PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 2562, 20 December 1924, Page 8

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr G. McNamara, First Assistant Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department, returned to the Empire City by yesterday morning’s Auckland express.

’Mr W. P. Anderson, of the Palmerston North High School staff, leaves on Monday for the South, where he will spend the greater part of his vacation at Dunedin.

Mr H. B. Combs, secretary of the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association, who had been to Foil ding on a business visit, returned to Welington by the 10.23 a.m. Main Trunk express yesterday. “Wo arc sorry to learn that our comrade Captain G. A. Procce. New Zealand Cross, has been seriously indisposed for some time," states the annual report of the Now Zealand Association of His Majesty’s Veterans. It was decided to forward him a letter of symathy, also Major F. W. Gascoyne, of Hastings, who has also been suffering an illness. The official announcement of Mr H. H. Ostler’s appointment to the Supreme Court Bench was made on Thursday night. Ho will assume his new duties on Ist February next. The new Judge paid a visit to Wellington on Thursday, returning to Auckland by the night “Limited’’ express.

Mr .T. J. Franco, postmaster, ot Eketahuna, who was injured in the motor car accident recorded in our columns of yesterday, passed away '•at an early hour yesterday morning. The deceased gentleman, who .was Ob years of age, had been in the department for 35 years and had been stationed at , the Blenheim, Picton, and Now Plymouth post offices before being appointed postmaster at Eketa. buna some three years ago. He leaves it widow and adult family. Miss France,-' a daughter of the deceased gentleman, was formerly in the I aimerston. North telephone exchange. Dr. Steward. Bishop of Melanesia, who has returned to Auckland by the mission ship Southern Cross, confirmed over two thousand natives in the various- islands. -His Lordship states that there arc difficulties in efficiently staffing the schools, where over throe hundred native boys and girls are trained. The passengers include the Kcv. Hodgson, who is leaving the ‘Mission to join the Waiapu Diocese, Misses Williams and Eely, on furlough; the Rev. Milne, from the Presbyterian Mission ot the New Hebrides, and Mr Larncy, official surveyor, at Vila, under the condominium, who is on holiday.

The gift supreme this Christmas can he a fur coat. Collinson and Cunninghamo are making special Christmas concessions to enable the purchase of this wonderful gift to be effected at a big saving. Prices range from 1 Ogns. (Mole, Coney) to 145gus. (Hudson Bay Seal). Christmas concession prices 1 sgns. to 128gns. —Collinson and Cunninghorne.