PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10976, 11 August 1921, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Dr A. McGregor-Grant. who has been on a visit to Australia, returned to Auckland by the Maheno. The resignation of Mr R. J. Sharpe. County Clerk, has been accepted by the Waimain (Canterbury) County Council. Mr P. Levi has been nominated to represent the Victoria College Council on the Carter bequest committee. The Rev. IV. Gray Dixon has resigned the pns-torate of the Koslyn (Dunedin) Presbyterian Church on account of Illhealth. The death of Mrs A. R. Atkinson was referred to at last evening’s meeting of the Victoria College Council, and a vote of condolence with Mr Atkinson was passed. Captain S. Holm has left Wanganui en route to Britain for the purpose oO purchasing a steamer for the Wanga-nui-South Island trade. He expects to return about February. Mr W. Dalriell. chairman of the Masterton County Council, has been appointed to represent the county at the Counties' Conference, which opens on September 28th" Mr J. T. Carr, for many ***** to the Napier Harbour Board, died recently, in England, aged sixtynine rears. During the war he was «*- gaged laying railways in France. Dr T Haig, the • Associated Board examiner for this year, arrives in Wellington on the 22nd of this month, and will commence examining m Wanganui on or about the 24th inst. Messrs C. M. Benzoni (district railway engine" at Dunedin) and J. K. Lo w (district engineer at Invercargill) nave come north to attend a departmental conference at Wellington. Mr J Blair Mason, consulting engineer to the Wanganui Harbour Board, is prec paring a comprehensive report on tu harbour works, and it will be presented to the board at its next meeting. Mr E. P. Prentice died at Maketu after a short illness. The deceased bad been a resident of To Puke and Maketu district for about SO He took a keen interest in local affairs, and -was prominent in ail patriotic work to r I* turned soldiers. At last night’s meeting of the executive of the Wellington. B.SA., it was decided to convey to Major-Gcmwul Eußcell and Mrs Russell, on the occasion, of their silver wedding jubilee, the association's best wishes for long life and happiness.

A high tribute TOpaii toJ* King last night by Dr Hcrbert. in the course of his address at the Bed Cross rooms on “The Preventton of Disea«has'done for the children of this conntry.” (Applause.) In the annual report of the ton Education Board, presented to the Education Minister the Wd its aoi'eciation of the work of the late Mr A. W. Hogg during many years of honourable service, especially lx * direction of assist*** th* remote struggling settler to obtain education for his Children. Mrs F. J- Denton hag received word that her father,.the Rev. Dr Mqriey <* Kew Melbourne, is m unsatisfactorv health- Me has reached an advanced aire, and baa been in active /°uger than anv other mimrtw_to Australasia. He was stationed m nranui in the ’sixties. His da rider. Sister Mabel, is now with him at Kew. Mr W. Copeland Trimble. Fellow <t the British Institute of Journalists, and editor of the “Imperial Reporter. Enniskillen Ulster, Ireland, arrived in Aucklanf bv the Maheno from S.vdner. Mr Trimble, who is «t the Grand Hotel. nurpo-:s visiting Rotorua. He will leave for Vancouver by tho Niagara on her next trip. For Motor Garage accommodation and repairs ring 2240, Stanton Ltd.. 15 Molesworth street (opposite Parliament Buildings). Motors foT hire (open <? closed); reliable chauffeurs.