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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 68, 15 September 1924, Page 5

PERSONAL

The- Governor-Genera], , Viscount Jellicoe, has telegraphed to Hawera regretting that he will be unable: to stay at Hawera' during his Taranaki tour, but he will welcome the opportunity, however, of bidding farewell to the Mayor, councillors, and citizens dining the short stay of the mail train at the Hawejra railway station on Thursday morning. Dr. W. P. Gordon, who had been attending a British Medical Association conference at Wellington, returned to Stratford by the mail train on Saturday. . '-Mr R. Masters, "M.P., returned to Stratford by the mail train on Saturday evening. Mr S. G. Smith, MP., of New Plymouth, was also a passenger.

'The appointment is announced of •Mr F. T. M. Kissel, 8.5. E., A.M.I.E,E,, principal assistant electrical engineer, to the position of chief • electrical engineer to the Government of New Zealand. Kj Mr H. H. Scott, who has occupied the position of Clerk of the Court $t Stratford for about two years, jias received notice of his transfer tb Auckland as Assistant Official Assignee, and will leave for his new home in the course of a few days. Miss Manu Porritt, of Mr and Mrs S. Porritt, of Stratford, had the honor of meeting Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria, at an "at home" given by the High Commissioner for New Zealand (Sir James Allen) and Lady Allen at the New Zealand Pavilion, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, on Monday, July 21. The many friends of Mr C. 0. Johnston, of the staff of the Bank of Australasia, will be sorry to learn that he was removed to the Stratford Hospital on Saturday morning, suffering from an attack of pneumonia. His condition was somewhat easier on - Sunday, and latest reports to-day state that there is further slight improvement. Advice has been received in New Plymouth from London that Mrs E. Dockrill has been nominated as an honorary serving sister in the Grand Priory of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England, and that the nomination has been! approved by H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, head of the Order. This is l well-merited recognition of the services of Mrs Dockrill, who has been a memW of th Q New Plymouth committee sirtce its formation in 1900 and secretary and treasurer since 1908.