PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 198, 20 July 1935, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Hon. J. G. Cobbe, Minister of Defence, was a visitor to Palmerston North to-day, being present at the opening of the new Fitzherbert bridge. Mr Cobbe will spend the week-end at his home at Feilding.

Police Sergeant F. Culloty, who has been stationed at Palmerston North for nearly three years, leaves to-morrow on transfer to Dargaville. Sergeant Culloty served at Palmerston North as a constable for a number of years earlier in his career. It is expected that the Prime Minster (lit. Hon. G. W. Forbes) will return to Wellington on August 14. He is due to arrive in the liner Maloja at Sydney on August 8. _ln all probability he will travel in the Wanganella, which is scheduled to leave Sydney for New Zealand on August 10. Mr John James Pilkington, who was well known as a school teacher and later as a member of local bodies, passed away at Wanganui recently at the age of 82. He came to New Zealand from England when 18 years old and was employed by the Wellington and Wanganui Education Boards until he retired about 30 years ago. From 1917 to 1925 he represented the Waima-rino-Oliakune district on the Wanganui Hospital Board. The new Roman Catholic Metropolitan of New Zealand and Archbishop of Wellington (Rt. Rev. Dr. T. O’Shea) will receive the pallium, the insignia of his office, and be formally enthroned in his new dignity at a special service in Wellington on August 15. The new Archbishop of Wellington is the second to hold the position since 1887 when the archdiocese was created and Archbishop Redwood appointed to its head, and the ceremony next month will bo one of tho most important in the history of the Roman Catholic Church in New Zealand for many years.

The death occurred recently at Kelburii, Wellington, of Mr Nicholas Abbott, who was in his 76th year. He was born at Horokiwi Valley, Pahautanui, being engaged in farming operations there until about 10 years ago. Mr Abbott’s father took up land at Horokiwi Valley, in 1854, eight years after the Maor trouble of 1846, some of the engagements having been fought on his property, which bears the name “Battle Hill,” called after an action which took place there. Mr Abbott was a member of several local bodies, and was one of the foundation members of the Farmers’ Union.