PERSONAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17180, 10 February 1930, Page 13

PERSONAL

Mr. R. Holmes has been appointed a Stipendiary Magistrate to exercise jurisdiction in the Chatham Islands. t Mr. W. Nash/ MlK,'stated that he M will hot accept nomination as the Labor representative at the Geneva Labor con §1 ference.-rP*A. v "' M The Bish«p" of Melanesia, the Right Eev. P. "M. Molyneaux, is at present a 'patient itt a private hosfital at Auckland. Ha is improving » health a " d hopes fO?eave sliortly for Sydney on Ins way to' the" Lambeth Conference. Mr Alexander James Murdock, acting Mnior supervisor at the Palmeiston North Post .Office, who h,as very nearly i-40 yearsS Post and lele- ' jraph Depftrtlknt/is'retiring on superannuation. Mr George Davis last week was reeled for the thirty-third consecutive vea*- to .the o«ce of secretary ot the Auckland Drivers' Giupn. It is stated that no other "secretary-of a trade union in New Zealand*' his 'held office continuously io* such a long period. Miss M. Loan, of Hastings, who was inioied while running in the Hawkes Pay Championships m Gisborne last Saturday,' Ufa sufficiently *ecovered;to be able to leave the Napier hospital,'bat she is sttU Undergoing, medical treatment. The Rev. R.' Merly who has been in charge of tWeXlihi-ch of Englsind at . v*anS&W'M'SP^V eaM > I?* resigh«d &?M& «' d% % clmrch work at IWt'Ahuriri. He will be succeeded in l'oran|aW-by/*he Rev. \V. CWon, of Te Wfn, "Poverty Bay. Mr liriekey, "besides being'a popular and able imSeV, 1 ' r "is* to»" ™ cricketer*:* Being amorSgst the, best all. rdnmders inWehtral iflawke s Bay. Mr G H, Bassant, "!who has "been »manaW of'the Grand Hotel, An, ck fe" d ' for the'past four yearsan#threemohths, • haa ?osiJtion' and will leave the hotel at #e'end' of this He has taken a%ase of the new .Majestic Hotel in Wellington, wliich id m course of constrnction.' Mr. Bassant arrived , in fem *? M el W in ■■■■iMufon, ,v ¥h«te r "no was assistant manager. 3ft(foro he' was'w.ith several Continental wO- - unique presentation was made to Mr. N. Alfre* Nathan, head of the "firat-of L. B, Nathan and Co., by mem"''bird""oi&'tlewiSh' congregaUon in Auckland, when he was asked to accept, on the Occasion of his eightieth birthday, '>»,silver mM 4 the Auckland t^nagogue. Th#*' : *re»niratkM' wjfef made on ; "hehalf or"the a, congr'e'gati6h by the treasure/, Vfi Claude'H. Moses. He mid Mr. NMhan had been a leader ot *vjy, not only In Auckland, but also ouahout New Zealand, for many His falher/Mfr*l>avid h athari, had laid the foundation stone of the ■'Auckland,%!%#, and for' the last 30 years Mr. Alfred Nathan had pre--1 aided over the destinies of the congregation. Jews' hi Auckland were proud if Mr. Nathan'p leadership, tind felt : that he was'ln representative of the'faith.' The ihodel is a beautiful piece of workmanslnp, exe''"cdted sityei'V r '