PERSONAL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 18, 16 August 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL

Friends of Mrs L. B. Davis will regret to learn that she is an inmate at the Stratford Hospital. Mr S. G-. Smith was last night, selected by a large meeting of delegates to contest the New Plymouth seat in the interests of the Lfnited Organisation. Miss Bessie Walter, of the nursing stall" "oF the Palmer ston. North Hospital, who has been spending her annual leave at her home at Douglas, has now returned to Palmerston North. ! Sir Austen Chamberlain, though still confined to his bed at his London house, is stated to be going on very well, states a British official ..wireless message. . Final arrangements have not yet been made for I his departure for California on a cruise Of convalescence. The Rev. Frederick Augustus Bennett, Maori rriissioner in Hawke's Bay, ha s been appointed Suffragan Bishop to the Bishop of Waiapu, with the title of Bishop of Aotea Roa. Assistant-Bishop F. M. Molyneaux has been appointed to succeed Bishop Steward as Bishop of Melanesia. Mr G.' V. Pearce, of Waitotara, informs the Wanganui Herald that he has been approacned by tne Hawera committee or tne United Political Party and ottered the noniina-' tion as tneir candidate lor me Pa'tea seat, but owing to numerous business engagements he has been reluctantly conceded to ueciihe..

Mr A. Cbokj Inspector of Svock, who has been m. charge of the Stratford district 4or a little oy\er hvo years, has received notice of transfer to Mabnerston North, for which town he- and Mrs Cook will leave shortly. During his stay in Strax-: ford Mr Cook has made many friends among the stock-owners of the district, and his departure will be regretted/. Mr Harris, who was prevjjoiiisly stationed &t (Stratford, will succeed Mr Cook here, and in consequence of the changes mad© "Mr K. B. ae Hill, now Inspector of Stock at Inglewocd will be transferred tcv WUiroa, an officer from Havelock (Marlborough) succeeding him.