PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1702, 16 December 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Tho King and-Queen gave an.Audience ; to M. Clemenccau; taij December 'l2;stotea ' a London.cable; ..-., J: ■'■•■-' - : y ': ■•■'*!' ':><■';'■ \. Mr 0. P. Podorsenj; an bid and respected ' resident; of - passed ajvay on Sub/- '. day last. ','*''"" ..;;•; ■■„..'., -..V. • ■.-, iV!"- 1 . A Vancouver cablegram anr. ounces; that Sir Robert Borden, .Minister,,,"bf ...; Canada,,, has resigned.: ; .- ij.\■ r i.-;-. ->•• ■-.■■'■ i ■ Mr John .Sharp l Johnstone, of. Levin; and. U formerly, of PalroerstonNorthj passed.aw&y on Sunday last at' the age of 55=years; r|> J ." ;> Mis'sD ; M. Allan, of the staff of Welling ' ton Girls' College, has been appointed .first lady assistant in the Dannevirke High School. P&* Af'* '•-. -,-■■--■;••;■',. ;';"."

'A Blenheim telegram states that Leonard Humphries, a well kntjwn mine-manager; at Wakiimarmo, was accidentally killccj on Saturday during -'imhihg- operations. v Ther», are. no-details... ',-. ~-,, ' . ... } -"v

Word has been received by Mx P. Hep-; , nessy, of' Shannon,'' that .his. .two J .sons ip, ~_, Great Britain have passed their final .'ex* .S,>. animations,in medicine and .surgery. Th.oy will remain in Great Britain', for.another ~~ two years. , ■■.-.;'.■ '., -.,.■•'• The New York Times' Ottawa, correspond ent reports that the Canadian Government has shipped to the United. States 20;000,000 : ' dollars in gold in'order to equalise tho exchange rates between: Canadasiiand ..the' .>• United States. -" ■ ■'. ' ~"t ?

.'. A Dunedin -messago states that Mr Robert Dow, 73 yean*-of age, was founddead in the bath at his home on Sunday. * He was a well known builder, a keen bowler and played in the club match on Saturday. His death is believed to be due to heart failure. The funeral of the late Mr Chaa. Warn© took place at Ashhurst yesterday afternoon. The cortege was a long one, friends from adjacent districts attending to pay their last respects. At the graveside addresses were delivered by Messrs S. Raise and W. Allwright. Our sympathy is extended to the widow and family.—Ashhurst correspondent.

Sir Joseph Ward was a passenger to Wellington by the Main Trunk express train from Auckland yesterday, passing through Palmerston North in the _ morning. He spoke at Wellington last night and thia morning left by the New Plymouth train for Marton, wher*3 ho will deliver an ad-

dress, and afterwards goes on to Wanganui, where he will speak to-night in support of tho candidature of Mr W. A. Veitoh.

An old boy of the Palmerston North High School, Mr Eric Espiner, 8.A., who has been studying for the past two years in the Teachers' Training College at Wellington, has received an appointment as a junior master on the teaching staff of his old school. Mr H. J. Thompson, M.A., who has been attached to the staff of the Feild-

ing District High School, has received an

appointment to an assistant mastership in the local Hich School.