PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 19 June 1931, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

It is announced that. Hie GovernorGeneral, Lord Bledisloe, will visit New Plymouth towards the end of July and will lay the foundation-stone of the new Presbyterian church. The Taranaki Presbytery, at a meeting held in Stratford on Wednesday, accepted an invitation to attend the ceremony.

Mr. T. J. Allan, who has been on a holiday visit to Auckland, has returned to his home in Hawera. The retirement on superannuation of Mr W. R. Davidson, assistant chief engineer of the railways, after 33 years’ service, is announced. A motion of sympathy with Mr. T. A. Bridge in his recent bereavement was passed by the Manaia School Committee on Wednesday 7 evening.

Sir Thomas Wilford, the New Zealand High Commissioner, welcomed the New Zealand farmers’ party on its arrival in London, states a Press Association cable.

Dr. D. Vaughan Thomas, who will conduct examinations in the North Island for Trinity College of Music, London, arrived at Auckland by the Niagara on Monday. Dr. C. E. W. Bean, Australian official war historian, has been awarded the Cliesney Medal by .the Council of the Royal United Service Institution for his official history of the war, states a Sydney cable. At a meeting of tlie Taranaki Presbytery held at Stratford on Wednesday a resolution was passed) congratulating Mr T. A. Bridge on completing 30 years in Ms eldership in the Manaia congregation, and also upon almost 30 years as a member of the Presbytery, and wishing him many years more of service.

Messrs W. McL’Dowie and C. H. Washer, in company with the secretary (Mr. M. C. Crighton) of the Egmont A. and P. Association, attended the annual conference of the North Island A. and P. Association held in Palmerston North yesterday. The visitors also attended the National Dairy Show during the day and returned to Hawera last evening. A London message states that Sir Thomas Wilford and representatives of the Dominions’ Office, Government boards, the Royal Veterinary Society, Australia House, shipping and commerce were present at the interment of Mr A. Crabb, secretary of the New Zealand High Commissioner’s office, at West Norwood cemetery. The wreaths included one from the New Zealand Government. Tlie death of Mr Walter Haddrell at the age of 81 occurred at New Plymouth on Wednesday night. Mr Haddrell was for a long time in charge of the New Plymouth police office, where he earned the respect and esteem of everyone who . came in contact with him. On retiring from the force some years ago he settled at Westown, where he lived a retired life ; For some years he was _ afflicted with blindness, but he continued to take a keen interest in everything. He took an active part in raising funds for a church at Westown.