PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 61, 11 February 1925, Page 5

PERSONAL

The appointment of Mr J. T. Martin n; Consul for Sweden at Wellington has boon recognised provisionally by the Go-vernor-General.

Mr J. Balsillie, of Massey street, left to-day en route for Christchurch and Dunedin. lie will spend a few weeks' holiday in the South. Island. Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., is at present confined to his home suffering from a sprained ankle and is unable to fulfill various engagements.

'l'he "Standard's" Shannon correspondent, states that His Worship the Alayor (Mr \V. Murdooh) has consented to again bo nominated for the mayoralty. Mr Henry John Davys, who died in Cambridge a few days ago, aged 73 years, hud been a resident of New Zealand since 1862 and of Cambridge since lfi93. Lord Westbury, who recently arrived in Auckland from England, has sited this country before. He has relatives in Palmerston North. Ilia stay this time will be only a short one. Mr F. G. Caughley, a son of Mr J. Caugjhley, Director of Kducation, has been appointed to a position in the secondary department of the Levin District High School.

Mr W. B. Lees, chief clerk in the district engineer's office of the Railway Department at Wanganui, has boen transferrod to the position of chief clerk in the district engineer's office, Wellington. Mr L. F. de headmaster of Central School, was accorded a. motion of condolence in the recent death of his father at last night's meeting of the school committee.

Mr A. E. Cu'rrie, M.A., LL.B., who bus been in private practice in Wairoa for the past five years, has been appointed Grown Solicitor at Wellingtpn. He is an old boy of Christchurch Boys High School.

Rov. W. H. Howes, who has been in charge of the Presbyterian Church at Uangiora for the past eight and a-half years, has accepted a call to Carterton. Mr Howes was formerly for some years at Mariaia.

A cablegram from London announces (bo death of Sir George Anderson Critchett, aged 80, who had been surgeon-occulist to the King since 1901. Ho was also consulting ophthalmic surgeon to St. Mary's Hospital, London, and first president of Council of British Ophthalmotologists. He was the author of three publications on eye surgery.

There died at Te Puia Hospital a few days ago Teaokapurangi Pirangi, a leading chieftainess of the Arawa and Ngatiawa tribes, cf Rotorua and Whakatane, and wife of Mjr T. R. Porter, of Tokomaru Bay. To tourists to Rotorua she would be better known as guide Lily. The deceased lady was grand-daughter of Tarakawo Kaitangata, and a niece of Sir James Carroll. Her father. Mr Alexander Chase, is a resident of Wairoa, H.B.

Advice has been received in Christchurch that Mr Justice Alpers, who was recenly appointed to the Supremo Court Bench, has been attached to the Wellington judicial district a Press Association telegram). His Honour will take up his new duties at Napier in a fortnight's time. It is worthy of mention that when Mr Alpere arrived in the Dominion 48 years ago he Bettled with his parents in Napier. He was educated in the Napier school, and later served thero as a pupil teacher.

In view of his transfer to Napier branch, Mr J. F. McKaiu was yesterday met by tho staff of tho local branch of the A.M.I'. Society and presented with a handsome travelling bag and a toilet set for Mrs McKain. Mi' C. Em lis, local manager, in asking Mr McKoin's acceptance of the gifts as an expression of tho esteem in which he « held, paid a tribute ,to the recipient's business qualifications, stalling that it was recognised at headquarters that Mr MoKain had proved one of tho most successful representatives ever stationed in the Manawatu. Mr McKain was also met by a number of personal friends and presented with a travelling rug. Mr and -Mrs McKain left for their new home this afternoon.