PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 289, 10 November 1925, Page 7

PERSONAL

A Dunedin telegram states that the Governor-General (Sir Charles Fergusson) made an informal inspection of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders’ Band yesterday morning and briefly addressed the members. In the evening His Excellency and Lady Alice Fergusson were entertained at a private dinner. They leave for Christchurch to-day to attend the Royal Show, and will return to Dunedin on Thursday. A motion of sympathy with Cr P. J. Small in the death of his sister was passed at to-day’s meeting of the Kairanga County Council. Mr R. W. McVilly, late general manager of railways, left Wellington by the Main Trunk express yesterday for Auckland, en route to Sydney, Avhero he will spend some weeks. Rev. J. H. Bredin, of St. David’s Church, Terrace End, is at present attending the Presbyterian General Assembly, which opened this morning at Dunedin.

Mr G. S. Clark, deputy-Registrar of the Supreme Court, Wellington, is at present relieving on the local staff of the Justice Department owing to electoral business requiring Mr G. H. Lang’s attention. The officers of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, Christchurch, have received a cablegram from the Rev. J. Robertson, of Canterbury, Melbourne, accepting the pastorate of the church, whicli will be vacated by the Rev. J. J. North at the end of February.— Press Association.

A telegram from Hasting reports the death of Mr James Bell, aged 70 years, who arrived in New Zealand in 1807. He was appointed manager of the Hillersden estate, Wairau valley, Marlborough, in 1882, and on the death of the owner, Mr Thomas Carter, deceased became managing trustee of the estate, which was acquired by the Government for closer settlement in 1913. Mr Bell came to Hawke’s Bay in 1919 and purchased the Waipunga station (Eskdale) and later purchased the Tyford and Apley estate, and finally Turamoe, where he died. For many years he was president of the Marlborough A. and P. Society and was acknowledged as one of the foremost judges of stock and land in the Dominion.

It is understood (says the Auckland Star) that Mr H. H. Sterling, actingchairman of the Railways Board, is shortly to resign to accept the position of assistant-general manager of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company. Some months ago Mr A. J. Sinclair, who was manager of the Dairy Company, resigned from the position for the purpose of taking,up the managing secretaryship of a new co-operative dairy company formed in the Waikato, with headquarters at To Awamutu. _ Mr Sterling lias had 23i years’ service with the Railway Department, and on the formation of the Railway Board twelve months ago he was appointed one of the members. At present he is acting chairman • m the absence at Homo of Mr F. J. Jones.