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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 81, 10 August 1923, Page 4

Personal.

Archdeacon Hawkins, of Auckland is at present seriously ill.

Mr B. T. Wi Owen, engineer of the Hastings borough, has been appointed engineer of the Oamaru borough from twenty-hine applicants, at a salary of £SOO a year.

The death occurred on Wednesday night of Mr John G. Arthur, who for a great number of years has been manager of the New Plymouth gas works. He was 76 years of age, and leaves a family of one son and three daughters.

A young woman named Clarice Fuller, aged 20, died suddenly in'Sa New Plymouth privafe hospital yesterday afternoon. An operation had been performed with the aid of an anaesthetic, and the patient was "coming round" when death occurred. The deceased was living with her widowed mother at Spotswood. Mr Fred Fulton, a member of the firm of Harvey, Fwltou and Hill, accountants and land agents, Napier, died in his sleep at his residence on | Friday. He was one of the foremost i authorities in the province and perhaps in the Dominion, in all.matters pertaining to cricket. The Rev. C. Blair, of Petone. Wellington has accepted the invitation 'of the stewards of the Methodist Church to the Rangiora circuit, in succession to the Rev. A. N. Scotter. Mr Norman C. Kensington, chief draughtsman at Blenheim, has been appointed Commisioner of Crown Lands at Nelson, in succession to Mr H. D. McKellar, retired. At Mahoe Hall on Wednesday night, Mr and Mrs McKenzie, were accorded a farewell and presentation from their friends. Mr Ellison made the presentation of a fountain pen to Mr J. McKenzie aDd a silver teapot to Mrs McKenzie. Mr T. McKenzie was presented with a set of military hair brushes. Miss , Cumberworth, on behalf of the hockey girls, presented Miss McKenzie with a silver-mounted brush arid comb. Mr Richardson the music, and extra items were % given by Miss Fever, Miss Fodeck, V| Mrs P. Casey, and Mr P. Healy. Major H. Bell, D. 5.0... Staff Officer. Q duties at Central Command, Palmerston North, has received word of his transfer to Dunedin as from November Ist. Major Bell will be staff officer in charge of the Dunedin Regimental District.