PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 November 1927, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Returning to Wellington after a visit to Stratford, Mr -F. C. 'Sprat.t, formerly of Hawera, passed through by the south express this morning.

A Press Association message from New Plymouth reports the death of Mr Edward Doekrill, who was Mayor of New Plymouth from 1897 to 1902 and for the 1900-07 term. Prior to 1880 he spent fourteen years on the West Ctoast and the Thames goldfields. Mr. J. 11. McClune, deputy superintendent of the Children’s Welfare branch of the Department of Education, was the guest of the Commercial Hotel last evening. Dean 'Carrington has for many years been the Dean of 'Christchurch Cathedral, and on Thursday Bishop WestWatson, on behalf of the diocese, presented the dean with a wallet containing £250. v Two of the judges atv the Waikato Show this week were from South Taranaki—Mr. It. M-c Cay for the light horses and Mr. A. C. Johnstone, of Auroa, Ayrshire cattle, while North Taranaki was represented by Mr. F. AY. Cornwall, who judged the Jerseys.

A London cablegram reports the death of Mr Gjiarles Mastennan, aged 54. Mr Masterman after a distinguished career at Cambridge * University, took up journalism, and later entered Parliament. He held minor offices under the Liberal Government for some years. Mr Masterman died of heart failure supervening on pneumonia.

The death is notified from Napier -of Mr C. H. -Lawn, for many years a resident of 'Stratford, where he was. chief draughtsman in the Public Works office. He was well known in musical circles, having been a great supporter and the Citizens’ Band and aiso conductor of the Methodist Church choir.

Mr Lloyd 'George has not received any invitation from the Prime Minister of Australia (the Rt. (Hon. S. M. Bruce) to visit Australia. : His secretary says it is unlikely he could accept such an invitation, because he was going to Brazil for the sake of the sea trip and staying there only five days. Mr naoyd George cannot afford to be absent long in the New Year because of the critical state of political events and election preparations. A cable from Pez states that the Sultan of Morocco died of heart, attack and uraemia. He will probably he succeeded by his son, Prince Mulay Idrais. A London cable reports the death of Mr James Ballance, brother of the late Mr John Ballance, ex-Prime Minister of New Zealand, following a motor ’bus accident in 'County Antrim, Ireland. It is expected that the 'Governor-Gen-eral, Sir Charles Pergusson, will be confined to his home for some time, and, on the recommendation of his medical advisers, His Excellency has cancelled his more immediate public engagements. The garden party, which was to have been held at Government House on Tuesday next has bfien postponed. In the opinion of His Excellency’s physicians, however, it will not be advisable for him to undertake for several weeks his public engagements outside Government House.

Advice has been received that Dr. R. J. Tillvard, of the 'Cawthron Institute, Nelson, has accepted the position of Commonwealth Entomologist. He is at present in Australia and is due back in New Zealand shortly. Dr. Tillvard, who has had a distinguished scientific career, has beeomo very well known in connection with his researches into the control of noxious weeds by means of insects. Under his direction very up-to-date insectaries have lately been erected at the Cawthron Institute, and it is hoped to complete experiments in the control of blackberry and other noxious weeds. The departure of Dr. Tillvard, who will leave the 'Dominion early next year, although a great loss, will not put an end to this important work. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is taking steps to see that it is carried on, states a Press Association message from Wellington. Dr. 'Tillvard was tne New Zealand Gov. ernment representative at the Imperial Conference of Entomology in 1920, and he has to his credit many important publications, one of the latest being a very valuable and comprehensive treatist. on the insects of Australia and New Zealand. His original research papers on entomological subjects number well over a hundred.