PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIII, Issue XVIII, 25 October 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

In writing fo his father- in Hawera, Mr W. E. O'Donnell, who is at a Theological CoUege in England, says that h« has been spending a few weeks of his vacation in France. He spent part, also, in competing at some of the leading yports gatherings in England. At the Oval, London, he ran second in the !<"> yards, being beaten by the English champion, Applegarth, who did the distance in lOsec. This runner afterward*put up a record of 19 2-ssec. for the 200 yards. At Stamford Bridge Mr O'Donnell got a second in the 300 yards and at Highand at High Wycombe, in a. large field of the best English runners, he ran fourth in the 300 yards final. Mr O'Donnell met Mr and Mrs J. R. Corrigan in London, and with them saw some of the sights. Mr and Mrs Corrigan leave England in November.

A list of passes at the Victoria College examinations includes the names of H. L. Spratt, who kept second years' terms in Constitutional History, Jurisprudence, Mental Science, and Latin; A. Foden, first year'e terms in JuniorEnglish and Latin; G. Strack, senior pass in English and Economics; Con-. Strack, senior pass in Economics and Practical Chemistry.

On March 31 last Mr G. W. Sampson, Chief Postmaster at Wanganui, had" been 45 years and seven months in th» service of the Postal and Telegraph Department. This excellent record of service is only surpassed by two other gen-. tlemen in the service, Mr H. W. Hannington, Inspector of Telegraph Offices,, and Mr W. M. Hutchison, Chief Postmaster at Dunedin, who have 46 year*' and 10 months, and 45 years and 9* months' service respectively to their credit.

At the Kapai tea-rooms on Wednesday afternoon, the staff of Messrs Halliwell and Sellar met to say good-bye toMiss E. Winsley, who has been with th© firm for the past two years, and is leaving in view of her approaching marriage. In the absence of Mr HalliweH, Mr Sellar asked Miss Winsley to accept^ a presentation in the form of a silver .y. entre dish, as a token of the esteem :y; in wnich she is lield hy tne firm and'-,' the members of the staff. Appreciative reference-was "made to Miss Winsley's capabilities and genial disposition. *