PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 50, 26 January 1933, Page 6

PERSONAL

The friends of, Mr John Harding, of Woodville, will regret to learn that he has had to enter hospital in VVei lington for treatment. Rev F A. Crawshaw, of Palmerston North, accompanied by MrsCrawshaw' and family, returned to ston North to-day after a fortnight spent at Hawera. Mr W. Vickers, president of the Horowhenua Racing Club, became, suddenly ill when attending the Levin Show yesterday and after receiving medical attention was admitted to hospital. . Mr E. G. Matthews, who met with injuries to his back in a motor accident when returning from a fishing expedition in the Rangitikei district about Christmas time, is now' making favourable progress towards recovery. His many friends will wish him an early and,complete recovery. The Wellington Education Board yesterday farewelled three headmasters of city schools who are retiring. They were: Mr S. H. Ferguson headmaster of Wadestown School (413 years’ service); Mr W. E. Hird, headmaster of Te Aro School (40jj years); ■and Mr S. Duncan, headmaster of Tawa Flat School (33 years).

Prior to the commencement of the sitting of the Magistrate’s Court in Dannevirke on Tuesday, there being a full attendance of legal practitioners, reference was made to the passing of the late Mr R. H. Fraser by Mr J. Miller, S.M., and Mr R. N. Biakiston. As a mark of respect to the memory of Mr Fraser a period of silence was observed.

Mr David Geddie, assistant-man-ager of the London office of the Bank of New South Wales, who arrived in Wellington by the Maunganui on Monday last, left 'on a motor tour of the North Island yesterday. Mr Geddie will later make a trip around the South Island and return to Wellington about the end of next month. He will sail to Australia by the Maunganui on March 7.

The death is reported from Glasgow at the ago of 89 of Mr David McCaig, marine engineer, and one time superintending engineer for the Union Company at Sydney. Mr McCaig was chief engineer of tire Rotomahana in 1879, a.nd served subsequently in charge of the engine-room departments of a number of the-com-pany’s well-known passenger vessels, including the Mararoa, Moana, Alokoia and old Monowai.

A London message announces the death of the Earl of Chesterfield. His mansion, Holm Lacy, w-as sold to Sir Lucas Tooth, formerly of Sydney. The tenth Earl of Chesterfield, Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope, was bom in 1854, was educated at Eton and Oxford, and held several Court appointments, including Lord Steward of His Majesty’s Household, 1910-15, and Master of the Horse, 1915-22. The heir is Captain Henry A. Scudamore - Stanhope, a brother, born in 1855.

Sir Samuel Hordern, a prominent Australian business man and president of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, Sir James Murdoch, M.L.C., the director of several Australian commercial enterprises; Mr E. P. M. Slieedy, chairman of the Australian United Press, Limited, andi the Newcastle Morning Herald; and Mr W. C. Douglass, of W. C. Douglass, Limited, merchants and manufacturers, Sydney and Newcastle, arrived by the Monowai this week. They are travelling together on a month’s holiday visit to New Zealand, during which time they intend to fish at Taupo and in the South Island. News has been received in Dunedin of the death in Hobart of Mr John Andrew Johnson, M.A., ex-principal of the Teacher Training College at Hobart. After following a teaching career in Canterbury and Dunedin Mr Johnson left New Zealand early in 1906 to take up the position at Hobart. During the 25 years which he had charge of the college many teachers were trained, some of whom are to be found in all the States of the Commonwealth. It is of interest to note that Mr J. A. Lyons (Prime Minister of the Commonwealth) and his wife were among the early students in the college. He retired from this post in 1931.

Rev. H. J. Fletcher died at New Plymouth recently, at the age of 64 years. A native of Kent, England, the late Mr Fletcher came to New Zealand with his parents in 1875, the family settling at Bulls. Air Fletcher became interested in the Alaori race, and commenced Maori mission work in that district. He subsequently spent many years in the Taupo and Urewera districts. In 1923 Air Fletcher left Taupo and has since been engaged in work at Turakina, Wanganui and Normanby, and Sen cliff and Otago. Air YTetcher was a noted Alaori scholar and an authority on Alaori lore. He was a member of the New Zealand Astronomical Society and ttic Polynesian Society, and was a contributor to the Polynesian Journal. The late Air Fletcher is survived by his widow, three sons and five- daughters.