PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 21 May 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr A. Cowles, first assistant at the Wellington. Training College, has been appointed headmaster of the Carterton schooL Mr A. H. Herbert has definitely announced his intention of contesting the Masterton seat i n the Government interest. Mr J. T. M. Hornsby writes to the New Zealand "Times" denying a state- . in its columns that he .had arranged to stand for the Wairarapa seat at the next election. Mr Allan J. Hill, a so n of -Mr S. Hill, of Wellington, has been appointed secretary of the Stratford A. and P. Association. Mr Hill was for some years in the Land Tax Department in Wellington, and more latterly in the Valuation Department, Auckland. «Mr John Pender, of Nelson, leaves "Wellington to-morrow by the Corinthic on a tour of England, Ireland, and Scotland. Mr- E. Heffer. of the Picton branch of the Bank of New Zealand and formerly ct Nelson, has received notice of his transfer to Masterton, and will leave Picton as soon as his successor arrives. One of the best-known farmers of the North Canterbury district, Mr Thomas Pashby, died recently*at the age of 86. He was a native of Yorkshire, being born near .Stall, and arrived in Canterbury in 1853. Mr Job Packer, one of the oldest settlers in the Ormondville district, died on Monday, at the age of 70. The deceased was for -many years a prominent Oddfellow. It. is understood that Mr Bunny has been chosen bv the Reform party to contest the Hutt seat. If this is so, Mr M. W. Welch, the chairman of the Hutt Coiirity. will stand as an Independent. ■ Mr R. E. Hornblow, proprietor of the i "Mangaweka Settler/' will contest the Rangitikei seat at the general election against Mr E. Newman, JJ.P. Dr. Washbourn, Resident .Surgeon of the Hospital, -who, in company with Mr A. Griffin, architect, has been visiting Australia at the request of the Hospital Board in reference to the new Hospital building, returned to Nelson this mornin-.- ' j General Sir lan Hamilton returns to England by the New Zealand Shipping • Company's Ruahine, leaving Wellington on.June~4. Colonel V. S. Smyth, Officer Cc'inmandinrf the Canterbury Military District, accompanied by Mrs Smyth and family, will go Home in the same vessel. Major J. S. Maidlow. Assistant Director of* Ordance and Instructor in Artillery Duties, will also leave by the Ruahine. During- Colonel Smvth's visit to England Coloney Chafiey, VlD.,.will act as O. -.D. in Canterbury. Mrs Philip Snowden, who is to accompany her husband on-his mission to NewZealand in the interests of the Prohibition party, who have engaged the Labour member "for Blackburn as lecturer during; the forthcoming campaign for National' Prohibition, is admittedly one of the foremost women in England to-day as a lecturer and platform speaker. She completely recently a wonderfully successful tour of the United States and Canada. On several occasions her audiences numbered from 3000 to 4000. In the Ohio Legislature she speke from the Speaker's chair, and was supported on either hand by the Speaker and Cover- j nor of the State respectively. The Sneaker paid her the pretty compliment of saving that he regretted that men of her mental calibre <lic cct find seats in the Legislature-