PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2593, 12 March 1923, Page 4

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr E. Osterman, of Palmerston ' North, has returned from Auckland. e 1 Mr. F. W. Flanagan, Valuer. General, of Auckland, passed through Pal. 0 1 morston North for the South on Sat. 1 urday. 1 The Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. W. s F. Massey) passed through Palmerr ston North on Saturday on his way to f Auckland. ? Mr and Mrs A. McCrea, Mrs Wingate, e Mr Pringle, and Mr Balsillie left on f Saturday for Helensville, Rotorua, and j Tauranga. e Mr H. Jackson, of Palmerston North, r intends visiting Australia for health B reasons. The trip will be of several weeks’ duration, commencing at the j end of the month. A motion of sympathy with Mr J. , Balsiliie in his recent bereavement was carried at the monthly meeting of the *• Y.M.C.A. Board of Directors on Fri- • day evening. Mr Balsillie is a memr her of the Board. 5 Of the party which attended the in--3 auguratiou of Wairoa electric power 5 scheme, Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., returned - by the Napier express on Saturday afg ternoon, the remainder journeying } back by motor car during the week, j end. 5 Mr and Mrs Charlie Arbon arc visiting Mrs Arbon’s sister in Palmerston. The ladies arc daughters of the late Dr Rdckstrow, whose friendly ministrations were so much appreciated by the pioneers of Foxton and Palmerston North. 5 The “ Sydney Referee ” reports the death in a motor accident at K.mber- • 1 y of Mr. it. C. Bennett, who toured New Zealand with the Springboks as their manager. The late Mr. Bennett was nopular with at sports whom he ' met on the tour and was a keen lover ot the Rugby game, Mr Sam Gompers, the U.S. Labour \ leader, has been a hospital patient for four days, slowly covering from influ. enza and bronchial pneumonia. According to the physicians’ bulletin, ■ which was the first announcement of ' his illness, recovery will be slow, because of the patient’s age, seventy- ■ three years, but Mr Gompers is restive ' under his enforced confinement, and is eager to resume work. A very pleasant little function took place at the Cuba Street Methodist ' Church last evening, when a complimentary tea was tendered Mr Bert : Fisher and Miss Marjory Ellis, teach- ■ ers of the Sunday School, who are ; 1 shortly to be married. The function ■ was under the auspices of the Sunday School teachers, Mr T. R. Plodder, superintendent of the Sunday School, presiding. A presentation of a beautiful jardiniere was made Miss Ellis by Mr Plodder, on behalf of the teachers, and a handsome silver rose bowl was presented to Mr Fisher by Mr H. N. Vivian, on behalf of the Sunday School. Mr Fisher made a suitable reply, on oehalf of the future Mj’s Fisher and himself. The Rev. J. Thompson also spoke a few words of , well-wishing. Coliinghame suits grow in popularity each year because of improving tailoring methods, better selections of materials and increasing service in every detail. Collinson and Cunning- . hame are now booking Easter suit orders. _____