PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 16 January 1926, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

ISergt.-Major Bezar, who has been in ffsuvera lor some days, left for New Plymouth to-day. He will return later to spend a few more days in Hawera., when lie will be the guest of Mr Squire, High Street. Dev. Brother Fergus, of the Alarist Brothers’ College, Auckland, was in Hawera yesterday and went to Patea this morning.

The Very Rev. Monsignor Power, of St. Joseph's, Hawera, will leave on Monday for Wellington to take, part in a Retreat, usually held at this time of the year. The Governor-General. Sir Charles Fergusson, Lady Alice Fergusson, and Mr Bernard Fergusson, will pay an. official visit to Hamilton on February 23. arriving at mid-day and leaving on the 25th for Rotorua.' "

Mr Newton King was taken ill in Wel'ington on Wednesday evening, and in response to a telephone call early on Thursday morning Mrs King \ left for Wellington by the mail train. V Mr King had gon e to Wehingtdn as ;> member of the deputation who waited on the Overseas Shipping Committee with, reference to direct shipping of dairv produce from New Plymouth. Later advice as to Mr King’s condition was that there was a decided improvement, and that if sufficiently recovered he expected to return to New Plymouth on Saturday or early next week Herald. Mr G. H. Buekeridge has just returned from a motor trip to Raglan where he ancl his family -were the guests of his brother, a sheep farmer in that district. His location is on the Aotea Beach, on the West Coast. Mr Buekeridge says the country round there is looking well, but it is‘patchy, ' some very good and much of it poor. Sheep do well there. Mr Buekeridge remarked that the travelling was pretty rough, and for miles there was no metal on the roads. The last eight miles before reaching his destination took him an hour to cover. Coming back from Te Kuiti he made excellent time, coming through in about, seven hours. Captain Smith, of the Hawera corps of the Salvation Army, has liecn notified of his transfer to lluetihi, while Adjutant Will Sawyer, of Stratford, will succeed Captain Smith. To-mor-row Captain Smith will conduct his last services in Hawera and on Tuesday evening a farewell social will be held. The captain will leave on Wednesday morning, and Adjutant Sawyer will arrive later in the same day. * A welcome social will he tendered to the J adjutant on Thursday evening. Ad- -p jutant Sawyer’s position will be filled ' by Ensign Douglas, of St. Albans, Christchurch. At Eltham, Commandant Glanville, who goes to Petone, will be succeeded by Captain Norman, of Woodville. Captain Wilkes has been transferred to Marton.