PERSONAL

Northern Advocate, 16 March 1929, Page 8

PERSONAL

Archdeacon A. M. Johnson, Yiear of St, Paul’s Pro-Catliodral and Archdeacon of Wellington since .1919, has resigned. Air F. iS. Pope, Director-General ot Agriculture, is to retire Prom the Public Service at the end of this month, says a Press .telegram, Air H. G. Lakeman, telegraph engineer at Auckland, has been appointed principal clerk to the Telegraph Division, vice Air APLoan, who has been promoted to chief postmaster at. Wanganui. Accompanied by Airs Murdoch, Mr A. J. Murdoch left, by the noon train Inday .for Invercargill, where a special invitation has been extended to bim to attend a complimentary function given by the whole community in honour of the Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward. Air W. T. Esson, chief inspector for New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, is paying an official visit to all the bran'ches of the company in the Dominion prior to leaving on a business trip to London. He will leave for the Old Country on April 3. Air P. H. Harper, of Levin, who has boon appointed to the Alagisterial Bench, is a son of Air George Harper, 0.8. E., barrister and solicitor of Christchurch, and grandson of the late Dr. H. J. C, Harper, Bishop of Qhvistchurch. The* new S.AI. was born at Christchurch in 1882.

Staying at the Commercial Hotel are Count Stromfelt, Mr 0. J. Thedens, (Australian Trade 'Commissioner) and Mrs Thedens, Mrs A. E. McCormick, Mrs Hopkinson, Mrs McSkimmlng, Messrs L. R. Martin, S. Crabbo, .T. Beaton, H, .1. Thomas, 0. Parker, T. Brown and R. Robertson. The Rev. G. W. Loehore, minister of the Whangarei Presbyterian Church, is an inmate of the Auckland Hospital, where he underwent an operation- a few days ago. He is progressing as well as can be expected, and the Presbytery has granted him three months’ leave of absence, from his ■ pastoral duties in order that he may be able to take complete rest .after his discharge from hospital. Mr Robert Tlate, of Waitara, Taranaki, who passed away on Wednesday, was a famous Rugby footballer in tlie ’Bo’s, and was a member of the Taranaki team which had the distinction and honour of being the first team in New Zealand to defeat Stoddart’s English team in 18881 He played for Taranaki in the days when that province was famous for its Rugby players,- such as the Baylys and the Goods. He was also a great athlete in the days when Hempton could, run the'loo yards faster Ahan any other man" in New Zealand.

| A happy function took place at the Post Office yesterday afternoon when the staff gathered to farewell Miss E. M. Montgomery, for some years one of the supervisors of the Whangarci Telephone Exchange, who has been transferred to a similar .position at Wanganui. The presentation of a set of solid silver .afternoon teaspoons and some choice cutlery was made by the postmaster, Mr G. H. Mprrish. Mr G. W. Parker also referred to the esteem in winch Miss Montgomery was held by her fellow workers. Miss Montgomery. will be succeeded by Miss Make.ig, formerly supervisor at Gory, who will arrive on promotion hero shortly.

The death occurred at Greymouth on Monday night of Mr Frederick Hamilton Kilgour, J.P., manager of the Greymouth “Evening Star” Company, at .the age of 00 years, Mr Kilgour suddenly became ill at work. An operation proved unavailing. Mr Kilgour field his position in the “Star” for. 38 years. A native of Dunstan, Otago, he served on the Technical College Board as chairman of the finance committee. He was a trustee and a member of the Jockey Club District Committee, a member of the former Education Board,, and the High School Board, also of the licensing committee for 35 years. He was acting-coroner for four years.