PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 21 January 1926, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Air T. B. Crump, who has been on a visit to Victoria, is expected to reach Kltham to-day.

Airs W. B. Fearon, of Kaponga, who has been visiting relatives in the Auckland district, has returned to her home.

Mr C. P. Skerrett, K.C., has returned to Wellington by the Alaungauui after a holiday visit to Australia. .Sir Robert Stone retires from the. Chief-Justiceship <>n the 31st i nst., and is anticipated that Mr Skerrett will be sworn in to that office on Monday, February 1.

Air B. Cleland, of Kaponga, who on the Stli instant was successfully operated upon for appendicitis at Dr Hockin’s private hospital, left that- institution yesterday and proceeded to New Plymouth, where he is to spend a period of convalescence. He is accompanied by Mrs Cleland and their son.

Sir William Sim has been appointed chairman of the Prisons Board in .succession to Sir Robert Stout, whose occupancy of the office will be automatica'lv terminated, at the close of this month through his retirement from the Supreme Court Bench. Sir Robert Stout will, however, continue to act as a member of the board.

The resignation of Miss E. Monro, cookery instructress at Stratford, was accepted with regret by the Taranaki < Education Board yesterday. A reso-vX.: luton was passed (placing on record the board’s appreciation of the efficients manner in which she had carried out her duties.

The Governor-General has been advised that the King has conferred the following honours for services in connection with the Wembley Exhibition: K.8.E., Air Alexander Fowler Roberts, C.8.E.. Commissioner for New Zealand; C.8.E., Mr William Edwin CL Reid, Assistan t-Commissioner. —Press Association.

When the Taranaki Education Board accepted the resignation of Miss M. Bourke, assistant a,t Hawera, wiho retired on superannuation as from January 31, the senior inspector, Mr. J. A. Valentine, paid a tribute to her long and faithful service. Although Miss Bourke had not worked with the Taranaki Board during all her period she had shown herself as most painstaking and conscientious. A resolution was passed expressing the board’s appreciation and wishes for her health and welfare.

O'ni the recommendation of the teacher’s selection committee, the Taranaki Education Board decided to forward a letter to Mrs Garter (nee Miss Sartori, of the Stanley School) in ajppreciation of her successful and faithful services while in the board’s district, and also expressing the good wishes of the board for the future. It will ibe remembered that for some years Airs. Carter held the position of infant mistress at the Hawera School, a position: she filled with much .success. The death occurred at Gisborne last night of Air Vincent Pyke, who was 78 years of age. He was a well-known banker, who some years ago retired from the service of the Bank of New Zealand. He was a son of the late Vincent Pyke, M.P. Deceased was stationed for some years in the South Island, and he was for many years manager at Gisborne. His wife predeceased him twelve years ago. He is survived by two sons and a daughter.

Air and Airs Walkley, who liavebeen away on a visit to New South Wales, returned to Hawera on Tuesday. They report having had a wonderfully interesting trip. Besides spending part of the time in Sydney, they journeyed to Canberra, and saw a lot of the wheat, dairying and sheep country. Air Walkley says that business in all avenues appears to be very prosperous, and the State generally to be experiencing a good time. Sydney has grown and is continuing to grow very fast, while the surrounding country was looking very well indeed.

Since the Cyrena was flattened out by explosives, the e'ements have been doing their share to obliterate the unsightly wreck, and considerable change of late has taken place on the stern portion, which was more apparent at a very low tide. The how portion is gradually getting more and more covered with the drift sand brought down the coast. It wil] take some years, however, before the whole of the mass of tangled .steel is completely coveerd. —Wanganui Herald.

The Taneatua railway station was officially opened yesterday by Air F. F. Hoekhp ALP., in the presence of a 'a:rge crowd of visitors and residents. A special train brought 200 people from Tauranga and wayside .stations. Mr Rockly, in performing the opening ceremony, congratulated the district on having a railway running through the fertile Opouriao Valley. Speeches of congratulation were also made by M. C. E. AlcAlillan, ALP., members of the local bodies, and Air Sullivan (Mayor of Whakatane).