PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2478, 19 October 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Miss Moore, mistress at Central School, who has been indisposed, is now rapidly recovering her usual health.

M. Paderewski is emerging from his retirement shortly, and will visit the United States on a protracted concert tour states a London cable.

Mr T. J. O'Reilly, of the Union Bank of Australia Gisborne has been transferred to the Auckland branch, where he will take up duty forthwith. Detective-Sergeant T. Gibson, of Christchurch, has been promoted to senior detective, a rank equivalent to that of chief detective, now abolished.

A Nelson Press message announces the death of Mr Thomas Spargo Edwards, a retired railway official, who for many years was in charge of the Nelson section.

Mr C. W. Hervey, of Christchurch, passed through Wellington on Tuesday on his way to Nelson. He is secretary to the company that is producing the Annette Kellerman picture there.

The many friends of Mr Fred K. Reeves, the well-known Wellington journalist, will regret to learn that he is going into hospital to undergo an operation, and will wish him a speedy recovery.

Mr Roland Hipkins, an associate of the Royal College of Art, London, has arrived in Auckland from England. He will shortly take up a position as art istructor at the Napier Technical College.

Mr R. A. Barr, of the "New Zealand Herald," late of the "Otago Daily Times," who has been on a holiday visit to Dunedin, passed through Palmerston North on his way to Auckland yesterday. The Rev. F. Joseland, who for the last three years has been working at Samoa for the London Missionary Society, has arrived at Auckland. Mr Joseland was for about 25 years stationed ui China.

Sir William Nelson, the "meat King," who died in London, left £993,000. He did not bequeath anything to his daughter, Violet Mary, Duchess of Westminster, as she is already amply provided for. Mr Louis Marks, of Brisbane, is on a visit to New Zealand. Mr Marks is a brother of Mr Marcus Marks, and was formerly connected with the Civil Service in New Zealand, but for the last 20 years has been in business in Brisbane.

His Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral is indisposed, and will be confined to Government House for some days. Her Excellency, who has been on a visit to Australia, returned to Wellington by the Tahiti on Monday. Their Excellencies will visit Christchurch at the beginning of November, and will be there during race week. Grafton fabrics are a colour test for fast dyes. Our selection has grown by a shipment of 2 3 pieces of wonderful range. Kretonelles, merrlcolors, all double-width, so that 2 5 to 3yds cut a dress, 2/- to 3/8 yard. Sunshades made up to match your frock. —Collinson and Cunninghame.*