PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 176, 26 June 1926, Page 9

PERSONAL

A rubbish fir© in Palermes street at 12.30 p.m. to-day was responsible for an alarm being given to the Fire Brigade. A London cable announces the death of Archbishop Henry Lowther Clarke, aged 76 years. The bishop was ordained in 1874.

The many friends of Dr and Mrs_ Barnett will be pleased to learn that their son, Ernest, who is in a private hospital in Palmerston North, is making satisfactory progress. Sir Patriok Hastings, who was Attorney-General in the Labour Government in Britain, has decided to give up Parliamentary work owing to ill-health, states a London cable. A New York cable states that Mr C. K. Woodbridge, of New York, was re-elected president of the associated advertising clubs of the world at the close of the Philadelphia conference. The 11927 convention will be held at Denver.

Mr Cyril Burton, the travelling organiser for the Methodist young men’s Bible class movement of New Zealand, arrived in Palmerston North to-day and will remain in the district for a week in connection with the work under the jurisdiction of the Manawatu District Union.

The resignation of Dr.. E. P. Neale, honorary secretary of the Wellington branch of the Economic Society s of Australia and New Zealand, was received at a meeting of the council of the branch last evening. Dr. Neale has been appointed secretary of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.

Information has been received in Wellington to the effect that the Prix-de-Rome, or Rome Scholarship in Architecture, has this year been won by Mr A. D. Connell. The winner is a New Zealander whose parents reside at Eltham, and this is the first time this distinction, the highest honour that a British architectural student can gain, has been won by a native of New Zealand.

At Rangiotu last evening a farewell ivas extended to Mr and Mrs J. Donaldson, who have resided in the district for a number of .years and who are now leaving to reside in the Waikato, where Mr Donaldson will continue farming activities. Tho function was largely attended and a most enjoyable time was spent. Expressions of regret at Mr and Mrs Donaldson’s leaving were voiced, and on all sides there were wishes extended for their future happiness and prosperity. As a token of appreciation and to remind them of their sojourn in tho district, Mrs Donaldson was presented with a pair of solid silver vases, and Mr Donaldson was asked to accept a solid silver cigarette case. Mr W. Larkins made the presentations and spoko in appreciative strain of Mr and Mrs Donaldson’s qualities as residents and friends. Captain G.‘T. C. P. Swabey, D. 5.0., who has been appointed commodore in command of the New Zealand naval station in succession to Commodore Beal, has been captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. He was born on January 22, 1881, and entered the Navy on January 15, 1895. He was awarded the Ryder prize for French in 1900, and a £lO prize for obtaining five first-class certificates in the examination for lieutenant. He was awarded tho £2O prizo for obtaining the highest marks in advanced gunnery in 1905. Ho qualified as specialist officer in gunnery in August. 1904, and qualified for the war staff in July, 1914. In June, 1913, he was promoted commander, and obtained captain’s rank in June, 1918. He served at Gallipoli from December, 1914, as naval observation officer and in charge of naval guns on shore. He rendered valuable assistance to the Army as observation officer, and in a dispatch from the vice-admiral commanding he was commended for his services in. action. Captain Swabey was mentioned in dispatches and was awarded the D.S.O. in March, 1916, and ho was again mentioned in dispatches from General Munro for gallant and distinguished services in July, 1916. He served in H.M.S. Lord Nelson from June, 1916 to January, 1918, and in the operatioas division of the naval 6taff from January, 1918, to April, 1919. Afterwards he went to H.M.S. Revenge as flagcaptain and chief staff officer to ViceAdmiral Sir Sydney Fremantle and remained with him until May, 1921. He was assistant director of naval ordnance from May, 1921. to October, 1923. His appointment as captain of the Royal College at Greenwich was made in September, 1924.,