PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 29 August 1929, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

* Mr. S. S. Dean, chairman of the management 'committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union, returned to Wellington on Tuesday by the Makura from Sydney. Sir Percy Loraine, who is succeeding Lord Lloyd as High Commissioner in Egypt, left London on Tuesday to take up his post, says a British official wireless message. While going for a bathe at Trevarnon Bay, near Padstow, Miss Margaret Bondfleld, Minister of Labour, fell on some pebbles and fractured her ankle says a British official wireless message. She tvas removed l to a. nurs-

ing home at Bodmain. Mr E. A. Mankier, whose resignation from tile position of Workers’ "Educational Association’s tutor has been ac-

, cep ted by the Victorian College Council, lias accepted the position of general secretary of the New Zealand Political Reform League, and takes over the latter position a,t the end of September on the retirement of the present secretary, Mr Ernest A. James. The death of the Rev. .Ambrose John Wilson, D.D., at the age of 76 years, is reported from London. He was headmaster of the Church of England Grammar School, Melbourne, from 1885-93 and a member of the council of Trinity College, Melbourne University. Dr. Wilson was a director of the Royal Humane Society of Australia, and New Zealand, and a vcie-president of the Amateur Athletic Association, Victoria. A vote of sympathy with Hie relatives of the late Mr G. E. Reed, of Hawera, whose death occurred last ! week was recorded by the social committee of the Ilawera Amateur Athletic j Club at a meeting held on Monday. Mr Reed was an official of the athletic club i for many seasons and at .the time of :

hi.s death was a member of the executive committee. At the annual meeting of the .Toll Dairy Company yesterday, reference was made Iby tho chairman to the deaths of 'Mr- J. F. Stevenson, a supplier for many years; Mr John iDaley, a director, and Mr 'Samuel Turner, agent for a firm that has done a lot of business with the company. On Mr Murdoch’s .motion a vote of sympathy and .condolence with their relatives iwas carried and at his request those present stood a few moments in silence out of respect to their memory. Mr Robert Hall, father of 'Mrs A. Shepherd of Hawera, died at Wellington last Thursday morning. Mr Hall had been in hospital at Sydney for some months, but. rocov’erod sufficiently to return to his home last Tuesday. Mr Hal] was a member of the first'.Cham-

ber of Commerce in Wellington and was well known in business and philanthropic circles in Wellington and Airek. land.