PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXVIII, 21 June 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

At the banquet to the Hawera Dairy Company's suppliers on Thursday night feeling reference was made by Mr G H. Buckeridge to the death of Mr W." Swadling. He was sure they were alt deeply sorry to lose such an estimabl* man. His sudden death would be deplored, not only in Kaponga, but throughout the whole of Taranaki. Personally, he (the speaker) wished to record his deep sense of the loss of a real good friend. Mr H. L. Spratt, chairman of directors, moved that the sympathy of the directors of the company and of the suppliers be extended to the* relatives of the late Mr Swadling. This was seconded by Mr A. E. Death and carried in silence.

Mi- David Jones has been appointed Opposition organiser in the South Island.

Captain Fullerton, of the Otago Boys' Hish School, has accepted the command of the team of New Zealand senior cadets that is to visit Canada shortly. The youths are at present undergoing instruction at Trentham. Second Lieutenant B. C. Kirk, from the New Zealand Garrison Artillery, has been appointed second lieutenant in the 11th Taianaki Regiment. Mr G. L. Rogers has also been appointed second lieutenant in the 11th. Regiment. Second Lieutenaut G. W. Tayler has been appointed for service with the Senior Cadets.

Mr Joseph Pennington, of Ingle wood, passed away this morning (says thft .News) after a short illness. ' The deceased gentleman was one of the oldtime veterans, having seen some 16 or 17 years' service. He was a Grenadier Guard, and had the Crimea medal '(four clasps), and the Turkish and New Zealand medals.

On St. Peter's Day (June 29), an Auckland boy, the Rev. Mr Wilfrid Gore Brown, son of a late Governor of INew Zealand, will be consecrated Anglican Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa, ihe Standing Committee of the Auckland Diocese is arranging to send a cablegram of congratulation to Ihe distinguished Aucklander from the city and diocese of his birth.