PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 5 January 1923, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

I ■ —f Ensign and Mrs Hawkes, of the Salvation Army, Stratford, are being transferred to Elthani. A London cablegram states that 1 rincess Victoria, sister of the- King, is suffering from bronchitis and pulmonary congestion. Sir Godfrey Fell, for many years in the India Civil Service, is on a" tour of the Dominion, and is at present visiting Auckland. Mr R. M. Thompson, M.A., a member of the staff of the Christchurch ■Boys' High School, has been appointed assistant master at the Waira-rapa High School. Mr. James MacNeill has been appointed High Commissioner in London tor the Irish Free State. He was formerly an Indian civil servant and held rank as a commissioner. He is a brother of Mr. MacNeill, the Free State Minister.—Cable message. The many friends of Mesdames M. bhanahan and M. Landers (writes our Manaia correspondent) will be pleased to learn that they are making a speedy recovery after the motor accident they met with on New Year's I>ay; also that Mrs. Kelligher, sister of Mr. M. Shanahan, who was seriously hurt, is doing as well as can be expected. Her many friends wish her a very speedy recovery. The death occurred at Auckland on Tuesday of Mrs Catharina Myers, widow of the late Mr Louis Myers. The deceased lady, who was 80 years; of age, had been" in failing, health for some months past. It was over 6C years ago that Mrs Myers came first to New Zealand, and she thus had every opportunity 01 seeing the eountrj grow and develop. Her residence in Auckland extended over a period of 3C years. She leaves four sons, including the Hon. Arthur Myers. The late Mr John Barton, a wellk known resident of the Hutt Valley, whose death, occurred on Tuesday, was one of the few remaining links witl the pioneering days of New Zealand. Mr Barton was .the first white chile born in the "Upper Hutt district, hi? birthday being October 8, 1850. Ht was the son of Mr Richard Barton, o\ Isle of Wight, who came out in the I Oriental in 1840, and his mother wai a daughter of the Rev. John Butler, the first resident clergyman in Neti Zealand—from 1819 to 1824—who returned to the colony in 1840 as an agent of the New Zealand Land Com pany. On the breaking-tip day of tli€ Whareroa School, says our corresponddent, a pleasant little ceremony took place, when Miss Richdale', our popular assistant teacher, was presented '; with an engraved silver serviette ring by the scholars. Miss Richdale is taking np an appointment in the South Island, and will be much missed here. Myrtle Davis, in a few well chosen words, made the presentation on behalf of the scholars, and Miss Richdale- suitably responded. Besides being a good teacher, she will be much missed in all sport. Miss Death accompanied Miss Richdale in her trip south. Mr W. J. Welsh, of Upper Plain, Masterton, died1 at his residence on Sunday morning, the cause of death being heart failure. The late Mr Welch, -who had resided in Wairarapa practically all his life, took a prominent | part in local affairs, being for some years chairman of the Masterton County Council. He was also a member of the Claims Board of the Patriotic Association, and was on the General Committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association. The late Mr Welch was also president of the Opaki Rifle Club for many years, and was very popular with all whom he came in contact. -Deceased is survived by a widow, a son (Mr Percy Y\'elch. Eketahuna), and two daughters (Miss Welch and Mrs T. H. Horton).