PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 398, 16 May 1922, Page 5

PERSONAL.

A Sydney cable announces the death of Dr. McLean, who was surgeon in churge of Ihe Mawson Antarctic expedition.

Lieutenant-Colonel 11. E. Avery, of the Now Zealand Stuff Corps, returned from England by the tonic yesterday.

Mr W. 11. Gaisford has been elected Master of the Dannovirkii Hunt to lid the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr K. Roako.

Mr Alfred Allard, who passed away at Christchurch last week, aged 73 years, had been a vestryman of St. Luke's Church for ihe lasi 50 years.

Dr. ('. A. L Davies, a-ssistanl medical officer of Health for Auckland, has resigned from the Health Department, as he is entering into private practice.

The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) left Wellington 10-day for Palmerston North to linish the Supremo Conn civil sittings here, lie will afterwards go on to Wanganui.

Bishop Steward, of Melanesia, was- a passenger by iho Ulimaroa from Auckland on Monday for Sydney, en route for England, lie will return to his diocese in about 12 months' lime.

Mr N. M. Matheson was the recipient of a presentation from the teachers of the Marion Junction Presbyterian Sunday School on the eve of his departure for Palmerston North.

Mr [fenry Symonds, who died in Auckland a few days ago, was for some years town clerk of Grey Lynn and for a considerable period was president of the Auckland Sailors' Home. , Owing to ill-health, Mr W. Mead has resigned his position of caretaker of the To'ngariro National Park. The Tourist Department has temporarily appointed a Mount Cook guide. Mr Cowley, to the position.

Dr. Boxer, C.M.G., returned to tho Dominion by the lonic yesterday from England, after an absence of nearly a year. He went through a post-graduate course, visiting the principal hospitals in Gnat Britain.

The Crime Minister will leave for the south about, the end of the present month. lie will proceed to Dunedin, and on the return journey to Wellington will stop and receive deputations and transact other business in Christchurch.

At to-day's meeting of the Manawatu and West (.'oast: A. and P. Association a letter was read from Mr Maurice Cohen accepting ihe position of representative ol ihe association at the National Sheepbreeders' Association conference to be held at Cambridge (England) in July. The death occurred at Sydney last week ol Sister Isabel Sinclair, well known in connection villi Methodist institutions throughout New Zealand. During the last live year's Sister Isabel had been engaged in Methodist work in America, bin recently she went to Svdnev to enter YAV.C.A. work.

Messrs R. 1). Knight and J. Knight were, at to-day's meeting of the committee of the Mauaw'aiu and West Coast A. and I'. Association, appointed local delegates to the annual conference of the New Zealand Clydesdale Horse Association, to be held ai Dunedin on May 31st, Mr Edward Kellett, member for Dunedin North, who has been ailing for some mouths, and who underwent a serious operation for an internal complaint six weeks ago, died at Dunedin last night, aged 57 years, lie is survived by a widow and family of six, the youngest of whom is live years of age. The death occurred suddenly at Masterton yesterday of Mr William lorn-, aged 72. a well-known Maori interpreter, lie was a member of the Masterton Racing Club since i's inception 10 \ears ago, and for thirty years was clerk of the course. He acted m tint saute capacity for the Wellington Racing Club, and for many years was a familiar figure on the old _ Ilutt nicecourse, lit was actively associated in die ,!d davs with the Masterton A. and P.

issociauon, and with tho volunteer mow lent in.the \\ airarapa.

The following new members have been elected to the Manawatu and West Coast A. and I'. Association:— Messrs W. E. Simpson (Marion). K. N. Macaulay (Bainesse), L. Newcombe (Whakaronga), A. J. Rurherfurd (Alfredton). A. Grumwald (Shannon). W. Knight (Newbury), L. McXie. T. Allen. 11. Hearlield. R. Wallace. W. J. Newdick, G. Ilealy, W. C. Harrington, S. 11. Cummins, G. Tilchener, G. J. McGregor (Palmerston North), and J. A. Harris (Fitzherbeft West). Mr L. Holland (Newbury) has been elected a junior associate member. Twenty resignations were accepted at to-day's meeting of the committee.