PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 30 July 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. Newton King leaves Vancouver to-day on the Niagara on his return to New Plymouth.

Mr, H. M. Shera, who ha s been accountant in the goods office at the New (Plymouth railway station for nearly two years, has been promoted to stationmaster at Ohakune.

The many friends in this district of Mrs W. Hutchens, wiio met with a painful accident in Wanganui a few days ago, will be pleased to learn that she is steadily recovering, and will probably be able to leave her lied in afew days.. After fifty years' service with the New Zealand Shipping Company, Captain John Bone, marine superintendent, who is retiring, was yesterday afternoon the guest at a luncheon on board the Remuera at Wellington, Lord .Tel]icoe, Mr. W. F. Massey, the Hon. G. J. Anderson (Minister for Marine), Sir Joseph Ward and other prominent men being present. Captain Bone was warmly felicitated on his meritorious career. —Press Assn. The death of Mr. Alexander McK'enzie, one of the original settlers of Omaha, aged 99, is reported from Auckland. Mr. McKenzie was horn in Nova Scotia. With his brother, the late Cap tain Kenneth McKenzie, and others he decided to* emigrate, and these companions set about the construction of a vessel of IQS tons, built entirely by their own hands and named the Spray. The venturesome partj. set out from Cape Breton for New Zealand in 1857. After their arrival Mr. McKenzie still followed the sea and also engaged in farming. -. At the residence of Mr and Mrs W. A. Spragg a farewell evening was last night tendered to Mr F. AVilson, of Messrs Geo. Symc and Co., who is leaving to-morrow for England and California. By his happy disposition Mr AVilson has earned for himself a large number of friends, and while the evening itself was most enjoyable it was with regret that the many guests came to bid adieu. During tlie evening Mr AVilson was. presented with a wristlet watch as a small memento*of the friendships he had made in Hawera, and as a further reminder will carry away in an autograph hook the signatures of all who were present at the farewell function.

Mr. E. E. Gillon, chief mechanical engineer of the New Zealand Railways, has announced his intention to retire on superannuation. At 16 Mr. Gillon ioined the Hillside workshops, and in 1888 was transferred to Wellington. In 1892, to gain experience, he went as fireman fend engine-driver for 12 months, and then returned to the drawing office. In 1899 he wag transferred to traffic management, at Kaihu, and then Whangarei. In 1912 he was placed in charge of the Hillside workshops, and in 1914 in charge of the Addington workshops. In 1919 he received his present appointment. Mr. T. Thomas, late headmaster of the Eltham High School, will take charge of the Qpunake School pending the appointment of a permanent headmaster, Mr. Sims’ transfer being cancelled (states the Opunake Times). It is understood that, although not officially recognised as a high school, an assistant is to be appointed with qualifications to which the school would be entitled if it were a high school. Mr. Cron was instrumental in having this appointment considered. It i s the first step in the establishment of the school as a high school.