ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 19478, 30 March 1922, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

Miss Rosina Buckman and Mr Mauric* d’Oisley will sail from the Old Country for New Zealand by the lonic on April 6. A Wellington Press Association message announces the appointment of Mr R. F. Ward to the position of local Deputy Public Trustee at. Auckland, in succession to Mr E. G. Hales, recently appointed Assistant Public Trustee. The Rev. Howard Elliott, who was taken ill a fortnight ago in Auckland, and has since been confined to bed at his residence in Wellington, will have to undergo a minor operation, and does not expect to be about again for a week or two. Colonel Pow, organising secretary of the N.Z.R.S.A., has been appointed to the Executive committee of the Wellington War Relief Association, vice Mr R. J. F. Aldrich, who recently resigned, as he is leaving Wellington. Colonel Pow was also appointed as a member of the Emergency Applications Committee. Latest news of Bishop Cleary (Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland) states that there is a marked and steadily-continuea improvement in his health, and taat the several eminent London surgeons and physicians who acted over him in consultation are unanimous in declaring that his complete recovery is now fully assured. Mr Robert Hogg, for many years editor of ‘Truth,” has been granted six months’ leave of absence by the proprietary of the paper, on full pay, and, accompanied by Mrs Hogg, is about to pay a visit to the Old Country. During his visit he will make a special study of the social and industrial conditions prevailing in the Old Country. An old identity of the Nightcaps district passed away at his home on Monday morning in the person of Mr Patrick Walsh, 77yean. Mr Walsh was one of the first settlers in Wreys Bush, and had lived there continuously until a few weeks ago, when he and his family removed to Nightcaps. He was for many years County surfaceman. He is survived by a widow and tw® daughters. Mr C. A. House, the editor of Poultry World, and a well-known poultry expert* was to leave England by the Osterly on February 18 for Australia and New Zealand. He has received an invitation from poultry societies in the Commonwealth and the Dominion to visit Australasia and to adjudicate al the leading shows. He will combine this work, however, with a campaign to create a demand for British poultry journals, for he maintains that America haa too great a hold of the dominions in tiui respect.