PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 4 December 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

An old Eltham resident, Mr L. Blennerhassett, has returned to Eltham, intending to permanently. reside there. The death occurred at Devonport, Auckland, on Saturday, of Ellen McMinn, widow of the late Alexander McMinn. A Press Association telegram from Greymouth states that Mr James Stenhouse, aged 54 years, secretary of the Dispatch Foundry, is dead, after a long illness. Major L. P Haviland, Sir Charles I 1 ergusson’s military secretary, arrived m Wellington on Tuesday. Major Haviland belongs to the Indian Cavalry. Sir Charles Fergusson arrives the week after next. The many friends of Mies B. Howard, late of the Manaia Telephone Exchange, who was promoted to Masterton, will be pleased to hear that she nas now received further promotion to Palmerston North (states our correspondent). Mr "W. J. Phair, ex-inspector of police, who was well and favourably known throughout New Zealand, died at his home, Livingstone Avenue, trankton Junction, Hamilton, on MonHe joined the police force in i/ 7 \ r Deceased was a brother of the late Mr Phair, who resided at Hawera tor many year*. . Airs. Murdoch, the well-known Wellington harpist, who returned from San , 1 a h c isco some time ago, and who has been staying in Auckland, where she has given a number of public performances, is at present in Hawera and is staying with her brother (Mr. J. Neilson). Mrs Murdoch continued her studies while in San Francisco. She will remain in Hawera for some weeks. The Rev. Alfred North, of Dunedin, died yesterday after a short illness a Press Association message), ooilt. ate Air North, w ho was in his oOth year, was for many years one of the most outstanding figures in the Baptist ministry in New Zealand. Deceased was the father of the Rev. J J. North (Christchurch) and Dr' Charles North (Dunedin). A well-known and highly-respected resident of North Taranaki in the person of Mr Fred. C. Jones died at New 1 lymouth a few days ago after an illness of several weeks. Mr Jones was born in Rangitikei nearly 63 years ago, his parents Being very old and respected colonists, his mother (nee Broderick) haying arrived in Wellington in 1843 After spending his young days at Lower _ Hutt, Mr J ones took up farming with his brother at Otaki, where he was a valued member of several local bodies. Later he* moved to Okau, in North Taranaki, whore he was farming till a few weeks before his death, hor several years he was a member of the Clifton County Council, doing valuable service for the settlers in the district which he represented. Before leaving Hawera in continuation of their tour of investigation of New Zealand’s dairying industry, “ Russell and Professor Macklin of Wisconsin University, paid a verv high compliment to the ability and knowledge of agriculture of Mr G A Duncan, secretary of the Hawera Dairy Company. Professor Macklin said that he had secured more information in an hour in the Hawera Dairy Co.’s office m statistics and information than he could have secured in a fortnight with a staff of accountants in Wisconsin. Bothwisitom spoke in highest praise of Mr Duncan and of the great assistance he had been to them.