PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 6 May 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr W. J. Tristi-aih nas resigned hisu office of secretary to the Eltham Racing: t/lub.

The vicar of St. Barnabas Auckland r Canon E. J. McFarland, has placed hsi,. resignation in the hands of the Bshop, to take effect from December 31 next. He has taken this step for health reasons.

The Wellington Post says-: "It ; <s ;u----fact not without significance that Mr G. Mitchell, M.P. for Wellinfgon South,., and a fighter for more permanent conditions of employment on the water front, topped the election returns in-:> popular representation on, the Wellington Harbour Board. A. Maori war veteran, Mr J. W. Robmson, died at Wellington, "on Tuesday He was for many years ut the old D" Battery, in which he had the rank ol sergeant-major. 'The deceased was an o:d Wellington resident,, but wasborna m Wanganui. He , had a number oi hotels in his time, including tKe Masomcßotel, Palmerstoa North • Princess Hotel, Tory street; the Post Office Hotel, Wodville; and the Remvcik Arms, Marlborough. v Writing from Bromley, Kent, orm March 22, to a friend in Hawera, Mr. Will Hutchens says: My musical experiences have been varied and interesting here. After seven, weeks' strenu- ■ ous playing with the Kennington pantomime, I have 'bee^i engaged a s leaderof the municipal orchestra at Weymouth for a 14-week summer season. I have also done deputy work with the • largest theatre orchestra in, London,. 34 m number, at "Chu Chin Chow. sr Last week I sang the tenor solos iit Stainers "Crucifixion" Bromley Central Hall, and shall in all probability be fulfilling a week's singing engage- - ment at BrSadstak^'shortly. Ido not find that much general advance 4r. Jinigichas taken place during the last ten^" years- in fact, vocally there seems tobe little or no development whatever. \Ye recently had tea with Miss Reb*. i Cohen (Mrs. Hart's sister), the Auckland soprano, who is. looking tip-top - and apparently doing good work at the Carl Rosa Opera gt-hool. I hope Ha- - i "'era is still flourishing. I suppose I sliaJl^iot see it yet awhile, as we have • not made any definite plans with reI gard to returning.