PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 1 December 1933, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

4, Mr James Compton, Queensland, ha.s been appointed conductor of the Wanganui Garrison Band, the Pre6s Association reports. The funeral of the late Mrs. A. T. Christensen, of Patea, which was of a private nature, took place at the Paten cemetery on Tuesday morning, the vicar, the Rev. W. H. Walton, officiating at the church and at the graveside. At the Christmas party of the Egmont Alpine Chub n/t Hawera ( , last night a motion of sympathy was passed with the relatives of the late Mrs A Brustad, formerly Miss Aroha Clifford Mr Brustad is a well-known guide at Mt. Cook. The company stood in silence as a mark of sympathy. General Sir Arthur Currie, Cbm-mander-in-Chief of the Canadian Corps in France, principal , and vice-chancel-lor of McGill University, lias died at the age of 57. A Montreal cable states that Sir Arthur was stricken with blockage of a. blood vessel in the middle of the brain on November t and pneumonia developed to bring death. Chosen from 44 applicants from all over New Zealand, Mr John Norman 'Millard, M.Sc., 8.A., has been appointed headmaster of the Hutt \ alley High School in place of Mr H. IA Kidson, who will leave at the end of the year to be principal of the Otago Boys’ High School, the Press Association reports. Mr Millard has been first assistant at the high school for the past seven years and head or the department of mathematics and science. Dr. A. C. Keys has been appointed lecturer in modern languages and assistant to Professor Boyd-Wilson at Victoria University College, and graduated M.A. with first-class honours in 1928. In 1930 he proceeded to France, under a French travelling scholarship, and obtained his_ doctorate at the University of Paris in 1933. with a thesis on “The Musical Adaptations of Shakespeare in France.” He has just returned to New Zealand. The death occurred at Stratford vestevday of Mrs Mary Hassail, a. resident of the district tor the past 54 years, and mother of Mr. R. Hassall and Airs It. J. Patterson (Stratford) and Mrs Mc-Bcth (Auckland). Deceased was born in in North Staffordshire, England, ini 1849 and received early training as a midwife. On her arrival at Stratford in 1879, she established a private hospital—one of" several .she conducted in succeed)'ng years. When medical aid was no closer than New Plymouth large demands were made on Mrs Has sail’s general nursing skll and she covered many miles- on horseback attending her cases, a work she continued until failing -eyesight brought about her retirement. The death occurred at Auckland last week of Mr Albert Mcßetli, aged 80 years. He was born near Ma-rton, being the youngest of the eight -sons of the late Mr and Mrs Mcßetli, who arrived in New Zealand in 1840. Starting slice]) farming with his father, Mr Mcßetli later farmed on liis own account. In 1886 he married Miss. Amelia 'White, who arrived in New Zealand in 1878. They retired and | settled in Avondale about four years Mr Mcßetli is survived by his wife, one son. Mr Raymond Mcßetli (Stratford), and a daughter, Mrs Stead (Avondale).