PERSONAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18583, 18 December 1934, Page 3

PERSONAL

No'lidealion of his .appointment as an inspector of secondary schools with (headquarters .at Wellington Jins been received by Mr J. E. Learning, M.A., first assistant-master at the Rotorua High School. Mr. T. H. Steadman, senior member of the legal firm of Steadman and Steadman, Whangarei, commemorated the record of £0 years’ practice in Whangarei on Tuesday. He was made the recipient of a presentation from the members of the Whangarei Law Society. Air P. B. Lynch, who has been awarded the Lord Bledisloe prize at Massey College for the best secondyear student in the course for the agricultural science degree, is a son of Air W. Lynch, of Hastings. He won a Ruakura scholarship, entitling him to a two-year course of training at the Ruakura Instructional Farm, and on the termination of that course he continued his studies with marked success at 'Massey College. Congratulations upon his recent performance in Auckland were extended to- . Murray Sharp by the management committee. of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association last evening. The secretary reported that advice Jiad been received that Sharp had been selected to play for Auckland against Wellington on December 21 and 22, and it was resolved to forward a letter to Sharp congratulating him upon his play in the Town v. Country match at- Auckland, and wishing him success in the inter-provincial game.

There was an enthusiastic gathering in Napier on Thursday, when business men assembled to hid an revoir to Mr. arid. Airs. Trevor Al. Geddis, of Napier, who leave this week for South Africa, where Mr. Geddis, managing director of the Daily Telegraph Company, and chairman of llm Napier Harbor Board, is to represent New Zealand at the Empire Press Conference. Several presentations were made to Air. and Mrs. Geddis, including an illuminated address signed by some 300 citizens, a handsome travelling rug, into which the monograms of both Mr. and Mrs. Geddis had been woven, a silver tea-service, and a leather suilcitse. '

Announeiug yesterday his retirement from the board of directors of the Gisborne Gas Company, after 42 years of uninterrupted service on behalt of the shareholders, Mr. If. J. Bushnell was accorded the thanks of his colleagues on the board, and their good wishes for his enjoyment of many years, of retirement. Mr. Bushnell indicated that bo was giving up many of bis former activities, and Ijiat his decision to do so was due to his increasing age. The chairman of directors, Mr. M. I). Chrisp, expressed regret at the step which. Mr. Bushnell found necessary, and on his motion it was decided to fill the vacancy by appointing Mr. P. W. Bushnell to the board of directors.

gress after the very severe operation which lie underwent some time ago. He is being transferal to the Opbtiki Hospital, travelling from Auckland by plane.