PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 17 November 1925, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. A. D. McLeod, Minister of Lands, will arrive in Hawera to-mor-row evening and will perform the opening ceremony of the Egmont A. and P. Show on Thursday (People’s Day). Mr. E. If. T. Young is Victoria College’s (A\ r ellington) nominee for the second Rhodes Scholarship. Mr. Y'oung, who -was asked to accept nomination by the (Students’ Association, is a graduate in science and his sports record is a fine one.

A Press Association message from Sydney reports the death of Mr. J. H. Maiden, who for many years was Government Botanist • for New- South Wales.

Dr. AA r . E. Herbert, of Wellington, governor of the New Zealand District of International Rotary, accompanied by Sir. H. Amos, secretary of the Wellington Rotary Club, arrived in Hawera this forenoon and will meet the Hawera Rotary at luncheon to-day. The death occurred at New Plymouth yesterday of Mr. George Pitt, at the age of 62 years. Mr. Pitt was a native of New Plymouth, and a son of the late Mr. Henry Pitt, who many years ago carried on a stationery and news agency business. Mr. S. Pitt, of Stratford, is a brother of the deceased gentleman. The Manawatu Standard records the death at Palmerston North of Mr. F. AY. Just, a settler of fifty years’ standing, and known to many in this district because of his interest in horticulture, which he took up some twenty years ago. As a young man he saw service in the Franco-Prussian war and gained many decorations for service to his country. At the Tawhiti School yesterday afternoon, the teachers and the children of the upper division met for the purpose of saying good-bye to Edward Y'oung, a former pupil of the school, who is leaving to join the Navy. On behalf of the teachers, pupils and Miss Balantvne, the headmaster presented Master Y'oung with a self-filling fountain pen, and expressed their good wishes for his success. Master Young left by the mid-day train to-day to join the “ Philomel” in Auckland.

Last week Mr. R. W. Dalton, British Trade Commissioner for Australia, was in Wellington, and Mr. L. 0. Hooker, who met him there, discussed with him the scheme he is formulating of the children’s Empire reciprocal publicity by means of the interchange of correspondence between schools at Home and overseas. Mr. Hooker has been for some time working with the New Zealand office of the Trade Commissioner. Mr. Dalton expressed himself as highly pleased with the scheme, which he considered, would accomplish much in the direction of Empire reciprocity. At "the monthly meeting of the South Taranaki Winter, Show executive last night a very hearty vote of thanks and appreciation of the splendid work done by the secretary-manager, Mr L. _O. Hooker, during the year was carried unanimously. Members present all spoke in the highest terms of the services rendered to the society by Mr Hooker, and specially appreciated his resourcefulness in always having a new and attractive scheme for each show. The practical value, they agreed, was shown by the remarkable financial success achieved. The work done by (Sir James and Lady Gunson will be publicly recognised next Monday, when a presentation ceremony will be held at the Auckland Town Hall. Sir James will be presented with a silver model of the new museum building,,now being erected ai the domain as a war memorial. The model is true to scale and stands on a bronze pedestal. An illuminated address will also be presented to Sir James and a babv grand piano to Lady Gunson. The committee in charge of the presen tation has decided, with the consent and approval of Sir James, to devote the remainder of the funds to the establishment of a university scholarship in agriculture to be known as the Sir James Gunson scholarship. For this purpose there is a sum of £I2OO available, which with a, Government subsidy brings the total to £2400. This means that the scholarship will have an annual value of over £125. The scholarship, which will bo open to New Zealand students, will be tenable at the Auckland University College.