Personal.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 86, 16 August 1923, Page 5

Personal.

Mr H. J. Wily, of .Patea, was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court yesterday by Mr Justice Chapman,

Mr G.A. Lawlor,- a well-known New Zealand journalist, who represents "Aussie" and "Humor," is visiting Taranaki.

A cable message states that a marriage' has been arranged between Prince Paul of Serbia and Princess "Qlga, eldest daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece.

Mr John Anderson, of Waiwera Souths who died last'week, was the firßt white child born in Dunedin. His parents arrived in Wellington in the; 'forties.

MivJno. C. Allen, manager of the National Bank at Stratford, who has been .confined to his residence with, influenza for the past few days, was able ta, Attend his office again to-day. Mrs Allen, who has been a victim of the same complaint, is also much better, friends will be glad to learn.

Mr Allan Waters, . who has been lor the last 20 years on the New Plymouth staff of the Lands and! Survey Department, left by the mail train morning for Nelson to take tt »P '<!ne position of chief draughtsman and land transfer draughtsman.

The Minister for Defence has announced the appointment of Captain L. M. Isitt, son o f f Mr L. M. Isitt M.P., and Captain J. C. Findlay, son of Sir John Findlay, 'to fill pilot vacancies at-the Wigram aerodrome, at Sockburn. These are the first officers appointed to the staff of the aerodrome by. the Government since it assumed control. ~y 5}

Mr J. S.'Connett, for the past seventeen years chairman of the Bell Block Dairy Company, intimated to the annual meeting of the company last night that he did not intend to seek re-election. , Thus he automatically disassociates himself from the Producers* Freezing Works Co., the Egnfont *Box Co., 'the Employers* Association, and various subsidiary bodies at the end of the present term. It was decided to record on the minutes' 1 appreciation of Mr Conner's sterling services to the company.