PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 7 June 1923, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

:! • The death is announced from Gisborne of Mr A. J. Denton, a very old setler, aged 80 years. The Rev. Thomas H. Roseveare, of: Cambridge, nas been appointed pastor.'-. of St. John's Presbyterian Cnurclu. Papatoetoe, as successor to the lateKey. Chas. E. Porter. M,r Roseveare iT . .who has hold the charge at Cambridge.for seven years, was formerly of NewPlymouth, and is well known in this district. It is expected that Mr Roseveare will take over the charge towards. the latter end of July. General Ordeis for May contain .the- . information th.,t Liesit.rColonel E. P,. Cox, of-the "Wellington Regiment, hae^ been awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, and that. Sergeant A. D. Powdrell, of the Second Mounted Rifles, has passed the exam--inr.tioii for first appointment to commission. Ma.ster-at-Arms Charles Hutchinswho is at present spending two weeks--. in the Taranaki district with a view to* ; obtaining recruits for the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, lectured"! to No. 15 Coy. Hawera Senior Cadetson Tuesday evening. During the courseof his lecture he emphasised the fact that the Navy would only accept recruits who were of good character-and" could pass a strict medical examination. 'Only those who were prepared" t<» take up their duties permanently with the Navy were wanted. The death occurred at Ne.wtown. Wellington, a i'o\v days ago of Mr Roh«vt— Sloan, at the age of 81 rears. MrSloan was a native of Kivoudbricht. Scotland. He was horn in Kirkpatrick, Durham, near Castle Douglas, on July 2] . 1841. and had thus almost reaches? his 82nd year. Early in life he» came out to the colonies and settled for afew years in Ballanvt, in Victoria. H«*- . then crossed ove,r to New Zealand, a lids'' was engaged for a time in business at Tnvercnrgill. and afterwards at Hokitika. In 1868 he came to "Wellincton with his brother. Mr .Fames Sloan. with whom he wns associated in brisi-.." ness in Lambton O^ny as tailors. . IVJi"--SJoin is survived by a wife and foursons ' ■ , ■ .'