PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 December 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

■ Mr H. Hebenton, organiser for Reform Party, arrived in Eltham by the maii train last evening. He will spend the holidays as the guest of Mr O J Hawken, M.P. P + V A ‘ .? anbrid ge> of .the? New Plymouth, railway staff, has been prothe position of stationmaster at Whangamomona. : d€ “ th ° f A Mr J- W. Biilson, a ° f r -Australian Legislative Assembly and formerly deputy-leader of the Labour Party, is reported in a Melbourne cable. '

Dr. Cedric ; Hicks, late : of Dunedin, has accepted the post,of chemical physiologist on the research staff of the Mayo Foundation, Rochetser, United btates (says a London cable). ; Mr D. McKay, Wanganui, who has been chief reporter on the Chronicle staff tor the past ten years, has been appointed to. the literary stuff of the

Mr Charles, M. Lines, of Auckland, has commenced his duties as -editor of the Ashburton Guardian. Prior to going south, Mr Lines was entertained by the journalists of Auckland at a social function, and presented with . a suitiu Se *T S caso pipes. The staff of the New Herald, of which Mr lnnes had been city sub-editor for the hist seven , years, presented him with a lutankhamen metal flowing bowl. ; Mr W. Morant Bayly, who was for many years manager of the National Bank of New . Zealand at Stratford, and ‘is now secretary of the Gisborne Farmeis ’ Association, has been appointed in addition, out of sixteen applicants, to the position, of secretai'y of the Poverty Bay Sheepowiiers’ Union of Employers. death of Dr. W. R. Pearless, aged 70, is announced in a Nelson telegram Deceased served throughout the South African war and the Great ar .with the rank of Lieut.-Colonel. He did fine work on Gallipoli in caring for the wounded, and will be remembered hv many. General R.ichardson, during his visit to Nelson some time ago, referred to Dr. Pearless as “that grand eld veteran.” Deceased in the early days took a keen interest in the volunteer movement, and was also a prominent figure in sporting circles.