PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 116, 17 April 1939, Page 6

PERSONAL

Air Justice O’Regan, who 16 & patient in a private hospital in AVellington, is reported to be much improved in health. Lord and Lady Runciman, who have been visiting North Island scenic resorts, will leave New Zealand for Australia to-morrow.

Air D. Collis, chairman of the Kairanga County Council, is to leave tomorrow on a six months’ world tour. He will be accompanied by Mrs Collis. AH- It. Pollock, representing Stanley AlcKay’s Gaieties, visited Palmerston North to-day to make arrangements for the company’s appearance here on April 29.

Rev. C. H. Olds. 8.A., chairman of the Hawke’s Bay-Manawatu district of the Aletliodist Church, who conducted tlie induction service of Rev. Clarence Eaton, the new superintendent minister of tlie St. Paul’s circuit, on Saturday night, lias returned to Hastings.

Mr Arthur Terence Maxwell, a director of the Union Bank, is coming to visit New Zealand, via the United States, and is due to arrive at Auckland on May 12. He is a son of the late Brigadier-General Sir Arthur Maxwell. Mr Maxwell is accompanied by his wife, who is a daughter of the late Sir Austen Chamberlain.

Rt. Rev. H. S. Holland. Bishop of Wellington, who was to have left for the country last week to complete his convalescence, following his recent operation, has been delayed at Bishopsoourt, as the result of a chili. It was thought wise for him not to travel before the week-end, and he now expects to leavo Wellington early this week. Hon. R. Semple, Minister of Public Works, who declared open the new trestle bridge at Whirokino, on Saturday, later was present at the official opening of Victoria Park, Foxton, and inspected the Foxton Beach Road, on which scaling operations are being carried out. Subsequently he proceeded to his beach residence at Manakavu

An apology was read at the official opening ceremony of the Whirikino trestle bridge, on Saturday, from Mr G. A. Monk (chairman of the Horowhenua City Council) who had suddenly become ill. On Friday Mr Monk appeared to be in his usual good health when presiding at the monthly meeting of the council at Levin. Several speakers on Saturday expressed regret at the absence of Mr Monk, to whose work for the county they paid a tribute. The death occurred suddenly at his residence, Khandallah, of Mr D. G. McCaul, a well-known Wellington business man. Mr McCaul, who was 53 years old, was born and educated in Wellington. He was a member of the Wellesley Club and the Wellington Savage Club, and at the time of his death was vice-president of the Wellington Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen’s Association, which association he always served in the interests of charitable institutions.

The manager of the Palmerston North branch of the Bank of Australasia (Mr A. G. Lawson) will retire on superannuation at the end of the month, after having held his present position for a period of six and a-half years. Ho will ho succeeded by Mr L. C. Hawk, manager of the Hawera branch. Mr Lawson is retiring after 44 years’ service, having joined the bank in Sydney. He has spent most of his life in the Dominion, and has served in several parts of the North Island at the bank’s branches. Previously he was in charge at Taihape and Masterton. About 36 years ago he served in the local office, and did not come back again until he was appointed manager. He intends to remain in the city.