PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2122, 13 May 1922, Page 5

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

A recent Gazette notifies the appointment of Mr Thos. F. Ebbett as postmaster at Makomako. Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P.. Leader of the Opposition, was a visitor to Palmerston North yesterday. The Rev. R. Dittorich, who lectured ju Palmerston North on Thursday right, left for Napier yesterday. Archdeacon J. D. Russell, vicar of Igt Luke’s, Oamaru, has exchanged I vith the vicar of Johnsonvillc for | four months. Mr, Rupert Sollitt, now a resident I of Auckland, is on a visit to his son I on Rangitikei line, Paimcrston North. He prefers the climate of Manawafu to the humidity of Auckland. A London cablegram reports the death of Mr Henry Herbert Wills, of the well-known tobacco firm. With his brother, he gave one and a quarter millions to Bristol University. Dr. L. B. Stringer, a son of Mr. Justice Stringer, at present house surgeon at Timaru Hospital has been appointed medical officer to the combined friendly societies of Eltham, vice Dr. McKay. Mr W, Laird, of. the Woodville staff of the Bank of New Zealand, goes on ■leave to-day. His marriage to Miss Spellman, of Palmerston North, takes place on Tuesday next. Mr J. M. Taylor, of Dannevirke. is relieving in Woodville during Mr Laird’s absence. Mr. N. M. Dunlop, of Ho -orara, has decided to become a candidate for the Riccarton constituency at the forthcoming general election in the Reform interest. Mr. N. INC. Dunlop is the sixth soi of Mr. Wm. Dunlop, for many years chairman of the Selwyn County Council, at d was born at Heathcote. You have been waiting for lower prices for your winter attire. Now is your opportunity at the C. M. Ross. Go’s big Assigned Stock Sale of Coats, Costumes, Frocks, Jumpers, Millinery, Undeiwear, Dress goods and Hoisery, all new goods at comparatively gift prices. Secure your share now at the Store for Value* Several cases of diphtheria have developed in Levin during the last few days. One child was admitted to the Palmerston North on Thursday, and died yesterday morning. Inspector Huggins visited Levin on Thursday afternoon, and made an inspection to ascertain if there was a common cause for the different cases. He was of opinion that there was not, and there was no connection between them. Mr. Spencer Gollan, who at one time resided in Hawke’s Bay, but who is now in the Homeland, was noted all over the Empire os one of the most successful sportsmen, is apparently to be followed by his eldest son, in the field of sport. His son, who, it is understood, was second in the Diamond Sculls last year in England, is the Gollan referred to in a cable published a few days ago, in which it was stated that the ex-champion scidler, Barry, had been engaged to train him. Two ex-pupils of the Palmerston North Boys’ High School, Messrs H. E. Crabb and A. E. Forsyth, have passed the first section of their professional examination for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering. Both are studying at Canterbury College. Mr F. S. Merrick, of Woodville. has passed the first section of the B.A. degree in French, pure mathematics and applied mathematics, while the degree of Bachelor of Arts was recently conferred on Miss Kasi F. M. Rhodes, also of Woodville. Mr. A. H. Ross, a well-known Senior officer of the Postal Telegraph service, is visiting friends in Palmerston North. Twenty-five years ago Mr. Ross was the telegram messenger at Feilding. Mr. Walton, now district accountant at Palmerston, was senior letter carrier, and Mr. W. Worafold, now a postal clerk at Pending, was junior carrier. Messrs McKee and Diamond, both since holding positions as postmasters, were cadets, and Mr. J. H. Stevens, of Palmerston, was Postmaster. The total staff was six. It now numbers between forty and fifty. Messrs Collinso'ri and Cunninghame Ltd|, will be running a Coupon Week from Monday during which period they are issuing 19 coupons in their current advertisements to test the relative values of different media. We advise readers to peruse the firm’s page 6 advertisement and clip the coupons that interest them most.*