PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2002, 19 December 1921, Page 5

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Mr C. P. McAllum. assistant clerk, ha:; been appointor] clerk to the Feathcrston County Council. The death tr-ok place last week of Mr Florence Harman, a popular resident of Waipawa, at the age of forty years. Miss Barr. principal of Tona College, left Hastings last week en route lor England, in the interests of the college. Mr J. Talt, an ex-Mayor and oxCouncillor of Port Chalmers, has been appointed town clerk of that borough. Sir Joseph Ward, who has been visiting Rotorua, will probably go on by boat to-day to Auckland from Tauranga. A London cable announces the "death of Camni le Samt-Saens, the well-known French composer, who was born in Paris in 1835. Miss Annie Sinclair has been gazetted a deputy registrar of births, marriages, and deaths at Sanson, and Mr James Holmes at Feilding. Miss Rosina Buckman, the gifted New Zealand prima donna, and her husband, Mr Maurice d'Oiscley, a tenor of repute, are to visit New Zealand about the middle of next year. Chief-Detective P. M'Mahon. of Auckland, has been transferred to Ashburton as senior sergeant of police, to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement on superannuation of Senior-Sergeant Ryan. Mr C. M. Sargisson, accountant in the Feilding branch of the Bank of New South Wales, has been transferred to Gisbornc, where he was stationed previously, some 12 years ago. Mr Sargisson leaves this week. His post in Feilding will be taken by Mr McDonald, from Napier. The dea'/i occurred at the Masterton Hospital on Friday evening of Nurse Annie Kingaby, who had for about a year been engaged In nursing In the-Wairarapa. She came to New Zealand about IS years ago, and received her training in midwifery in Wellington, after which she practised for some years in Feilding. A very pretty wedding took place at the Anglican Church, Manakau, on Wednesday, when Miss Myra Bevan, eldest daughter of the late Mr Edward Bevan and Mrs E. Robinson, of Manakau, was married to Mr R. H. Ford, of Levin, fourth son of Mr and Mrs C. Ford, of Papanui, Christchurch. The bridegroom was attended by his cousin, Mr B. Palmer, of Palmerston North, as best man, while the Rev. G. F. Petrie was the officiating minister. The close of the Great War left the British War Office with millions of yards of the very best unbleached linen used for aeroplane wings. We've Just received another thousand yards Of 36m to quit at 3/11 or 3/8 spot cash. Unrivalled for wear; coats, frocks, shirts, rompers, curtains, etc. Collinson and Cunnlnghame, Ltd.*