PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24543, 27 March 1943, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. -E. G. Bridgens returned f rom Wellington yesterday. Mr. H. J. Hulse, president of the Auckland Master Builders' Association returned from Wellington yesterday. ' Tile Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister of Armed Forces and War Co-ordina-tion, arrived from Wellington yesterday. j\lr. R. H. Bartley, general manager of the Auckland Electric-Power Board, returned from Wellington by air- yestcrday. Messrs. T. J. Watts,,C. A. Osborne and H. E. Follas, members of the United Fire Brigades' Association, left yesterday for Wellington to attend a conference of representatives of fire brigades. ROLL OF HONOUR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE THREE DEATHS REPORTED (P. A .) WELLINGTON, Friday The following members of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force are mentioned in a casualty list issued to-night: died while prisoner PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PRISONER Hall, K. E.—Nelson. ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED McGlnley, J.—lreland. PRESUMED DEAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Lawn, A. W. L. (Capt.)—Stratford. WOUNDED McDonnell, W.—Dnnedin. NOT WOUNDED PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED Phillips, D.—Mount Albert. Ring, D. G. (BJr.) —Christchurch. OBITUARY MR. WILLIAM HENRY (0.c.) HAMILTON, Friday The death has occurred of Mr. William Henry, of Taupiri, aged 84. Mr. Henry was born in Aberdeen and came to New Zealand as a youth. After working in Auckland as a contractor for some years he took up 3500 acres of land at Taupiri 36 years ago. Following the last war the land was subdivided into a soldiers' settlement. Mr. Henry served for many years as. a member of the Waikato County Council and the local drainage boards. He was a member of the central Waikato Electric Power Board from its inception 1 23 years ago until his death. He is survived by his wife and eight daughters. There are 14 grandchildren. MR. J. T. HICKS (0.C.) CAMBRIDGE, Friday A pioneer of Cambridge, Mr, John Thomas Hicks, has died, aged 75. Born at Havelock. he was brought to this district in 1875, and later was engaged in dairying. He was one of the first suppliers of milk to the first dairy factory in the Waikato. which was established at Pukekura. Mr. Hicks was one of the original settlers at Maungatautari. He was a member of the Maungatautari. School committee for 18. years, and of the-Maungatautari hall committee. He is survived by his wifeand six children. There are seven grandchildren. 1 LATE DR. H. DOUGLAS j (0.C.) HAMILTON, Friday ! Tributes to the memory of the latfl i Dr. H. Douglas were paid at a funeral i service held in St. Andrew's Church ' I last night and at a meeting of tk> ! Hamilton High School Board to-day j Speaking at the service, the Rev. H. G. Gilbert said that Dr. Douglas had been a member of the congregation for ; 40 years. He had. been a Christian . gentleman and was remembered, for ; many acts of kindness. > Referring to Dr. Douglas at the High ! School Board meeting, the chairman, Mr. C. L. MacDiarmid. said the doetor's professional knowledge, sound judgment and kindly disposition hail been of great service to the board, of which he had been a member for over. 20 years. A vote of appreciation ami condolence with Dr. Douglas' relatives was passed. SOLDIERS PROMOTED Advice has been received that Lieutenant J. D. Rose, Second N.Z.E.F., has been promoted to the rank of ca[i> tain overseas. He is a son of StafF-Se]'- ' geant Rose, of the Auckland Army He- ; cords office. Captain Rose was educated at the Auckland Grammar School and ' was in the Territorials before the war. ! Advice has been received by Mr. and | Mrs. M. H. Ryan, of Lippiatt Road, • Otahuhu. that their younger son, ; Ronald Martin H. Ryan, has beea 1 granted a commission in the N.Z.E.F. in the Middle Kast Second-Lientenailt ! Ryan served in Fiji before going to " Egypt. He was mentioned in despatches [ last June for distinguished service in ' the field. Before enlisting he was on the . staff of the Public Works Department. ' He was a member of the Otahuhu Sail--1 ins: Club. i " i WAIKATO SHOW OFFICERS t (0.C.) HAMILTON, Friday I The following were elected officers of - the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral i Association at the annual meeting yes* ' terday:—President, Mr. F.' S. Neale; ' vice-presidents, Messrs. C. Bailey. i H. J. Finlavson; general committee, Messrs. F. H. Anderson, N. T. Bilkey* A. E Bickle, P.' Bremer, T. Church, P. H Clarkin, T. A. Devine, W. K. Franklin, C. P. Harington, George Hinton, Roland Hinton, Richard Binton. F. C. House,-F. O. Knight, W. 3 T. Luxton, H. B. Luxford. T. Martin, r R. T. M. Martin, W. 11. Miers. J. ;»• i McNicol. A. E. McDonald, A. Parian, - G. Patou, J. C. Potts, J. E. Powdj. 5 R. Ranstead. E. Reid. C. Seddon, »• ) Whcwell and W. C. Wallace. : BALMORAL SCHOOL A meeting of householders to protest against the proposed conversion of ihe , Balmoral School into an interniodiatfl i school has been called by the school ■ committee, according to n statement - by the chairman. Mr. A. Bryan, yes* 1 terday. Mr. Bryan said they had been 3 informed that the decision was nWfl® . bv the Minister of Education, the Hoil* - H. G. R Mason, and that the T/lu- - cation Board could do nothing- ItH* ? committee's chief objection was in# f the change > would mean that about 1 280 children attending olflssosjroin Standard IV. down to the primers would be required to cross busy tm.ffi routes to go to any other school. w| consequent dangers. The commute also resented strongly the mannei in which the decision had been mane \ the Minister.

MAORI CHARGED Charged with the theft at ' Mangonui of a cheque for £6 15s, <> Broughton. a Maori labourer, ag e . pleaded guilty before Mr. J- H. • forcl. S.M.. yesterday. A sentcnc two month!!' imprisonment "'as posed.