PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1712, 31 December 1919, Page 5

PERSONAL.

A Sydney cablegram states that Sir Charles Wade has been appointed a Supreme Court judge. ; The ct. ith is announced of Sir William Osier, Professor of Medicine, ac Oxford, England Mr J. Cullen, 1.5.0.,- honorary warden of the Tonguriro National Park, Is sj>ending a month’s holiday with his family at the park. A Sydney cable states that Mr Denis Gaynor Darcy has been appointed Com-ptroller-General of Prisons in succession to the late Mr Samuel McCauley. Captain Bruce Morison has been appointed Assistant ’ Resident Secretary in Uganda. Captain Morison. who is a son of Mr C. B. Morison,- K.C., of Wellington, saw service during tho war, being wounded on three occasions.

On Sunday evening last there was a crowded congregation at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Dunedin, to hear ihe Right Rev. Dr Nevill, who is retiring from his position ns Pritnaio of Now Zealand, preach his farewell sermon.

Mr J. K. Allen, an ex-president of the Maitai Bowling Club, Nelson, and an enthusiastic bowler who is leaving the district to reside at Palmerston North, was the ie-> cipient of a farewell gift at Nelson on Saturday last.

Mr Edward Rowland, one of the earliest residents of Oamaru.'und a prominent figure in business and social circles in that town, has ditl at the age of 86 One of his two daughters—Miss Cicely Rowland, a Taranaki school teacher —died during the last year’s epidemic, after nursing various sick people. .

The death is announced at Ilawera of Mr L. R. Hutchens, well-known as a teacher of music in that town. He leaves two sous —Mr Will Hutchens (Ilawera) and Mr Frank (of Sydney)—both of whom have done well in the musical profession, and one daughter, Miss Joannio Hutchens, of Ilawera

The doatrV ha's taken place in the Malay States of Mr Norman Haszard, who was at one time a well known surveyor in Auckland and Waihi. About twelve years ago he was appointed by the Imperial Government to carry out survey work on the Gold Coast, West Africa, and was later appointed to a position on the survey stall in the Federated Malay States.

At the annual meeting of the Now Zealand Women Teachers' Association yesterday the following officers wore elected: President, M>ss N. E. Goad (Wellington): vice-presidents, Misses McKenzie (Otago) and E. Andrews (Taranaki); secretary, Miss E. A. Chaplin (Canterbury); treasurer, Miss Mabel Smith (Canterbury); committee, Misses D. Edwards (Wellington), L. Morgan (Poverty Bay), C. Barry (Auckland), Ralston and C. E. Wardlo (South Island). Through (ho American Consul, Sir James Allen (Minister for Defence) has received a letter from !ho city clerk of Norfolk, Virginia, acknowledging New Zealand’s appreciation of courtesies extended by citizens of Norfolk to New Zealand troops. The city clerk writes:—“l beg to assure you that it was it privilege and a pleasure on the part of our, people to have had a part in contributing in nuy manner to the comfort of men who in the great struggle had such a prominent part in fighting the battles ot the whole civilised world for its security and liberty. It is now our great joy to congratulate you upon the triumph of your years of struggle, and the vindication ot your righteous convictions and to wish for them and for you the blessings of peace.”