PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2339, 8 January 1926, Page 6

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr F. W. Christian M.A., Borough librarian, leaves to-morrow to attend the librarians conference at Dunedin. Mr George Plimmer, of the Palmerston North postal staff, resumed work yesterday after some months' leave through illness.

The Worshipful Company of woolmen has awarded its gold medal to Professor Cossar Ewart for research in wools, states a London cable. Mr R. W. Shallcrass, secretary of the Wellington Bowling Centre, was a visitor to Palmerston North yesterday and accompanies the British bowlers on their journey to Wellington this morning.

Colonel W. G. Braithwalte, C. 8., C.M.G., D.S.O, formerly of the New Zealand Staff Corps, and commander of the Second Infantry Brigade N.Z. E.F. retired from the British Army in November and was granted the honorary rank of brigadier-general. Mlia Madeleine Clarke, advance and publicity representative for Guy Bates Post, arrived in Palmerston North last evening to arrange for the forthcoming visit of the world-famous actor. Miss Clarke is a Brisbane Journalist, and has the distinction of being the Arst lady to “advance a big J. C. Williamson production. In announcing the retirement of Mr W. G. Wickham from the post of senior Trade Commissioner for South Africa as from March 27th next, on the ground of ill-health, the “Boa’.d of Trade Journal" says that the de partment of overseas trade wishes t<> record its appreciation of his valuable services as Commissioner for South Africa and New Zealand.

Just while the hot weather is a' its height, Colllnson & Cunninghams are holding a sale of new summer frocks. This is an. exceptional opportunity to buy as the prices In all cases have been drastically reduced. See th e window display and be convinced of the value offered.