PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 1960, 31 October 1921, Page 5

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr John Thomas Martin is gazette a deputy registrar of births, death and marriages at Poxton. The Rev. R. J. A. Simmons ha been appointed assistant curate o the Feilding parochial district. Mr H. W. Glesen, of Dannevirkc has been elected to represent southen Hawke’s Bay on the National Dair Association. The Hon. C. J. Parr, Minister o Education, officially opened the Me thodist Orphanage at Masterton oi Saturday last. Sir M. J. McDonald, of the firm o A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd., Christ church, is at present in Palmerstoi North for the Show. Mr E. P. Checkley, son of Mr T Checkley, of Hlnemoa, left on Satur day for Raglan (Waikato), where hi has purchased a dairy farm. Mr James Griffin, who was prominent In cycling circles before the war, and who saw two years’ active service, died at Upper Tutaenui last week. The death occurred in Invercargil last week of Mr Thomas Morrlso*. father of Mrs Stuckey, wife of Inspec tor P. G. A*. Stuckey, of the Wanganu Education Board. The Prime Minister (Mr W. P. Mas sey) will proceed to Pukekohe in th< course of a day or two. where he wil unveil a Robert Burns statue and alsc a soldiers’ memorial. Word comes from Auckland of the death, aged 70, of “Teddy” O’Hare, one of the northern city’s champion sprint runners in the early stages of his athletic development. A wedding in which a great deal oi interest was centred took place al Eketahuna last week, when Miss Gladys Tumor was married to Mi Murray-Aynsley, of Canterbury. A Brisbane cable states than in consequence of the death of the Earl of Ducie, the. Hon. Berkeley Moretou. a member of the Upper House, succeeds to the title, being a brother of the late Earl. An old identity, Mr Richard Blineoe, died on Monday at his residence, Bayfield Road, Herne Bay, aged 75 years. Mr Blincoc. who was born at Nelson, had resided in Auckland 40 years.

Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., Mayor ol Palmerston North, has been suffering from a severe cold during the last few days, and will not resume his Parlia.mentary duties in Wellington unti, Wednesday. Mr J. B. Thomson, auctioneer fo the Wairarapa Co-operative Associa tion, who was previously under order of transfer to Masterton, will bo re maining in. Dannevirke, the intendet transfer having been cancelled. v A London cable announces the death of the Earl of Ducie, at the age of 93. He was the Father of the House of Lords. The heir to the title and estates of about 14,000 acres is the Hon. Bcrkely Moreton, a Queenslander. Mr J. Rutherford and Mrs Rutherford, of New Plymouth, tho parent; of Sir Ernest Rutherford, the distinguished scientist, were presented tc Lord Jellicoe on Friday. Lord Jellied was associated with Professor Rutherford on the Inventions Board during the war. Advice has been received of the death at Ellerslie of Mrs Wilson, wife of ex-Suprintendent Wilson, of the police force., who was many years ago stationed at Palmerston North. Mr R. McManus, of the staff of our evening contemporary, is a brother of the deceased lady. Taranaki’s band of early settlers are diminishing fast, the latest to join the many in the far beyond being Mrs C. H. Townsend, relict of the late Richard Townsend, who passed away yesterday morning at Herne Bay. Deceased arrived in New Plymouth some 63 years ago at the age of eight, with her parents, Mr and Mrs B. C. Lawrence. Mr George Alexander McLean, of “Mountain Meadows,” Mount Grey, died at his home on Thursday, after a long period of ill-health. Mr McLean was born at Horsley Downs near Hawarden, in 1861, and was brought up In the Leithfleld district, where he bought a farm in 1885. A few years ago he moved to a larger property at the foot of Mount Grey. Bishop Nevill, ex-Primate of Nev Zealand, died at 7.30 on Saturday morning. He was consecrated Bishoi of Dunedin in 1871, and retired u 1919. Dr.- Nevill was born in Not tingham, England, 84 years ago. H< was educated at St. Aidan s and a Cambridge, where he got his degrees He was a deacon in 1860, a priest ii 1861, serving in Lancashire and Staf fordshire, and came out to Dunedli In 1871. Open all day every day of Shoy Week —Collinson and Cunninghame store and tea rooms. For our Show time “specials” see advt. page 6 music daily in tea rooms. This i “Free Day” period, so keep all you cash dockets. One special at 29/6ladies’ shoes in four fashionable models.*