almdlesex. has accepted the invitation of the Labour Party to contest the Gadywood division of Birmingham, the seat at present held by Mr Neville Chamberlain (Conservative), at the next election (says a London cable).. Afr D. H. Butcher, who leaves New rlymouth shortly on transfer to AVe!lington, was on Saturday met by the members of the New Plymouth'' Golf L.luo, of which he has been a prominent member, and presented with an entree dish. In making the presentation, the club captain (M,r S. Burgess) referred to the valuable, services Air Butcher had for many years rendered to the club, especially in connection with young players, and as a member of the handicapping committee. Mr Butcher suitably lepliecl. The death occurred at an early hour yesterday morning of Airs Ellen Hooker, a well-known resident of New Plymouth. Airs Hooker was the second daughter of the late Air John Oliver, oi Oruata. and was horn in New Plymouth in 1859. She was educated in the New Plymouth schools of the day and remained there duriaig the troublous times with the Maoris and ever since. She married Al,r J. F. Hooker in 1878. Airs Hooker is survived bv Air Hooker, her four sons, Alessrs Edgar, Fred, Gordon and Rcyce, and her only daughter, Abrs AY. H. Boon, all of whom reside in New Plymouth.—News.