PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 12 February 1925, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

A Pouter telegram from Paris reports the death, of Ma.itre de Mange, the famous advocate and counsel for the defence in the Dreyfus case. It is confidently stated in some quarters that Mr'G. V. Pearce fully intends to contest the Patea seat (states the Eltham Argus). Mr. O. A. Mams, associate editor of the Christchurch Sun, has been appointed editor of the New Zealand Times, states a Wellington Press Association message. Air. IT. Ha-den, manager of the Bank of Australia in Eltham for a large number of years, has- received a transfer on promotion to the Ta-ihape bank

Mrs. ID. Crabtree, of the Coronation Hotel, Eltham, has purchased the Empire Hotel, Stratford, and enters into posse ssi on, i n M arch. Cr. Ira' J. Bridget' received a deputation lasi evening from a number oi : leading citizens requesting hint to offer his services a« a candidate for the Eltham. Mayoralty. Or. Bridger asked for a few days to consider the matter.

Mr. S. B. Reid, who has been spending the vacation in Hawera, ieft this morning by the mail train for Dunedin. where he will continue his rtudies at the Teachers’ Training College and the University of Otago.

ff'iie Rev. W. H. P. McKenzie, Presbyterian minister at- Lees ton, has tendered lri«' resignation to the Presbytery .on account of doctrinal differences with, tho, parishioners. The resignation was accepted.

Reports of.the Hon. D. H. Guthrie’s health on 'Saturday were that he had improved since the internal haemorrhage occurred a few days before, his blood jiressure being coneideraly reduced. His medical adviser anticipates that after a brief rest he will be able to take a trip for recuperative purposes.