PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24535, 18 March 1943, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. W. E. Anderson left for Wellington yesterday. Mr. C. L. Hunter, Conciliation Com-, missioner, returned from Wellington yesterday. Wing-Commander G. A. Nicholls,- . . Commandant of the Air Training Ctapg, returned to Wellington last night. Mr. A. W. Nisbet, director of trade • training under the rehabilitation scheme, returned to Wellington last night. , m Major T. H. Melrose, who has been ~ officer commanding the Hamilton Bat- ; ' j talion of the Home Guard since its j Y inception, has resigned, owing to. ill- ; health. OPPOSITION LEADER The Leader of the Opposition, Mr. S. G. Holland, will arrive in Auckland this morning from Wellington on business concerning the National Party. He will . leave for the south to-morrow night. ARMY CASUALTIES DEATH WHILE PRISONER The only eon of Mr. and Mrs. L, Franklin, of Hakanoa Street, Huntly, Private liaris Dalton Franklin, who was recently reported to have died while a 1 prisoner of war in Italy, was born in Wellington 23 years ago, and was educated at Stratford. At the time of enlistment he was farming at Kapongn. . He left for overseas early in September, • 1941. After the battle at Tobruk in 1942 he was posted as missing for some months, and was later reported a, prisoner of war. The next news received j was cabled advice that he had di<?d ' while a prisoner of war in Caserta, and j was buried in Caserta cemetery. Prkata Franklin was a keen footballer who had played Rugby in Stratford, Kaponga and Ohinewai, and Rugby League for Huntly South. Before going into camp he married Miss M. Denham, of Kaponga. The death on service has been reported of Corporal Peter Swarbrick, » son of Mr. L. P. Swarbrick. of Kiwi* tahi, Morrinsville. Corporal Swarbrick was a keen and active member of tbs Kiwitahi Sports Club. He was serving on a Pacific station at the time of hi* death. - ORDER OF DRUIDS 1000 MEMBERS OVERSEAS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday [Members of the' North Island jurisdic- ; tion of the United Ancient Order of Druids serving with the military forces • overseas are being kept financial by an order which has appropriated £24,000 i for the purpose. At the Grand Lodga meeting this week, presided over by Mr. H. S. Abel, reports submitted showed that 1000 members had gonu overseas, of whom 52 have made th« great sacrifice. The total membership is 12,018, compared with 12,733 at the end of 1941, i and there are over 10OC 1 honorary mem--5 bers. The various funds show an increase ' of £22,000. The sick and funeral fund credit is £617,166 and the death benefit | fund is £281,196. The society's assets total £960,652, of which £939,000 is • invested in mortgages and Government | stock. !. Referring to the effect of the Social Security Scheme on the order, Mr. Abel said the immediate effect of the ieois- j lation was a tendency for many roem- . bers to resign from lodges and difficulty in their endeavours to initiate new nienii bers. Social security by the State would soon be in operation in every enlighi;- :> ened nation. !* "We must be prepared to admit t' actualities and govern ourselves," said >. Mr. Abel. "Accordingly, ■ let us shape '• our efforts to produce a great fraternity and surrender to the State that which the State will do, whether we wanfc it that way or not."

OBITUARY MRS. MARY ANN ROUT The death has occurred of Mrs. Mary Ann Rout, of 40. Cowan Street, POll- - at the age of 84. Mrs. Rout arrived at Auckland from London by the steamer Doric in 1883, and wai married for years later to the late Mr. Stephen Rout. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church for 56 years. She is survived by oris daughter, and there are five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, SECONDARY EDUCATION KING COUNTRY CHILDREN (0.C.) WANG AX UI, Wednesday i A plea for improved facilities for. i secondary education of children in ■ country districts was made by Mr P. [ Mead, of Raetihi, when suggesting, at the Wanganui Education Board, . that a report on the possibility of [ establishing a suitable high school m , the King Country might be prepared. Mr. Mead agreed to a suggestion that he should confer with the senior in* i spector of schools, Mr. B. N. T. Blake, and again introduce the subject. Mr. Mead said he doubted whether ' 10 per cent of the children in his dis- ! trict received three years' secondary " education. It was a serious national i question and the board might appoint 1 a committee to go fully into the " matter. UNIONS AND FARMERS PLAN FOR COLLABORATION Regular meetings between the executives of tho Auckland Trades Council and the Auckland Provincial Fanners' Union are to be held to foster good relations between primary and secondary industry. This arrangement has been made following the recent conference of representatives of the Auckland Trades Council. Chamber of Commerce. Manufacturers' Association, Employers' Association and Farmers Union. ; The Trades Council and Farmers' Union have set up a contact committee, comprising the president, vicepresident and secretary of these bodies. Matters for early discussion are thfl , manpower problem and stabilisation. NAVAL CASUALTY (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday The following naval casualty was announced to-night: — DROWNED Littlewood, K. G. (A.B.)—Christchurch. NEWS OF MISSIONARIES . Cabled news of five of its missionaries in South China has been receivec by the missions office of the New Zeaj land Presbyterian Church. A message | from the High Commissioner in London, Mr. W. J. Jordan, states, that I Mrs. Herbert Davi'es has been transferred from Hongkong to Shanghai, where her husband has been interned for some time. From free China it is reported that members of the stall oi the Kong Chuen Mission Hospital lust north of Canton have been interne" in Hongkong. Mr. E. G. J a risen is the London Missionary Society s mises, and Sister D. Robertson, Sjstei A. Lilburne and .Miss F. M Wilson . are at the premises of the Urienta Mission. Until recently the Chuen Hospital had been able to cap J ; on limited activities under tiie Japanese flag.