PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 15 October 1921, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. C. J. Baar, accompanied by Mr E. Dijson, M.P., Mid Mr Oswald Hawken, M.P., arrived at Hawera by the mail train fecst «ve«ing. Mr S. Percy Smith, of New Plymouth, formerly Surveyor-General of New Zealand, who has been seriously ill for several months, has greatly improved recently. A London cable reports the death of tho Rev. John Monro Gibson, minister of St. John's Wood Presbyterian Church. Our Normanby correspondent writes: I am pleased to aiato fliat Mr T. Rob* non, who has been confined to his bed for some weeks, was able to get up for a short time yesterday. It is reported, says the Manawatu Daily Times, that Mr G. 11. Sykes, the inombor for Mastertoc, intends retiring from politics at the expiry of the present Parliament. A London cable states that Sir Joseph and Lady Wand leave Southampton to-day for New York, coming thenoe to New Zealand via San Francisco. They may return, .to England in the early summer. The death occurred at Carterton this, week of Mrs. Johanno Petersen, wife of the late Mr. J. C. Petersen, of Parkvale. Deceased lady, who was 62 years of age, leaves a grown-up family. The appointment of Mr. J.* A. McCullough to be nominated member of the Court of Arbitration "for the residue : of the term of John Alexander McCullough, resigned," is gazetted this week. Sir John Salraond, who has been selected by the Government to represent New Zealand at the forthcoming Disarmament Conference at Washington, will sail by the Niagara from Auckland on Tuesday. He will be accompanied by his associate, Mr J. M. I Gamble. , I By tho death of Mr James Hannet j Green, which occurred this week. Pal- { morston North loses one of its oldest i ; identities. Born in Essex in 1826, he , came to Now Zealand 50 years ago,! and settled in tho Palmerston North ' district. ' Mr D. Morrison, manager of the "Union Steam Ship Co., leaves for Wel- • lington to-day to meet his wife and daughter, who return from England , to-morrow. Mrs and Miss Morrisonl have been absent from New Plymouth1 ' about 18 months. ' i As a slight recognition of the work 1 done for football" by Mr L. Beamish! l and an evidence of his popularity, a , presentation was made at Mr John1 , Goodwin's premises just on the eve of his departure on a holiday trip to Aus- ! tralia by fellow members of the Ha- • wera Football Club. There were a' . number of his clubraates and friends . present, and on their behalf Mr Green-' banks, the chairman, in a most ! felicitous speech conveyed to the guest' ; of the evening their appreciation of his I . valuable servres to the club, and con-| . gratulated him on his services aa delegate to the- union. Several speeches ! endorsing the chairman's remarks were i made by representatives of kindred as-1 j sociations. Mr Greenbanks then pre-1 \ scntcd Mr Beamish with a. well-lined ' wallet and travelling case, and on behalf of the clubs and friends wished ■ him bon voyajre and n happy return. . The usual toasts, interspersed with . sones, were honoured, and a nice little evening was brought, to a. close by the company singing "Auld Lang i t Syne." ~ . . -