PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 120, 19 April 1940, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Last evening His Excellency the Gov-ernor-General (AGscount Galway) left AA’ellington for the South Island, where lie will attend the Centennial celebrations at Akaroa and the Anzac Daj ceremonies at Dunedin.

Sergeant C. Murphy, of the Palmerston North Police Station, is on Id's annual leave. Most Itev. T. O’Shea (Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand) is attending tlie Akaroa Centennial celebrations. Sir Apirana and Lady Ngata, who have a son in camp at the Showgrounds, were present at the concert given last evening by city artists and members of the Maori Battalion at the camp. Rev. C. H. Olds, of Hastings, chairman of the Hawke’s Bay-Ala.na-watu District of the Methodist Church, who has been the guest of Rev. Clarence Eaton and Airs Eaton during bis visit to Palmerston North, returned to Hawke’s Bay to-day. 'The death is announced from London of Ft. Hon. H. A. L. Fisher, tlie noted historian. Air Eisiicr was knocked down by a lorry a week ago and received injuries from which be failed to recover, tie was a member of the House o. Commons for ten years and President of tbe Board of Education from 1916 to 1922. He was the author of numerous" historical works, his last being “A History of Europe.” During Iris term in Cabinet lie was responsible foi outstanding alterations to the education system of (Britain. Tli 3 appointment of Dr P. A. Ardagli to the position of officer commanding the Surgical Division of the second New Zealand General Hospital with the temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel, is announced by Military Headquarters. Dr Ardagli served in the Great Wai of 1914-1918 in the Field Ambulance Division with the rank of captain, and had a disi inguished career, being awarded the D.S.O. and M.C. He was again mentioned in despatches and recommended for the V.C. for personal ga’lautry in establishing and working in an advanced medical depot which was under shellfire ■ for 36 hours at Crcve Coeur. Dr Ardagli was president of the Christchurch branch of tlie British Medical Association in 1935. The death occurred on Tuesday in Wellington of. Mr Victor Beck, a wellknown figure in New Zealand for lull I a century, lie having been either advance agent or manager of various theatrical companies, concert parties, and lecturers. Born in -New York ' years ago, Air Beck came to New Zealand first as advance manager foi George B.ignold’s “Lights o’ London” company in 1882. He was also concern ed in tlie tony of New Zealand of the late Mr Dion Boucicault. senr. A form of entertainment which Air Beck pioneered was the Edison phonograph and in 1891 he toured New Zealand with the instrument. which was not then available as household equipment. It was not much later that lie introduced tbs motion picture to Now Zealand. Air Beck will he remembered as having paid frequent visits to Palmerston North in the -early davs.