PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 142, 20 May 1925, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr Murdoch McLeod., of Naoier, has been appointed senior inspector 'of the Canterbury education district. "

Mr lhomas Salter Disqombe, who passed awuy at Pukeroro, Cambridge, a few duys ago, aged 84 years, caine to New Zealand from Exeter about 40 years ago. Mr C. Anderson, a former resident of Palmerston North, but now of Cpotiki, is at present on a visit to this town prior to proceeding to England on an extended visit. Mr Harry N. Holmes, 0.8. E. F.R.G.S., who arrives in Palmerston North to-mor-vow, will bejthe guest of the Rotary Club at luncheon.

Mr 'l. R. Hodder has been re-appointed in represent the Wanganui Education Board on the Palmerston North High Schools Board of Governors. Mr Hall McDowell, of Dannevirko, was, prior to his removal to Palmerston North, met by the staff of Messrs Blythe and Co. and presented with a Bilver entree dish.

A cabled message from . Sydney announces the sudden death while travelling on a tour'of inspection, of Doctor Eric Sinclair, Direotor-Generai of Mental Hospitals.

Visitors welcomed at the Citizens’ Luncheon Club jmsterday comprised Messrs J. A. Nash, MTP.y. A. Dawson, F. G. Gray, H. B. Free, A. F. Gilmour, C. Johnston, J. Miller, VV. T. Penny, J. H. Perrett, E White and A. Wirnsett, jnr.

Major F. H. Bowater, managing director of W. V. Bowater and Sons, Ltd., of London, arrived in New Zealand by the Maunganui last week, aocompanird by his wife and daughter. Major Bowater is a member of the Corporation of» London. Mr LI. Hugh Corbin,■ B.Sc., lecturer in forestry at Adelaide University and consulting forester to the S.outh Australian Government, waß yesterday appointed to the Chair of Forestry at Auckland University College. ' ’

Before Supreme Court session commenced at New Plymouth yesterday, members of the Taranaki Lav Society welcomed Mr Justice Alpers oil the occasion of his. first visit to New Plymouth in the capacity of Judge of the Supreme Court.

A London cable reports that the Earl of Ypres is seriously ill after an operation for a non-malignant tumour. At hi t own request he was conveyed on a stretcher to Deal Castle. The Earl, who wai forinerly Field-Marshal Sir John French, Conunan-der-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Forces in France, 19X4-15, is 73 years of ago. Mr R. Darroch, headmaster of Terraco School, Wellington, and secretary of the Wellington branch of the. Navy League, and hon. secretary of the Wellington Cricket As sociation, announced at a gathoriig of cricketers at Wellington on Monday afternoon that he had definitely decided to contest the Wellington East seat at the next general elections.

Mr A. Law, of the Old Boys’ Rugby Football Club, was at last night's meeting of the Manawatu Rugby Unioi. extended a motion of congratulation on his being selected to tour New South Vales with the All Black team. Mr A. Kirkpatrick, one of the Hawke’s Bay representatives, who has also been selected, and who is an old Woodville Boy, was also extended a motion of congratulation. Rev. S. Ltobertson Orr, who is at present in Seattle has arranged to exchange pulpits with Dr. Van Der Las, of Bethany Presbyterian Church, Seattle. In a lecter to the session clerk of St. Andrew’s Ch irch, Wellington, Mr Orr states that he eels greatly privileged in being permitted to fill Dr. Van Der Las’s pulpit for thr:e months and in being able to send to hii congregation a minister so exceptionally equipped tor a ministry in New Zealand.

Prior to the commencement of the New Plymouth Supremo Court sess on yesterday, reforenco was made to th ? death of Judge Sir Theophilus Cooper, which occurred at Eltham on Monday. Mr Justice Alpers said that he was a ilia l of great gifts and learning, of wide sympathies and kindness of heart. He would be honoured by posterity a 3 one whose name stood for unsullied integrity. Members of the bar stood while His Honour paid a tribute to the late Judge. The death of Mr T. Childs, which took place at Wellington yesterdaj, will be deeply regretted by a large number of local residents. For many years the late Mr Childs lived in Palmerstion North, being licensee of the Commercial Hotel, but on .selling out his interest he vent to live at Lyall Bay, Wellington. Deceased was a keen bowler and a member of the Palmerston North Club while living here. A widow and grown-up family are left to mourn their loss. One son, Harold, gave his life in the Great War. Another son is Dr. T. Childs, who also went on active service during that .period. The death oceurre<f*recently of Mr Ceorge Prince, the well-known Wellington bowler and doyen of the Newtown Club in that city. Deceased was 76 years of age and was known throughout New 4ealand for many years as one of the most proficient of bowlers. As a skip he won championships under the old New Zealand Bowling Association (the old South Island body), and the defunct North Island Bowling Association, and he was the posses 1 or of many medals and other trophies won on Wellington greens during the last forty years. A member of Mr W. Wylie’s tear.i which was successful for two years running in the Manawatu Centre’s Easter tourney several seasons ago, the late Mf Prin -a was wellknown to local bowlers, who will learn with deep regret of his death. Mr Prince arrived in New Zealand from the Did Country by the ship Ahua in 1856 with his parents, who resided for some years in the Wairarapa before taking up their residence in Wellington. He retired from business 40 years ago, and had resided it Wellington during the whole of that time. He visited Sydney two years ago, and whilst thero had the misfortune to contract pneumonia, and for a time his life was despaired of. The effects of that illness never quite left him. The late Mr Prince leaves a family of three sons and three daughters—Messrs A. Prince (Auckland), Henry Prince (Ham ilton), and A. Prince (Christchurch); and Mesdames George Noble, W. Sinclair, and Miss Prince, of Wellington.