PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 17 February 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. D. H. Guthrie, accompanied by his private secretary, passed through Hawera on his way to Waitara by the express last evening.

A cable from London (reports the ■'""th of Mr. Charles Crosse, secretary of the British Rifle Association.

Colonel E. J. Collins, C.M.G., Comptroller and Auditor-General, is at pres-, ent on a visit to New Plymouth on departmental business.

Mr George Strack, M.A., has been appointed acting-headmaster oi the Preparatory Division, Christ College, Christchurch.

Nurse N. Taylor, who has lived in Hawera for a long time oast, and who has many friends in the district, left by the mail train this morning to jo;n the Main Trunk express for Auckland, where she has decided to live in future.

Owing to the summoning of Parlia^ ment to meet on March 10. his Excellency the Governor-General has postponed his proposed tour of the South Island. His Excellency hopes, however, to spend the first week of March in Ch-^stchurch. »

Following is the result of the election for the telegraphic representative on the P. and T. Appeal Board, which concluded yesterday: Mr. H. I. Bennett (Wellington) 1844, Mr. H. H. Brown (Wanganui) 1459, Mr. H. Shaw (Christchurch) 317.

During the course of his work on Saturday last. Mr Neale, veterinary surgeon, received a kick from k horse, necessitating his removal to the Hawera Hospital. Mr Neale had so m e ribs broken and suffered other minor injuries. On enquiry to-day it was learned that Mr Neale is progressing _is well as can be expected, but it wn. be some days before he,.is able to resume his work. j