PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 24, 21 September 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

■ Mr. A. A.: Hint/, has resigned his position .as Director of Technical I’(.location undpr the Nelson Education :; Bbajd., 'j. r , : i I

I;■ The Bov. A.i S. Wilson has left Wai nganui en'route for Perth] 'where he has 'been appointed general secretary of the Perth Y.3VLC.A. Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, M.P., who was the second chairman of the EJtham Chamber of Commerce,.(the first harbedn elected a member of the present Council. Mr. E. O’Meara, of Waverley, intends (the _ Patea “Press” understands) joining Mr. Stanley Reid in his land agency business in Wanganuj. Mr. O’Meara and family leave for Wanganiii Shortly. ’Mr, G. T. Murray, District Roads Engineer, left last night for Sydney, And the Blue Mountains'via Auckland, on holiday leave. He will return in about a month., Mr. G. C. B. Jordan, Undor-Secro-tary for Justice, has been appointed a member of the Prisons Board, reports the Wellington correspondent of the Taranaki “Herald.’ Mr. J. B. Hine, M.P., and Mrs. Hide, returned to Stratford last night. This morning Mr. Hine left for New Plymouth. He wishes us to state that any of his constituents who desire to confer with him will find him in Stratford on Monday. At the conclusion of his address in Mas ter ton on Monday night, the Rev. Watts-Ditchfield was presented with a greenstone paper-knife, in honour of his birthday, which he celebrated the day before. The presentation was made by Mr. G. R. Sykes, M.P. Mr. S. C. Eggleston—one of the best type of the Dominion’s athletic young men—(states the “Mail”) is being moved from Waitara to Messrs. Borthfvick’s Melbourne office. Mr. Eggleston also has many friends in the social sphere, and altogether his departure will be keenly regretted. He leaves for Melbourne on Tuesday. . Borne on the blizzard this morning, Charles M. Berkeley—the genial and over-welcome touring manager for <J. C. Williamson, Ltd.—rested his wings a few moments in Stratford to-day, just to tell us that Sinbad the Sailor and his one hundred and forty-two comrades (of both sexes) positively will be with us in the Town Hall on the evening of Saturday next. They will all be welcome.

Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, M.P., was present at the Taranaki Harbour Hoard meeting yesterday for the first time since returning from his recent , trip to America, and was accorded a hearty welcome back again by the Chairman. In acknowledging this, Mr Wilkinson made sympathetic reference to the late Mr. VV. Swadling, whoso death, he said, came as a groat shock to him on his return to New Zealand. At the meeting of the Taranaki Harbour Hoard yesterday the Chairman congratulated Mr, 0. A. Wilkinson on his very'good win in the Egmont electorate. Both political parties were represented on the Board, but he thought they could all join together in congratulating their colleague on his success. They all knew his qualifications, and lie (the s pea Jeer) felt sure he would be a valuable acquisition to the House and an able j A representative of such an important district as tho Egmont electorate. Mr. ;J. Hughes said ho had fought against Mr. Wilkinson in tho flection, but congratulated him on his win. Whilst no did not agree with Mr. Wilkinson’s politics, he certainly approved of hi» views with regard to the harbour. Mr. Wilkinson thanked the n embers of the Board exceedingly for 1 heir kindly remarks. He considered it a great hohour to represent such an important district as Egmont, and he hoped he would do credit to that position. It was certainly gratifying to him to have been elected to that position. He was an old Taranaki boy, and many Taranaki people would be pleased to see one of their own to the front, even though they did not agree in politics-

The death is announced in Wellington of Mrs. J. B. Finlay, sister of Messrs. Alex and James Smith ,_ of the Now House, Cuba Street, Wellington, and of Mrs. H. W. Horsley, of Kelburno, and daughter of the late Mr. James Smith, formerly proprietor of Te Are House. The cause of death was pneumonia. Mrs. Finlay was an active helper in works of 'chanty in connection with St. John’s Church, and devoted much of her time to tho Presbyterian Orphanage, of which she was honorary secretary of the Ladies Auxiliary. Mr. C. Williams, for fourteen years a resident or Levin, has sauted with ms wife to Nelson, Having taken over the Snip Hotel and renamed it tae Tasman Hotel. On tire eve of taieu departure they wore die recipients ol several presentations from the people of Horowiienua. Mr. Williams will no greatly missed from Levin, where tie took a great interest in public affairs, being a Borough Councillor, and a mexnoer of botii tho school committee and the Horowiienua Prospectors’ Association. Mr. Williams is keenly interested in all kinds of sport, and lias been for years president of die Levin Football Club," the Horowiienua Adiletic Club, and a delegate to the New Zealand Rugby Union.