PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 25 October 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

A London message states that Mr A. Henderson is about to be appointed as the first Minister for Pensions.

Mrs Salina Kelson, Normanby, has been advised that her son (25 /1.- tiS Private Kelsen) ha.s been wounded and admitted to the BrocJienhurst ricspitai, luigiaud, where he is progressing r^vorab:v.

Professor David's injuries, which are not serious, resulted rrom a fall of 70 feet in a mining -shaft.—Sydney cable.

A London cable says that the Freedom of the City will be presented to Mr Massey on November 6th.

A London cable reports the death of Sir Joseph Beecham, Bart., manufacturer and philanthropist, who did much to popularise opera; aJso of Sir Jacob Elias Sassoon, a noted Indian merchant and banker, who established a Central College of Science in Bombay.

Mrs R. Pascoe, who died at Greymouth on Saturday last, was a sister of Mr Jonas Masters, of Stratford. Mrs Pascoe was the widow of Mr It. Pascoe, who was killed in the Brunner explosion 20 yeai-s ago.

The Very Rev. Dean Power left for Wanganui torday to attend the 25 years' jubilee of the Itev. Mother Superior of the Convent. The Rev. Mother is a daughter of Mrs Malone, of Hawera.

It has been reported by the military authorities that Private George Herbert Ashworth, of i F Company, 2L3t Reinforcements, died in the Trentham military hospital on Monday. The certified cause of death was bioncho-^jaen.-rnonia following measles.

The Eev. 0. M. Stent, acting upon medical advice, has obtained leave of absence from the district during the month of November. The Rev. A. Page has kindly consented to taEe emergency duty in the Opunake portion of the parish, and the Rev. G. VV. Dent in the Kaponga portion.

At the meeting of the Egmont National Park Board yesterday morning a resolution of sympathy was passed with Mr W. A. Collis in the death of hie son, Douglas, who • was killed in France, and appreciative reference'was made to the valued services rendered by Mr F. W. Wilkie during the long period he acted as a member of the Board. ,

Mr Stanley Grant, representing J. <C. Williamson, Ltd., was in town today to make arrangements for the presentation of the celebrated picture spectacle, "The Birth of a Nation," which will be shown at the Opera ! House at an early date. Mr Grant %tates that a staff of eleven people, in r eluding two operators, two electricians, a stage manager, a musical director, 'and others, accompany the picture, with a special plant.