PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 2776, 18 October 1923, Page 4

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr. John Brown, B.Sc., has been appointed instructor In agriculture for Wanganui Education Board with heat quarters at Taihape. From Christchurch comes news ot the death of Mr. William Devenish Mcarcs, aged 70 years. For many years deceased occupied a prominent position in a lire insurance business, latterly being general manager of the Alliance Company. There were IS applications for tho four positions for examining veterin. ary surgeons under the New Zealand Department of Agriculture, and thre* English applicants were .appointed. They are: Mr. Dudley Gill (Blandford, . Dorset)., Mr. C. V. Dayus (Crav-n Arms, Shropshire), and Mr. Peter Me. Gregor (Colchester). The fourth pos;. don will be lililed by an Australian.

News has been received by si, James Carroll of the death at Car. teuton, at the age of SO years, of Joh a Jury, better known throughout tht North island. aa.Tc’..\Y l hatahoro. . Tin, deceased was highly educated and fo, many year s took a. prominent, part native research work in connection with ancient Maori history. Fron, notes obtained from an old Maori priest, Te Motorohango, lie supplied the Polynesian Society with a mass ot data which otherwise would have been irrevocably lost. , These data were published Ift- two books, “ Tekano. runga,” or “Things Celestial,’’ and “ Tckanoraro,” o r " Things Terre*, trial.” ,

The "Terrier” longcloth is one that improves with washing, because it is made free from filling and dressing In 3Gin widths for ladies’ and chib’ dren’s wear, A 522, 1/1; ,-v7 o j, AOOO, 1/5 yard from Collia<on and Cunninghame’s, the sole agents.-* «