PERSONAL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXII, Issue 58, 6 May 1924, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr W. Iliddell, of Marton, and formerlv of Stratford, is on a short visit to> the town.

A Reuter message from London today states that Sir Edward Elgar has been appointed Master of the King's Music, in succession to Sir Walter Parratt.

Mr J. W. Hayden, formerly a member of the New Plymouth Borough Council, has been elected Mayor of Takapuna, Auckland.

Mr and Mrs W. A. McCutchan, of Rangiriri (Auckland), and formerly of Kohuratahi, who have been on a visit to Tarauaki, left Stratford by this morning's mail train..

Mr R. M.P., left for Wellington by this morning's mail train, and expects to return to Stratford on Friday. Mr- Masters is a member of the committee of eight Parliamentarians selected by the New Zealand Farmers' Union to look after farming interests in the House of Representatives, and the first conference between the Union Executive and the Committee will bo held during his visit to Wellington.

His Grace Archbishop Redwood, accompanied by the Rev. Father Smyth, parish priest of Thorndon. Wellington, will leave for Europe, via Vancouver, by the Niagara, which sails from Auckland on May 13. Both are to attend a big apostolic congress to be held in Amsterdam, commencing on July 23, and afterwards will visit Rome. They will return to New ZeaUud about the end ji the year.

Mr D. H. Thomson, who has been promote! from the New Plymouth managership of the New Zealand In surance Company to Invercargill, left this morning fur iiiveienrgill. On Saturday afternoon it the New Flymc ith bowlin? g;*eeu Mr Thorn .ton iar p'' semed w.'li a bookie-, containing photograph s of the club's pavilion and greens and the autographs of members. Mr Thomson was entertained on Saturday night by the Male Choir, when tributes were made to his splendid work as secretary, and it was intimated that a framed copy of a photograph of the choir would be forwarded to Mr Thomson a 3 a memento of his association.