PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 133, 7 May 1932, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr Fred Barwick, of Gisborne, is a visitor to Palnierston North. Mr L. W. Hanlon, of the Railways Department, Wellington, who formerly resided in Palmerston North, is visiting this centre. Hon. Sir George Fowlds (chairman of the Massey Agricultural College Council) returned to Auckland last evening after visiting Palmerston North. Mr C. A. Woolley, superintendent of tho Mount Roskill Fire Brigade, Auckland, has been appointed superintendent of the Wellington City Fire Brigade. Dr. E. Marsden (secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research) visited Palmerston North yesterday and returned to Wellington last evening. Mr P. C. H. Petersen, of Cambridge (president of the New Zealand Dairy Factory Managers’ Association) returned to Cambridge from Palmerston North last evening. A London cable message states that tho Prime Minister, Mr Ramsay MacDonald, had a satisfactory day yesterday. Ho has made good progress after the operation to his eye. The friends of Mr Jesse Stone, of 55 Bourko Street, will be pleased to learn that, after being a patient at the Hospital for nearly a month, he is now making steady progress towards recovery.

Mr R. Metcalfe, a well known commercial traveller who recently underwent a serious operation, is, his many friends will be pleased to learn, making splendid progress towards recovery.

Mr H. P. Glen, who has been a member of the teaching staff of tho Palmerston North Boys’ High School for tho past 18 months, has resigned his position in order to further his studies. Ho will leave for Dunedin on Monday.

Mr C. A. P. Dixon, display manager for Messrs Collinson and Cunninghame Ltd., will bo associated with Mr L. A. Paisli, Ilis Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for New Zealand, in the judging of the window-dressing competition to be held in connection with the New Zealand Industries Week in Wellington this month.

At the meeting of the board of directors of the Y.M.C.A., last evening, a motion of condolence was carried to Mrs Histed and family, in her recent bereavement. The late Mr Histed was a board member for many years, and his interest lay with the boys, on which committee he served for many years. His sound advice and judgment borne of long experience in our work will be sadly missed by the association. A Press Association message from New Plymouth states that general regret is felt throughout Taranaki at the news that Mr W. J. Penn, who for 47 years has been on the staff, and 36 years editor of the Taranaki Herald, has found it necessary, owing to illhealth, to accept six montlis’ leave of absence, at the close of which, at his own wish, he will retire. Since 1867, when the late Mr Henry Weston acquired the Herald, there have only been two editors—Mr W. H. J. Seffern, and Mr Penn.

A pioneer of the swamilling industry in the Manawatu and Hawke’s Bay districts, Mr G. A. Gamman, passed away at the Rotorua Hospital on Tuesday. Deceased carried on farming at Marton for a time in addition to his sawmilling activities, having had mills operating nt Akitio. Taihoraite, Piri Piri, Kumeroa, Ohakune, Bunnythorpe and Manakau. Ho was responsible for the first shipment of white pine from the Dominion and which was loaded at Foxton. There are left to mourn their loss a family of five daughters and one son.

Tho death occurred at his residence at Kai Twi, Wanganui, yesterday of Mr W. A. Collins, chairman of the Wanganui Education Board, aged 67. Mr Collins was taken ill before Christmas, and after six weeks in a private hospital made a partial recovery. Recently he fell seriously ill again. Mr Collins was elected to the board in 1916, and had been chairman since 1920. He was also a member of the Wanganui Girls’ College Board of Governors since 1918. As one who had always taken keen interest in the welfare of the children, Mr Collins was undoubtedly one of the most publicspirted men in the district. He was a member of the executive of the Wanga-nui-Waitotara Patriotic Association.

The death occurred 'on Thursday of Mr Carl Anderson at his residence at Karioi. Mr Anderson, who was 79 years of age, was a native of Sweden. He landed in New Zealand in 1877 and settled in Foxton. Later he went to Moutoa where he built the first Moutoa school and was afterwards engaged on the Carnarvon estate for two years. Subsequently, Mr Anderson took up a section of land in conjunction with Sir John Carter in the Douglas block at Rongotea, where he was one of the leading pioneer settlers for '2l years. He was instrumental in establishing the Rongotea co-operative dairy factory, of which he was chairman for many years. He was also chairman of the North Island Bacon Company, at Woodville. In 1911 Mr Anderson went to tho Karioi district, where he was engaged in farming ana flaxmilling until his retirement two and a-half years ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Annie Anderson, and his son, Mr W. Anderson, of Rotorua. Tho death took place, recently in Palmerston North of Mr Edward Hitcliings, aged 82. The deceased gentleman, who was born in England, spent 58 years in New Zealand, and was employed by a Christchurch coachbUilding firm for a very lengthy period. He retired 12 years ago, when he removed to Palmerston North and took up his residence with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs C. Hitchings, of Marne Street, where his death occurred, suddenly, last Sunday. Deceased was for many years verger of St. Saviour’s Church, Christchurch. The funeral took place at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, where the late Mrs Hitchings is buried, on Wednesday afternoon, deceased being accorded a Druids’ funeral, of which lodge he was a member for many years. The deceased gentleman’s only son with whom he had resided in Palmerston North, since his retirement, died eighteen months ago.