PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 29 July 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The death of Ferrieio B. Busoni, the composer, aged 58, is reported in a Berlin cable. The death of Mr: John Bradburv, a prominent resident of Murchison aged 71, is announced in a telegram' from Nelson. Mr. L. De Launay, representing the -North Taranaki, Stratford and South Taranaki < South African War Veterans’ conference. Mr. E. B. H. Nicholls, who has been a member of the staff of the Hawera Public Trust Office* for tlie past seypn and a half years has received notice of Ins transfer to the Christchurch office. Mr. Aieholls has proved himself a capable and popular officer, and his; transfer will be a distinct loss to’the Swimming Club, for which body he has been acting as secretary. ‘ irn Mi ® s E H. Stewart, M.A., (Glasgow) was last night appointed by the New Plymouth High School s ’~Boa rd to the position on the staff of the girls’ school rendered vacant hy the i.slgnl t ion °of r,? Mlss >tewai l t, who holds a Cam bridge teach mg diploma, ha s had one year s experience in the Cambridge Gaining college, four yearsasasecondS ip eacher in Ensland - and two ana a half years as a. private school teacher. She will probably take up her duties at the Girls’ High School early Hi AugUSt. .. News ha fl been received that the ITiiiAlrtH D £?? has a^yarjed ; to an. tl. D. Sk inner, lecturer in anthroof AH V y^T e - rSit ’ V °i ™ ot All.. AY. H. Skinner .of New Plv mouth, the degree of B.A. by Research: .Uie subject of the investigation' which was earned out at Cambridge'five-or •six years ago, i s the culture of the Morion race, and the outcome of the research has recently been published <\ the Bishop Museum at Honolulu, in tne form of a large quarto volume - The authorities at Cambridge, cin recording the award expressed the opinion that to research is “a contribution'to learning, winch is a formula, only used in respect of results of a particularly hiah character. ' . ■=-