PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 79, 2 March 1929, Page 9

PERSONAL

The Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, and Lady Alice Fergusson ai rived in Wanganui last night from Taumarunui via the river. They called at several native settlements, where speeches of welcome were made. In *lus addresses to the natives Sir Charles urged the revival of native arts. Their Excellencies last night attended the Dominion Band contest. The appointments of Messrs Kenneth Simmonds and Athol William Viles, as lieutenants in the 'Manawatu Mounted Rifles are announced in tae New Zealand Gazette. A cable message from Ottawa announces the death at Winnipeg of Sir James Aikins, one of the founders of the Canadian Bar Association, a tied 73. A London cable message announces the death of Mr Charles Dorman, director of Messrs Dorman, Long ana Company, iron and steel manufacturers. The deceased gentleman was heir to Sir Arthur Dorman. A cable message from Paris announces the death of M. Lenglen, the father of Madamoiselle Suzanne Lenglen, the once famous lawn tennis player. It is stated that the coaching M. Lenglen gave his daughter in lier younger days made ‘ her the champion she later became. > When the Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, passed through Palmerston North on the Napier express en route to Gisborne yesterday, he was met on the station by the Mayor, (Mr A. J. Graham) and Mr J. A. Nash, M.P.. At Woodville he was accorded a similar welcome, being greeted by the Mayor (Mr H. P. Horne), councillors,, and representative citizens. Opportunity was taken at a conference of primary school head teachers yesterday to farewell Mr N. T. Lambourne, senior inspector of the Wanganui Education Board, who has been appointed to a position in the Education Department. Mr W. A. Swinbourn, president of the Palmerston North Headmasters’ Association, expressed the regret of the teaching profession at Mr Lambourne’s impending departure. Mr D. Hebenton, who has been associated with the Reform Party in tho capacity of chief organiser since August, 1923, left by the Marama yesterday for Sydney en route for England. During his stay in England it is his intention to make a study of electioneering methods adopted by the several parties at the forthcoming general election. He expects to return to the Dominion in about nine months time. Mr E. A. James still remains in charge of the organisation as Dominion secretary at the national headquarters.