PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera Star, Volume L, 26 August 1930, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Legion of Frontiersmen, Ohawe Troop, at Hawera, appreciation of the services rendered bA T Lieut-. Piper, N.Z. Liaison 'Officer, who is leaving the district. was placed on record. The Rev. MY. G. Carpenter, “Uncle George” of 2YA, Wellington, w-ill be visiting Hawera on Tuesday and Wed-„ nesday of next Aveek and will be a guest of Mrs A. Shepherd, of the Savoy Tea Rooms. The third Baron Hatherton died at his Staffordshire home on Sunday, the Australian Press Association reports. Lord Hatherton, avlio Avas 88 years old, was military secretary to the Gover-nors-General of Canada from 1875 to 1879. He succeeded his father in 1888. His heir is Colonel Edward C. R. Littleton, avlio is 58 years old. General Hertzog, South African; Prime Minister, arrived at Elgin (Scot-j land) on Saturday morning on a week-1 end visit to the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, at Lossiemouth, says a British Official Wireless message. The death occurred at Auckland last week of Mrs Elizabeth Kelly, one of the oldest, residents of that eitv. Born in Russell in 1847, Mrs Kelly had been a resident of Auckland since childhood. Her husband, flic late Mr John Kelly, Avas for many years a farmer in the Mt. Albert district. She left a family of two sons and four daughters, one of the former, Mr Claude Kelly, being a resident of Hawera. The New Zealand general agent and trade commissioner in Australia. (Mr. H. J. Manson) will retire on pension at the end of August. Mr. Manson, who Avas appointed to the position in 1906, Avas born in Victoria. He engaged in pastoral pursuits in tire North Island of New Zealand, Avliere lie became one of the founders of the Farmers’ Union. Mr. Manson is a member of tlie council of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce, a councillor of the Empire Reciprocity 5 League, vice-president of the English I Speaking Union, and first president of the Travel Promotion League. Re-1 centlA 7 he Avas created C-M.G.