PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 2 August 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Canon Barnes, of Westminster, ha® been appointed to the bishopric of Birmingham in succession to Bishop Wakefield (states a London cable).

Yesterday there was a change in the proprietary of the Opunake Times, the present proprietor taking Mr A". B. Brown, late of Auckland, into partnership.

An Auckland press message states that Sir James Gunson says there is absolutely no authority so far as he is concerned for the report in Wellington that he will contest Auckland East at the next election.

Captain W. Olphert, who will succeed Captain J. Bone as marine superintendent of the New Zealand Shipping Company, saw considerable war service as a commander of two armoured yachts and afterwards of one of the “mystery ships.” He was cantured by the Germans in 1917 and interned until the armistice.

One of the saddest deaths it has been our duty to chronicle (says the Opunake Times) took place at New Plymouth Hospital on Wednesday afternoon. when Mrs S. Newport, ‘wife of Mi George Newport, of Opunake, passed an <iy. Some days ago Airs Newport underwent an operation for an internal complaint, and although the operation appeared to be successful complications set in, death resulting as' 111 addition to her husband she leaves a family of eight youim children to mourn the loss of a o-ood mother, and to them the' syninathv of friends will be extended.

A pleasing little function took place at the- Opunake School on Tuesday when presentations were made by the pupils and teachers to Mr. Cron and Miss Cron. Miss J. McLean, on behalf of the teachers, in presenting Mr. Cron with a fountain pen and Miss Cion with a set of cutlery, referred to the esteem in which the recipients were held by the staff. Mr. Cron was also, the recipient of a handsome suitcase from the pupils, Miss Peggy Burton making the presentation in a neat address. Mr. Cron was also the recipient of a travelling rug from the school committee. It is understood that Mr. AY. Curtis will act as relieving headmaster pending the appointment of Mr. Cron’s successor.