PERSONALITIES

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7120, 18 January 1930, Page 6

PERSONALITIES

SETTING THE EXAMPLE. Any person who visits the farm ol Prank C. Baikes, of Oroua Downs, cannot be otherwise than impressed, with what he sees. Here, one says, at first glimpse, is a farm well and soundly run, splendid pastures, well kept fences and plenty erf shelter, giving the place an air of prosperity. But the most striking feature is that attention has not been confined, as on the majority of farms, solely to cows or to sheep. Frank Baikes is a man of many parts and in addition to a large dairy herd, he keeps poultry in a large way and also bees. His laying stock at tho present time numbers no fewer than 3500 White Leghorns, while he has ov®r hives of bees. Before he started tonning 16 years ago, he was a sdfcool teacher and dabbled in a small way in poultry. To-day he is one of the most successful primary producers of the district and a farmer who believes in farming on scientific lines if the business is to be made profitable.

Dr. James Gibb, of Wellington, will again be a visitor in Palmerston North over the week-end. Ho is to occupy the pulpit in St. Andrew s Church.

Mr. Frank O’Sullivan, representative for J. G. Williamson's "Whoopee" and "Lilac Time" company is at present in Palmerston North making arrangements for these two plays to bt presented here on January 30 and 31 respectively. Mr Thomas Edward Pearson, aged 72, superintendent of Parks to the Auckland City Council, was seized with a -stroke while travelling in a council motor car yesterday and died shortly after his removal to his home. Mr Pearson had been parks superintendent since 190 S.

At the great age of 90 years, Mrs. G. J. Bosworth, mother of Major J. T. Bosworth, of Palmerston North, died on January 15 at the homo of her daughter, Mrs. A. Wilson, Kesteven avenue, Bt. Holier’s Bay. Born at Parramatta, she went to Auckland in 1872 in the mail steamer Nevada, which was propelled by beam engines. As a child Mrs. Bosworth lived at Breebong, about 300 miles from Sydney, when bushrangers were carrying on operations, and tho blacks caused a lot of trouble to white settlers. It was after her marriage that Mrs. Bosworth went to Auckland to live on the Surrey Hills Estate, which is now known as Grey Lynn. At that time Karangahapo road was little better than a track through tea-tree scrub, and had a few shops in it. Communication with Queen street was by means of a two-horse 'bus, the fare being Is each trip. It was some compensation for high fares that . a house could then be rented in Arch Hill for 7s 6d. Deceased is survived by the following children, Mesdames A. Wilson and Douglas, of St. Holier’s Bay, S. Kerr, of Otorohanga, and Major J. T. Bosworth, of Palmerston North.