PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3598, 2 April 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr H. E. Hornbiow, Mayor of Dargavllle, was a visitor to Palmerston North yesterday _ Mr W. Lints, of Wanganui, was a passenger to Wellington by the Main Trunk express yesterday. Mr J. Maafur, of the Otald Maori College, and Mr G. Randcll, of the M.A.C., Hawke’s Bay, were passengers to Auckland by the afternoon express.

A vote of condolence with Mr George Lane in the death of his daughter was carried at last night’s meeting of the Hokowhitu School committee.

Mr. E. Harrison, a well-known Pahiatua resident, .went through bo Wellington by the ten o’clo kcpxeres Wellington by the ten o’clock express yesterday morning on a business visit.

Mr. P. K. Partieous, of the Railway Audit Staff has arrived in Palmerston North to continue the work relegated to him by Mr. Geo. Parsons’ retirement on superannuation. Mr J. M. Hutchinson, Inspector of the State Advances Department, went through by the main trunk express yesterday for a fortnight's visit to Auckland on departmental business. Mr S. G. Smith, M.P. for Taranaki, who has been down to Wellington in the interests of his constituency, has broken the return journey at Palmerton North for the races.

Among tlic Wellington passengers by the Auckland express yesterday for the Palmerston races, were Messrs Harold W. Brown. Ernest Blundell, Fred Irwin, Jas Moodie, Ultan M'Cabo and O. S. Watkins.

A motion of sympathy with 'the secretary, Mr .1. B. Proud, in his unfortunate accident was carried at last night’s meeting of the Manawatu Rugby Union, with the expressed hope for hia speedy recovery. Mr A. S. Henderson, of the Signal Engineering branch of the New Zealand Railways head office staff, passed through to Auckland yesterday to superintend work in progress there. Mr Henderson was a fine hurdle.runnor some years ago and although still a “young” man, ho has had thirty years service in the Department.

Mr C. N. Carston, who has been on the staff of the Danncvirkc branch of the Bank of New Zealand for the past eight years, joined the main trunk express at Palmerston North yesterday, oui transfer to the Symonds Street branch at Auckland. Mr Carston was well-known in musical and tennis circles in Dannevirko.

Mr B. C. Driver, of Pitzroy Street, has returned to Palmerston North after spending some years in Dannevirke in business in the Southern Hawke’s Bay capital. Before settling down here again he Intends to visit hi s people in Melbourne, for which city ho will leave by the direct steamer, Moerald, scheduled for departure from Wellington on Saturday. Included in the audience at *Mr H. E Combs’ address last night, on the classification of the P- an( l Department, were Messrs H. U Young (chair man of the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce), W, H. Williamsons (supervisor telegraph office), P. W. Duffleld (exchange), P. Buck (supervisor postman). J. L. Walton facountant), W. B. Crump (supervisor mailroom.) Pastor P. G. Rampton after two years’ service at Dannovirke in the interests of the Seventh Day Adventists’ movement, went through to Wellington yesterday with his family. He is taking up similar work in the Empire city. Prior to his advent to Danne. virke, Mr Rampton spent five years at Hamilton, and six months at Fcilding ini his church’s service. He will be greatly missed in Dannovirke where he did a great deal of good work for the general community.

An interesting personality at Palmerston North Railway Station yesterday morning was Mr A. D. Thomson. He will be well remembered as Magistrate here, leaving in 1.013 after ten year’s service to take up a position as Assistant Public Service Commissioner at Wellington, under the Public Service Act passed in the 1912 session. Mr Thomson has been In retirement for four years and has made his home at Lower Hutt. He had been making a short, stay in Wanganui where he was President of the Rugby Union for many years. Mr Thomson is one, of Ihe grand old school of Rugby players of the “eighties,” now gradually fading ouf. He will always be remembered by the veterans for his part in the first Wellington match with the Britishers on May 12, 1888. The game was a tie, three points apiece. Mr Thomson, at centre, potted a goal a few yards away from the posts, while the Englishmen's score consisted of a try scored by J. T. Haslam and converted by A. Paul. In those days a try counted one point only, plus two more for the goal, if converted.

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