PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 22 May 1923, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

■ • j of^Mr UT de oSt^S that Mr- Corki", son ' of Mr. T. Corkill, of Wellington has *£*,%?• kntL aflvi y Nri' eyehst m Wallace Place last eVSing sustaining somewhat severe injuS. 2ffl^ S W r irl g the side of the road> J *he + cll«fc not see him until it was too late to avoid a collision. At the annual graduation ceremony ot the Auckland University College held last week, degrees were conferred upon the following Taranaki students • Master ot Science, Joyce H. Wilson; Bachelor of Science, A. R. Ryder Bachelor of Arts, Hilda S. Mueller, C A. and H. L. Calder (Otago). i In the elocution section for girls under sixteen at the Hamilton Competitions Miss Joan Tonks has been very successhil, securing first for test recital, second own selection, second humorous character sketch, third character sketch (Ophelia's mad scene), and highly commended for reading at sight Miss Joan Tonks is a piroil of Mrs W Strange, Hawera. * Additions to the medical staff of the Haweia Hospital have been found necessary owing to the great increase of work, and at the annual meeting of the Board yesterday Dr Magill was appointed house surgeon. Dr Magill will give up his private practice and will devote Ins whole time to the hospital as from June 1. Dr Thomson, who retains Ins position as medical superintendent, was given an increase in salary of £100. The death of Mr. F. Green occurred m Stratford yesterday morning at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Rowell Hamlet Street. Deceased who was 80 years of age, arrived in the shin Hawea from England in 1874. For the greater part of his life he lived at Oakura. Mr W. Green, of Pembroke Road, is a son of deceased, who leaves three sons and three daughters. On the eve of his departure for Hawke's Bay, having retired from the service of the Stock Department, a number of personal friends of -Mr. J. G. Parker at Stratford met him on Saturday evening and made him a presentation to mark their esteem and appreciation of him while acting as Inspector of Stock for this district. 1 hough stationed in Stratford but a comparatively short time Mr. Parker made friends of all with whom he'came in contact, and regret was expressed ~- - he,. nad decided to retire from official life. Qn Saturday evening a large crowd from Patea and surrounding districts assembled to make a presentation to two well-known residents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Fitzwater. Mr C F Groodreds, of the West Coast Company spoke very highly qf his association with the bride and bridegroom's family and speeches were made by others! Councillor Dunkley, in making a presentation on behalf of the community, asked Mr. and M..i. Fitzwater to aol cept the gifts as a token of the high esteem in which they were held Mr and Mrs. Fitzwater suitably respond- / At the Farmers' Union Conference Mr. H. Hodge, in moving the reelection of Mr. F. Mills, said that all would agree that Mr. Mills had done good work. He had sat with him on the executive, partly as a member and partly as vice-president, and found that he was an absolutely good worker in the" interests of the union. Speaking in appreciation of the compliment of his re-election. Mr. Mills said that he often wondered if h« should give the time necessary, and if he were really the man for the position. He thought the results were such that he felt sometimes discouraged. He had the interests of iv vP lon so mucn at heart that if he thought he was not the proper man for the position he would refuse firmly. He really would have been hand to persuade but for the success at the north end of the province during the last week. If he felt that the farmers would come along he would bo encouraged to continue.