PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 166, 13 June 1940, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, of Tai Tapu, Canterbury, is visiting Palmerston North. The death has occurred of Mr R; W Gosset, aged 59, states a Sydney cablegram. He was born in Auckland and was president of the New South Wales Geographical Society. The Mayor of Christchurch (Mr R; M. Macfarlane, M.P-), passed the medical test 'yesterday as fit for active service. Later Mr had to undergo the X-ray test, but the result of that will not be known for some days. Mr W. P. Anderson, of the Wellington railways staff, has returned to his home after spending six weeks in a Wellington private hospital. His friends in Palmerston North will- be pleased to know that he is progressing satisfactorily. 1 Mr K. White, of the staff of the Central School, has been appointed act-ing-headmaster of tlie Hokowhitu School. The Central School Committee, at last-evening's meeting, decided to convey its congratulations to Mr White on his promotion. Hon. H. T. Armstrong (Minister of Health) officially opened the Centennial Plunket and rest rooms at Bulls yesterday. The ceremony was also attended by Mr E. B. Gordon, M.P. for Rangitikei, and Mrs Gordon, who later travelled to Wellington with the Minister. ■ • '' ' ■' -

The .death has occurred suddenly of Mr James Donald Wilson, a former Mayor of Paliiatua, aged 77. Mr Wilson engaged in, farming in the early days and had served the district on local bodies for many years, including the Tararria Power Board and Wairarapa Hospital Board. Sir Francis Frazer, of Wellington, chairman of the Council .of the New Zealand School (of Agriculture, was a visitor to Palmerston North yesterday for a meeting of the council. Other visitors to the city for the meeting included Professors H. G. Denham and E. Hudson (Lincoln College, Canterbury) and Dr F. W. Hilgendorf (Christchurch). Mr W. J. Marsh, proprietor and editor of the Wyndham Herald, died recently in his eightieth year. He was for a short time on the staff of the Otago Daily Times, and for a period managed the Tapanui Courier for the late Mr W. Quin. In 1886 he purchased flic Lqke County Press, which he disposed of to Mr P. A. de la Perelle when he went to Wyndham. He established the Wyndham Herald in 1895. Mr Alan A. Coles, of Palmerston North, who has joined the military forces and leaves for camp at, Trentham next Saturday, has been farewelled by several organisations of which he is a member during the present week.- Mr Coles has been a prominent member of the Repertory Society and has taken part in many ..of the leading productions with considerable success. He will be missed bv a wide circle of friends who all wish him God speed and a safe return. Mr L. G. Berry, who has been on the staff of the Central School for 16 years, is relinquishing his position to take up th a post of head teacher of the Pukekawa School, Waikato, at the beginning of July. Mr Berry’s resignation was received last night by the School Committee, which decided to convey to. him appreciation of his services to the school over such a long period. The headmaster (Mr E. Bary), who stated Mr Berry had been a very zealous worker both within and outside the classes, added that he was the only remaining member of the staff teaching there when he assumed the lieadmastership 12 years ago. For many years a leading figure in Hawke’s Bay golfing circles. Mr H. E. Crosse, of Napier, has entered Trentham Camp, preparatory to going overseas with tlie forces. Winner of the New Zealand amateur golf title in 1920, and a winner at Napier club and Hawke’s Bay championship tournaments on several occasions, Mr Qrosse in the last war was with the 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade, being promoted ■to staff captain and then to major. He was the youngest member of the staff of the Now Zealand .Division. A keen cricketer in life younger days, ho represented Hawke’s Bay; and was a member of the Nomads Club. Mr Crosse is well-known to golfers in Palmerston North. . .; - .v”

The death occurred yesterday morning of Mr John Fitzgerald, Tomoana. an early and .well-known pioneer of the Hastings district. He was born at Tipperary in 1850 and came to New Zealand in 1879, when 19 years of age.For some years he was employed by the late Captain Russell. Then lie linked up with the freezing industry, joining the staff at the Tomoana works, where he was employed for just over 52 years. There are left a widow, three sons, Regimental Sergeant-Major W. J. Fitzgerald, of Palmerston North, who, is now being invalided back to New Zealand, Messrs J. 'Fitzgerald (Christchurch) and T. Fitzgerald (Nelson) 1 , and'seven daughters. Mesdames P. Brady /(Hastings), J. J. Simpson (Melbourne), : K Rawsori (Hastings), R. Osborne (Dunedin) and 1. McKinley (Hastings), and Misses G. and K. Fitzgerald (Tomoana). •