PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 153, 31 May 1937, Page 6

PERSONAL.

In an examination in Maxell, Mr K. Harris, of Palmerston North, was successful in completing the final examination of the Australian Institute of Secretaries. Mr E. E. Halliwell, also of Pa-lmereton North, obtained a sectional pass and completed the intermediate examination.

Dr. T. Z. Koo, the noted Chinese Christian student leader, who delivered the sermon at All Saints’ Church yesterday morning, was the guest of Mr and Mrs C. A. Small, of liongopai Street, during his visit to Palmerston North. He left for Auckland by the Limited express last night, and leaves on his return to China to-day. Mr E. E. Elphick, who tor the past 11 years Uas been tue Government veterinarian in Hawke s Bay, took up his uuties at Palmerston rsortli this morning, having been transferred to tnis centre to occupy the position formerly held by Mr J. E. Mcllwain. Prior to Mr Elphick’ 3 departure from Hastings, the members 01 the staff ot tlie Department ol Agriculture gathered to pay T a tribute to his services. Me was presented with a piece of silver plate as a parting gilt. Mr ElpnicK has not been stationed at Palmerston North previously, but some years ago, when u wae in Wellington, he had experience of the southern end of the district with which he is now concerned. Mr A. D. N. G. Laing has taken Mr Elphick’s position at Hastings.

feeling reference to the passing oi Rev. Ridden Taylor, who had conducted the Wellington City Mission in connection witn the Church ot Jtngland, was made in All Saints’ Church yesterday, by Rev. W. Langston, who paid a tribute to the service rendered by Mr Taylor lor over iiO years. “He worked under a terrible physical disability,” said the vicar; “he suffered poverty and even persecution, but he held hrmly to his task.” Now he had been called to his reward, and the preacher appealed to all those who knew Mr Taylor—those who had come under the influence ot his wonderful personality in Palmerston North —to honour his memory by observuig a brief silence on the occasion of nis funeral (which took place to-day) and offering a prayer that the vacancy caused by his death would be filled by an equally humanitarian and Godlyinspired man.