PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 May 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr R. Sinclair, Assistant Land Registrar, Wellington, has been appointed relieving officer in charge of the local Lands Registry Office. Mr Balfour intends to retire from Parliament and the Foreign Office M soon as peace is signed. Mr Balfour is 71 years of age. Mr. L. C. Sladden was last night appointed chairman of the Board of Governors of the New Plymouth High Schools, in place of Mr. R. W. D. Roberteon, resigned.

Mr. J. W. McMillan, Mayor of Stratford, and Mr. R. Masters (representing the Taranoki Education Board) left yesterday morning by the express to attend the Town-Planning Conference in Wellington

On February 25, at the Chapel RGyal, Savoy, Lieut. H. R. H. Chalmers, N.Z.R.8., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Chalmers, of Mt. Eden, Auckland, was married to Beryl Leone, second daughter of Mr. R. H. Nolan, CJ3.E., and Mrs. Nolan, of Hawera., and 00 Russell Square. Among the representatives of dairy companies who left yesterday to attend the Dairy Conference in Wellington were Messrs G. Sangster (chairman), J. Shottor, and J. Hogg (secretary), of the Midhirst Dairy Company, Messrs F. Ranford (chairman) and J. G. Falder, of the Stratford Dairy Company.

A pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Mary's Church on Thursday, when Miss K. Smith, of New Plymouth, was married to Mr Charles Larsen, of Pehu, Uruti, who has just returned from the front. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Fred Smith, wore a brown tailor-made costume, and brown and baxe-blue hat. She was attended by her niece, Miss Eleanor Smith, who wore a navy blue costume and pink and saxe blue crepe-de-chine hat. The Rev. Briscoe was the officiating minister, and the duties of best man were carried out by Mr Cecil Seymour, of Haetwell'e, Manawatu. The wedding breakfast was held at May and Arrowsmith's about 30 guests being present. later, the happy couple left for tne honeymoon is to be spent.

The death occurred at Levin on Friday of Mr. Thomas Walker. In hia younger days Mr- Walker lived with Ms father at Araaioho, and went through the troublesome times of the Moon war. After following farming for a time he joined the late 'Mr. H. C. Field on Survey work. Later he went into business in Wanganui with his brother-in-law, the late Mr. F. J. Jones_ After going to New Plymouth for a period Mr. Walker took up fanning at Brunswick, and in 189G was appointed manager of Levin State Farm. There he carried out many valuable experiments, and built up the nucleus of a fine herd of daily cattle. Mr. Walker was born at New Plymouth in 1852, and had the distinction of being the first white baby brought overland to Wanganui. Mr. Walker was recognised as an expert in agricultural and horticultural matters. He is survived by a widow and seven children—Mrs. H. J. Kendall (Wanganui East), Messrs Reg. and Aubrey Walker (Levin), Mrs. Vowell (Wellington), Miss Franiis Walker and Masters SteWart and George Walker (Levin). He was a brother of Messrs George and F. J Walker and Mrs. Sewell, ,senr., Wanga? nui, Mr. C. H. Walker, Hawera, and Mrs. J. Ho 110 way, of Auckland.