PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 19 October 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

" * I Mr. V. Slinger, of Auckland., was appointed foreman for the Manaia Town Board's water and sewerage scheme at Tuesday's meeting. There were 45 applicants. i Dr. Reddington, at present on the staff of the Wanganui Hospital, has been appointed to take charge of the Waimarino Hospital. He takes up his duties almost immediately. j Mr. W. P. Kirkwood, of Stratford, '■ Avho has been on a trip to America and England during the past few months, ' returned to Stratford by the mail train last night. I A Nelson telegram reports the death of Mr. Thomas Spargo Edwards, a retired railway official, who for many years was in charge of the Nelson section, j Mr. J. S. Wilson, of the New Zea-! land Loan and Mercantile Agency's' Hawera staff, is the new auctioneer and conducted his first local sale at the' bull fair yesterday, making a good im-] pression by his prompt, decisive style. ! The death took place at Oaonui last Friday of Mrs. Agnes Malcolm, wife of Mr. Robert Malcolm, at the age of 86 years. The late Mrs. Malcolm was born at Kilmarnock, Scotland, in 1836, and came to New Zealand about 60 years ago, settling at Oaonui about 36 years ago. Besides her husband, she is survived by four daughters and two sons, two daughters (Agnes and an infant daughter) having: predeceased her. The daughters are Mrs. M. Carlson (G-lagow), Mr. A. Camnbell (Dunedin), Mrs. A. Lusk (Oaonui), Mrs O. L. Allan (New Plymouth), and the sons are Messrs. Robert (Opunake) and James (Oaonui). At a meeting of the Stratford Jersey Breeders' Club on Wednesday, Mr. D. O'Sullivan, on behalf of the members, presented Mr. Frank Ranford with a silver-mounted fountain pen as a small token of appreciation of Mr. Ranford's services as a member of the Jersey Breeders' Counclr. In returning thanks, Mr. Ranford said it had always been a pleasure to represent the Stratford breeders on the council. Although he was not returned at" the last election of members, he still had the interests of the breeders at heart, and anything he had done in the oast j he would continue to do in the future.