PERSONALITIES

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 48, 26 February 1938, Page 4

PERSONALITIES

Mr* Namio Nakafuji’s appointment as chancellor in charge of the Japanese Consulate-General at Wellington has been provisionally recognised, states a notice in the Gazette.

Mr. D. McCowatt has been appointed chief postmaster at Thames in place of Mr. J. Y. Coleman, who retires at the end of the month. Mr. McCowatt is an inspector in the Post and Telegraph Department. Canon D. J. Davies, B.Sc., the new vicar of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Welllington, was inducted on Thursday night, the ceremony being conducted by Rt. Rev. H. St. Barbe Holland, Bishop of Wellington. ,

Visitors at the Palmerston North Citizens’ Lunch Club yesterday were Messrs G. H. Ram (Palmerston North), J. L. Garrard (Wellington), A. E. Stevens (Hawera), R. E. Stevenson (Palmerston North), and J. tY. Jones (Palmerston North). Wing-Commander J. L. Findlay, M.C. has relinquished command of the Royal New Zealand Air Force station, Wigram Aerodrome, and is proceeding to England for training with the Royal Air Force, on interchange, states a notice in the' Gazette.

Mr. T. W. Henderson, who has been stationed in Palmerston North for five years, has been notified by his company of his transfer to Wellington on promotion. Mr. Henderson came to Palmerston North from Hamilton. He expects to leave Palmerston North in the second week in March.

The friends of Mr. J. B. Pascal, of To Awe Awe street, will regret t* learn that he is indisposed. Mr. Pascal was unfortunately unable to be present at the civic iuucfieon on Thursday tendered to visitors from the French cruiser Jeanne d’Are, who are his compatriots, and an apology for his absence was read by the Mayor (Mr. A. E. Mansford).

in recognition of his lengthy and valuable service to the brass band movement, Mr. E. K. B. Hoiben, of Palmerston North, was elected a life member of the New Zealand Brass Bauds’ Association at the annual meeting of that body yesterday. Mr. Hoiben was secretary of the old North Island Brass Bands’ Association for 25 years and later occupied the position of president for several years. Mr. L. Hunter, mining engineer in charge of the Labour Department’s gold prospecting scheme in tne Rcefton and Westland districts, has accepted a position with a mining group operating in the Federated Malay {States and {Siam. He was a former student of the Coromandel {School of Mines, and has had considerable experience both in New Zealand and overseas.

Mr. W. }S. la Trobe, director of the teciiuical school division oi the Education Department, wus tendered a farewell at a function held at the Hamilton Technical High {School on Wednesday. Tlie principal, Mr. VV. Fraser, expressed regret that Mr., La Trobe was retiring, and said that the service was losing a most valuable official and an old and esteemed friend.

Mr. H. Williams, second officer of the Government lighthouse steamer Matai, who has had nearly 37 years of strenuous service in Government lighthouse steamers, has retired on superannuation and on Tuesday ho was met by the head office staff of the Marine Department and representatives of the lighthouse service and presented with a reading lamp, a travelling case and a rug, as a token of the very great esteem in which he is held.