PERSONAL

Northern Advocate, 18 February 1926, Page 4

PERSONAL

The death occurred of Mr Charles Henry Hoskins, one of Australia's leading industrialists, states a Press cable from Sydney.

A London cable .states that Prince George has been promoted to lieutenant. He is serving on the flagship Hawkins, on the China station.

Sydney message announces the death of General Harry Beauchamp Lassetter, following on an operation for appendicitis. He saw service on the Nile and in South Africa and the Great War. He was aged 65 years.

A London cable records the death of Canon Arthur Coombos, while presiding at a choir supper at Chichester. He was ordained in Australia and was a former master at King’s School, Parramatta.

The Hon. W. 5. Reeves, chairman of directors of the National Bank of New Zealand, London, and a party consisting of Mesdames Reeves and Lacclles and Mr. Jervis, inspector of the National Bank, arrive from Dargaville this afternoon. They will stay at the Commercial Hotel.

Sir Alexander Frederick ' Whyte, lately president of the Indian Legislative Assembly, arrived in Auckland by the Aorangi. Sir Frederick Whyte’s term of office in India expired six months ago. That he was chosen for ,sueh an office at the age of 37 was a tribute to his personal and political attainments. He intends to remain in New Zealand a month, seeing the country and gaining all possible first-hand knowledge of its political affairs. He hopes to meet Cabinet Ministers and also members of the Round Table Group. A number of transfers and promotions of school inspectors are announced. Mr. J. J. A. Stuckey, senior inspector, • of .Wanganui, has been transferred to Dunedin, Mr. Lambourne, of Auckland, goes to Wanganui, promoted as senior inspector. Mr. McKenzie, Wellington, is transferred to Taranaki as senior inspector. Mr. Dalglish becomes senior at Nelson. New appointments are:—Mr. Boden (Grey Lynn); Mr. Watson (Westport); Mr. Hunter (Balelutha); Mr. Law (Norman, Auckland); Mr. MeMutrie (Matamata Junior High); Mr. Morland (Kaiapoi); Mr. Overton (Terrace End, Palmerston North); Mr. Richardson (Victoria Avenue, Wanganui). It is not yet decided what districts the new officers will be appointed to.

The death is announced from London by Press cable of Mr John Robertson, Labour member of the House of Commons for Bothwell, Lanarkshire. The late Mr John Robertson was a Whip of the Labour Party, and chairman of the Scottish Labour group, and of the Scottish Miners Union. He was 59 years of age at the time of his death, and began work in a Lanarkshire coalmine at the age of 11. He was one of the most responsible _and best-liked of the Scottish miners’ representatives, with a passionate interest in better bousing. He was first elected for Bothwell in 1919, and during the period of Mr Ramsay MacDonald’s Ministry he was one of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury.