PERSONAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18254, 24 November 1933, Page 5

PERSONAL

Opofiki’s oldest resident, Mr. Valentine Savage, celebrated bis ninety-first birthday on Thursday.

Mr. R. W. Dnlglcish, secretary of the Napier Golf Club for nearly 20 years, has intimated his intention to retire. Mr. W. F. Jacob, stud stock breeder, of Kiwitea. Feliding, returned to his home by air from Auckland recently. Mr. Jacob is 81 years of age. Mr. W. E. Donnelly, of the WhakataOe High School, lias accepted the position of headmaster of the Toorali Boys’ School, Suva. There has been a decided improvement in the condition of Sir Edward Elgar, the noted composer, who had. a relapse following an operation.—Brit, ish Official Wireless.

Mr. Gerald Rosenbaum, managing director of the Dominion life Assurance Office of New Zealand, Limited, is visiting Gisborne 011 a tour of inspection ol the company’s branches and agencies throughout the East Coast. Advice has been received from Sydney that Afr. Francis G. Murdoch has been appointed a director 011 the A.M.P. Society’s principal board, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Alexander Jobson. —P.A.

Out of a large number of applicants, Mr Leslie'F. Row, engineer of the Patea County Council, has been appointed city engineer at Wanganui and manager of the corporation tramways.

Vice-Admiral A. Beal, First Naval Alember of the New Zealand Naval Board, commanding the New Zealand division of the Royal Navy 1923-26, was on board R.M.S. Orsova, which arrived at Fremantle last week. He will visit Tasmania with Airs Beal, who is a native of that State.

Mr. Calder Alackay, Christchurch, lias been appointed assistant-general manager of the Farmers’ Trading Company, Auckland, and will take up his duties this month. Mr. Mackay joined the original firm of Laidlaw Leeds as a boy and after its amalgamation with the Farmers’ Trading Company he was for two years the company’s American buyer,’ with headquarters in New York. Later he was manager of the furniture department, and some five years ago lie resigned to establish the business ol Cakler Alackay, Limited, furniture dealers, in Christchurch and Dnncdin.