PERSONAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17952, 2 December 1932, Page 3

PERSONAL

Mr. If. W. Auckland, a former New Zealand representative cricketer, who lias been on a business visit to England, is returning by the lonic, which is due at Wellington on December 14. Mr. J. W. Miitheson, of Wellington, general traffic manager of the Union Steam Ship Company-, limited, who paid a short business visit to Gisborne yesterday, left for Auckland this morn-

Mv. W. 11. Scott, who bad been on the Hastings branch staff of Messrs. Williams and Kettle, Limited, for 33 years, and Mr. M. Officer, who had been on the Hastings staff for 27 years, were met hy the remainder of the staff on the occasion of their retirement and accorded a send-off. Mr. 0.: Hitchman, Palmerston North, has just celebrated his ninety-third birthday. He arrived in the .Dominion under the Feihling co-operative settlement -scheme in 1874. Mr. Hitchman has four sons and three daughters and IC9 descendants altogether. The Rev. C. J. Bush-Kingi, vicar of Hu-ntly, Inis resigned and intends visiting England. The Rev. F. 11. Ocimoii. curate at Taunifirunui, also lias left on a trip to England. The Rev. E. 11. Ait-ken lias resigned the living at Putaruru and intends to work in England.

Col. Bernard Cyril Fi’eyberg, V.C.. D. 5.0., G.M.G., has been appointed General Staff Officer at the War Office, and will enter upon his new appoint nient next year, a Press Association message states. The announcement will Se received with much interest among the many people in this district who couui the celebrated “'liny’’ among their acquaintance, and to thousands to whom the character and achievements of Col. Freyberg have taken something of the color of a legend. A magnificent athlete and an especially powerful swimmer, Col. Freyberg served in the early years of the Great War with the Hood Battn., Royal Naval Division, and exemplified his swimming powers and courage in the exploit that first gained him prominence during the Gallipoli campaign. He later reached the rank of Brigadier-General, commanding a. brigade of the 29th Division. He was nine times wounded, gained the coveted Victoria Cross and the D. 5.0., with two bars, and other honors of military life almost showered upon him. After the war, lie served with the Queen’s West Surrey Regt., gaining his permanent majority in 1927. and eventually was posted to the Grenadier Guards. In 1922 he married the widow of the late Hon. Francis Walter McLaren, and lias since made his headquarters in London. Col. Freyberg was born in London 42 years ago. and came to New Zealand as a young boy, being educated at Wellington College. After his war service, he continued Ins studies, and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, from St. Andrew’s Utiivev.iity, in 1922.