PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 5 August 1926, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Q.M.S.. Quayle, of the Hawera defence staff, left lor Palmerston North by the mail train this morning, on a business visit.

Major Bremner, group commander commander of No. & area, has, gone to Palmerston North on. defence business. Mr. W. A, Sheat, 8.A., LL.B., of Hawera, and Mr. H. G. Whitehead, B.AI, of the Opunake District High School, ha-ve been, elected Fellows of the Royal Economic Society.

Captain Burgess, of the Eltham Salvation Army Boys’ Home, has received notice of his transfer to Temuka Boys’ Home. Cajotain Bicknill ha® been appointed to the Eltham Home.

Miss Curran, daughter of the ReA*. 11. Curran, of Hawera, Avas a> passenger by the mail train this morning. She lias gone to Mart-on, Avhere she Avill spend a few day® with her sister, Mrs T. W. Reid, lately of Hawera. Mrs. R.. J. Nairn, of Eltham, aalio has been in indifferent health for some time and has been receiving treatmentat the Hawera public hospital during the past. tjAvo- weeks, had to undergo a minor surgical operation yesterday. This morning ©he Ava» reported to be making sabsif actor y progress. Dr. Joseph Patrick Frengley, ■ director of the division of Food and Drugs of the Department of Health, died rather suddenly at his residence, Kurort, Wellington, on Sunday afternoon. The late Dr. Frengley bud not been in good health for some time, but was able to attend to his duties until almost the- end. He was at his office until noon on Saturday last. Of a. companionable .and likeable disposition, Dr. Frengley had very many friends, The members of the hospital and charitable aid. boards will also regret his passing away.

Mrs W. Melville, of Kaponga, Avas also a daughter of the, .late Mrs J. ,W. Paterson, Avho died on Tuesday, at the age of 75 years, predeceased by her husband! .some three years ago. One of the three daughters died during the influenza epidemic of 191 S, and the other. Avas Miss E.. Paterson, avlio resided Avitln her mother.

Considerable alarm is felt by the Mount Egmont National Park. Board for the life of the bush on the northern portions of the reserve, particularly on the Kaitake Ranges, as the ravages of wild goats, which have of late years multiplied rapidly, threaten with complete destruction within a generation the beautiful native bush which has made the mountain so well-known. The board’s special committee met xecently and decided to invite the help of sportsmen in the province, and fox- the purpose of arranging a campaign a meeting will be held next week, when several prominent sportsmen will he invited 1 to attend.

The ocean is everlastingly yielding wonders' and oddities (remarks the Dunedin Star). One afternoon Jalst week a seal emerged from it near the baths at St. Clair Beach, to have its photograph taken. That was how it looked to the 'bystanders. When the seal came ashore' it waddled a few yards up the beach, seemed to find the soft sand undesirable going, and halted just as a young lady got her camera to bear. Then it rose to an erect position- and extended its flappers, and, having done all that could reasonably be expected of it to give the photo- . grapher a chance, it went “about ship” and slid into the -sea. It wais a pretty little comedy that had all the appearance of having been rehearsed. It was fortunate fox - a would-be bxirglar who attempted to enter a tailor’s premises- at -the corner of .Stuart and Bath Streets), Dunedin, at about 9 o’clock last night, that lie did not start on his expedition a few minutes earlier. He had opened -a window at the top and was about to enter the room when Die owner arrived -and switched on the light. The man slipped back to the roof 'and' made his way over the top of the buildings. A search by the police was resultless. An overcoat, which was found in the lane, is thought to-be the man’s property.

Almost two hours after a. theft ease had been heard in the Magistrate’s Court at 'Christchurch, before Mr H. P. Lowry, S.M., an order was made for flic suppression of the accused’s' name, lie was a youth charged with stealing money from Ills mother. The. accused had been, sentenced lo a term in a Borstal Institute and the matter disposed of finally as far as the regular court procedure was concerned. Two hours afterward® the mother, weeping bitterly, came to tlic bench and whispered a few words to the Magistrate. An order was then made for the suppression of the youth’s name from publication. —Press Association. BIG WINTER VALUE.

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