PERSONAL

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXII, Issue 4641, 18 May 1938, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mrs. J. E. Ridge has been visiting New Plymouth.

Mrs. N. B. Lusk and Miss A. Lusk are at present in Auckland.

Mr. A. Carolan, of the Railway Department, commences his annual leave to-morrow.

Miss L. Gray, formerly of Te Kuiti, is the guest of Mrs. A. B. Jordan.

Mrs. A. E.' Hebden has been visiting Auckland during the school holidays.

Mr. T. Craig has been appointed Rugby selector for King Country.

Mrs. W. F. Seeker, accompanied by her two sons, is visiting Foxton.

Mrs. J. Hine has returned from a holiday in Auckland.

Mrs. A. Harkness is spending a holi day in Auckland.

Mr. J. S. Dinsdale leaves to-morrow evening for Wellington and sails on Saturday by the Arawa for England.

Winners of £5 prizes in the Stroke of Luck Art Union included J. A. Knight, of Kinohaku, and W. Clohey, of Te Kuiti.

Mr. P. W. Tucker, formerly of Whakatane, arrived on Monday to take up the appointment of fore : man of the garage workshop of Te Kuiti Petrol Service, Ltd.

A Master of Arts degree was conferred upon Mr. H. T. George, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. George, of Te Kuiti, at the capping ceremony at the Auckland Town Hall last Friday evening. Mr. George secured a second class degree in history.

Mr. R. Monds, manager of the Amalgamated Theatres for Te Kuiti, arrived yesterday morning after six weeks' holiday in New South Wales. Mr. C. H. Batt, who was relieving manager, left yesterday for Palmerston North.

The death occurred suddenly at Wellington on Friday of Mr. Charles Henry Chatwin, a former well-known and popular resident of Te Kuiti. Mr. Chatwin was on the staff of the Union Bank of Australia, Ltd., Te Kuiti, for some time, was keenly interested in cricket and football, and was also an accomplished pianist.

Mr. C. S. Brook, who was recently elected to the Waitomo Power Board, was welcomed by Board members on Monday. The election resulted in only the one change, and the former member, Mr. T. M. O'Connell, who had occupied the seat now held by Mr. Brook, did not contest it owing to his transfer to Frankton.