PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 29 August 1925, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. W. J. 0. MacDonald was last night appointed pound-keeper, ranger and Borough Inspector for the Borough of Eltham. There were eighteen applications. , ' The Christchurch South seat is to bo contested at the approaching Parliamentary elections by Mr H. G. Ell, exM.P., as an Independent Progressive Liberal. Two vacancies on the Hawera Tech* Ari nical High School Board of Governors were filled by election last evening. Mr J. B. Murdoch was Te-elected to fill the position as representative of the local bodies and Mr W. Crompton, was elected as employers’ representative. Mr. W. J. Poison, president of the New Zealand. Farmers’ Union, leaves Wellington for Auckland o u Sunday to catch tlie Aorangi for Vancouver. He is looking into the question of agricultural, banks in other countries, and will be away for about a year, Mr. F. O’Neill, chief clerk at the local post office, and Mr. W, Greig, accountant of the Hawera Brewery . Co., who have been on an extended tour of the South Island, particularly of the West Coast, will return, to Hawera by Tuesday’s Mail train. Mr Theodore Tresize, of Wellington, who has been appointed producer of “The Toreador,” will arriv© in Hawera in Tuesday evening, and will commence rehearsals immediately. Mr Tresize originally intended to reach Hawera last evening, but had to postpone his arrival until Tuesday. Out of 111 applications for the position of. secretary to the Eltham Dairy Company, Mr C. H. Courtney, F.R.A. (N.Z.), has been appointed. Mr Courtney is, well and favourably known in the Manawatu dairying district as secretary of the Rongoeea Dairy Company. Previous to taking up that position some* Tears ago h© was asso* ciated with, various commercial houses in Auckland. Mr Courtney, who is a married man, ie a qualified accountant, and has a record of three years’ war service. The death is reported of Mrs. Grc relict of Mr, W. J. Green, who res. Wr ed for over thirty years in the Toko district. Mrs. Green was the first white woman to settle in Toko, at a date, over forty years ago, and in . the course of her pioneering experiences she has had many remarkable stories to tell. Mrs. Green was bom in Berkshire, England, and was married to Mr. Green in London. The pioneers arrived in New Zealand fifty-three years ago, and after residing ini. Wellington for a number of years they went to Inglewood, and later to Toko, which proved to lie the family home ‘for four decades. Before the business of the annual meeting of members of the Trotting Club was commenced last night, the chairman. Mr. McCarthy, said it was his sad duty to move a motion of condolence with the relatives of one of their most prariiinent- members —Mr. W. Slattery. The lat© Air. Slattery.! had been a foundation member of the club and had given his best services during the whole course of its exist-, ence,' right up to the time of. his death. He had possessed an intimate knowledge of the sport, and by reason'of that (knowledge had lent invaluable / aid to the deliberations of the committee and stewards during his period of office. He, however, had been favourably lcnow n and respected by members of other sporting communities, and had been a most popular figure in South Taranaki as well as being known throughout the Dominion. Mr. W.' J. Bradford, who seconded the motion, said he had been associated with Mr. Slattery for the past 20 years. Mr. Slattery had been a strong supporter of the club in the old days, when it was unfinaricial, and he Was one of five who 20 years ago had contributed £5 each to make up a stake for the publican’s handicap. Also in recent days there had been no _ one more liberal in heloing the trotting club along. Air. Slattery had ibeen present to help the local club when he had been more interested in racing in other parts. Th© motio n was then carried by all present standing a moment in silence. ' ' '