PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 25 April 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

PnSff tv nY W' Fraser < Minister for* North TvS*V who has been vi^«* nngton^irirS^ *° |.. Mr Virgil MeGovern, one of the in^ lington S^T**™ ia the Welß™k nf l?* W^B^ manager of tiff is Stir, NeW S°Uth Wale* at Hawera, IS n£ as manager of the New Ply! M^bfeaKee! *^' of^lrCHnrJL PTO record; the death or .ur Lharles Cudby, one of Wellington's earliest S ettlers 5 who arrivfd there early in 1857. Deceased wls7% FT' °f age- Mess^ C and F W d°e UcSed °f HaWCra > «" ™* Si An old-, identity, Mr- Chas. Davy passed away at the residence of his son, MV George Davy, J.P. , o f Q%! years*' V^ 16lcat^ c *& «* » PlTlo U tlirm^ Wh£ had tiSr-hn-S h\ MP Davy Predeceasediherlate Mr bout I seve^ years ago. The if ?r avl leaves several sons and daughters-Mr Charles Davy of GigjJavy, of New Plymouth, farmer: Mr ?nd SM r fj^S of WaaganS^ Mrl n Ft ellkn Davy. of Waipawa^ Woodhead, of Batley; Mrs Mcdregor ij£g*mi' KrS Golden, 8 of atAtl?i eaSaDtlli¥ 6 fun«tio^ took plaeoat the gas works on Friday eveninc *Jen tiie staff of the Company in! vited Mr H. J. Atkinson, the lkte mana-or, to meet them in order to sa? ]f good-ove. Mr Causey, the new manager' wa^ also invited". Mr G H JJate, m a neat epeech, spoke of the l cordial relations that had always exis£ -X ed between Mr Atkinson and the staff, and asked Mr Atkinson to accept a» a small memento of those cordial relations a set of silver-mounted military Aair also a small present ta Mrs Atkinson. At the- same time h<* wished him and his family every hanpmess and prosperity. Mr Atkinson feelingly thanked those present for tfteir handsome and for the hearty assistance he had always received from the staff, and asked that the same support should be accorded to Mr Causey, whom he had much pleasure in introducing: to them. Mr Hate assured Mr Causey he could relir on the sincere co-operation of the staff -at all times Mr Causey said he wacr very pleased to be present ami at meeting all the staff together. He V, assured them that, whilst doin X his best for the Company, he would not neglect, them. The proceedihoß te»----m mated by three hearty cheers beincgiven. Mr and Mts Atkinson left Hawera this morning for Auckland. A number of personal friends were at the station to bid them good-bye