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Patea Mail, Volume XLVI, 10 September 1923, Page 2

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The many friends of Mr C. M. Strouts will regret, to learn that ho is at present an inmate of the Bolvcrdale Private Hospital, Wanganui, suffering from a somewhat severe attack of influenza.

The funeral of the late Mr J. C. Hulbort took place at the local cemetery on Friday, a largo number attending from far and near to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased. The service at the graveside was conducted by the Revs. Watson and Goertz. v

Mr T. M. Wilford (Leader of the Opposition), accompanied by his wife and daughter, left for (Sydney in the Marama on Friday, cn route for the East, whore they will spend some time travelling. Mr J. McCombs, M.P. for Lyttelton, and his wife, also left in the Marama. They arc going to Queensland to assist iu the Prohibition campaign.

Gossip about the Prince of Wales never ceases. An officer on the Sonoma (states an Australian paper) offers to bet that within the, year the Prince will be onjjagcd to a Canadian girl—daughter of a rich rancher and landowner. All Canada believes that it was with Our Lady of the Snows that the Prince lost his heart; and there arc endless stories about his disappearing from official kou in Canada to fox-trot with the girl of his choice.

Dr Andrew Kerr Rule, the fourth son of the Rev. Prank Rule, of Christchurch, has had conferred on him the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Dr. Rule was one of two men who were the recipients of this degree last July by the Divinity Faculty of the Edinburgh University. Dr Rule was born in Melbourne, and came with his parents to Hew Zealand when only a boy. Ho was educated at the Patea District High School, where he matriculated at the age of 1-1 years, winning a National Scholarship. For three years ho attended the Boys' High School, Christchurch. In 1916 ho secured his M.A. degree at Canterbury College with first-class honours in Philosophy and Mental Science. He went to Princeton Theological Seminary, where after three years he obtained his B.D. and a Fellowship that made it possible for him to spend two years in Scotland, wuth the above result.