PERSONAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13427, 8 July 1914, Page 2

PERSONAL

The Mayor, Mr yW,' G. Sherratt, leaves to-morrow on a business visit .to Waika-remoana. .'..;■*

Mr K. S. Williams was at Motu. 'today meeting his supporters for < the forthcoming Parliamentary elections. Master V. Griffin has resigned \ his position as cadet .at the Tocal Magistrate's Court, and, -his place' will be fined by Master F. D. Mackie. Mr R. Loudon (formerly of Gisborne), w]io has been m the service of.-, the Bank of New Zealand for the past forty -one years, about one-half t'he time at Leeston, is abpnt to retire en suipertainnuation, and Sir Riobertsv>n, irom Ash'biiirton, will be his satccessor.;\at Leeston. ' At Napier oh Saturday Mr R.'Pufiett, who was for many years connected with the Union Steamship Oompahy, * and' at one time lodal manager, suffer_ed..^.a paralytic stroke, and his condition "is such as to cause his relatives .grave anxiety. Messrs 0. A. Fenwick and.C. r '.R. Spragg have, been appointed delegates to represent the Poverty Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Association at the forthcoming annual conference of . Agri-cidtim-al and Pastoral Associaitibns^.. to be held at Wellington at: the end of tJhe month. ' Mr E. G. Loten, Director of Technical Instruction for the Hawke's Bay Education Board, returns to.. Napier by.ytonight's steamer. Sir Loten "lias been m this district since Saturday m - connection with preparations for recommencing the instruction m elementary agriculture and dairying science next month, The friends of Miss Whiteley (daughter of Captain Whiteley) will be- pleased to learn that there was an improvement to-day m ncr condition. Mips Whiteley has been m a private hospital -since* Sunday night, Buffering frbm serious '.'.injuries received to her head as the result of a nasty fall from a horse. The patient has regained -consciousness, but is suffering severely from. the effects of the fall.