PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 16 January 1930, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr J. Franklin, of the Bank of New Zealand staff in Auckland, is in Ha's ora spending his annual leave with h:.- people.

Messrs Rod Synve and B. Hayibit-tle, of Hawera, left by car this morning foil- Wellington on a short visit. Mr Haybit-tle will afterwards go on to Christchurch.

Passengers who arrived from Sydney by the Aorangi at Auckland* on Monday include Sir Mark Sheldon, chairman of the Australian Bank of Commerce who is going to London, Sir James Hamilton, of York, Chairman of Directors of the Yorkshire Insurance Company, who will spend a fortnight in the Dominion, and Sir Benjamin Fuller, who is making a business visit to New Zealand.

When the question of the retiring members of the Taranaki Education Board, in view of the coming election, was discussed yesterday there was some doubt as to who should- constitute the four required. Those who had longest term of service were Dr. W. M. Thomson and Messrs S. G. Smith and H. Dempsey ,and these three therefore retired, but it was necessary to take a ballot between Messrs McAllister and Valentine, who had equal 'service, and the former will be the fourth to- contest the election.

Mr. E. S. Marks, M.L.A. for North Sydney, and a prominent all-round (sportsman of New South Wales, is visiting New Zealand. Mr. Marks was a visitor in 1926 as manager of the team that came to the Dominion to compete in what wer 0 then known as t lie Australasian amateur athletic championships and later assisted with Mr. P. Selig (then a prominent member of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association), and Mr. R. Combes (Sydney) at a conference in Melbourne to set up the constitution and rules of the Australasian Amateur Athletic Association.

During the passage of the liner Tarnui, which arrived at Wellington on Monday from London, a cabin passenger, Mr. Robert King, of Te Puke, Auckland district, died last Thursday from natural causes. The deceased, who was a farmer, was accompanied by his son and -daughter and was returning from a holiday tour. Ho was about 70 years -of age. and had been ailing for some -time. The body was committed to the deep, the funeral service being conducted by the Rev. W. Nowheuld. a passenger.

Mr and Mr\s J. W. Harding and family, of Hawera, have just -experienced: a very interesting and enjoyable time on a motor trip to North Auckland. They travelled by way of Wanganui River, finding the road as far as Taumaranui very good, but thence to To Kuiti it was in course of formation. They camped at Orewa beaeli, near Waiwera, about thirty miles from Auckland, finding it a lovely spot for the purpose and on the return journey spent some days at Milford. They came round by way of Araouni, and Mr Hurdling says he saw evidence of great and adverse change since he was there last year.