PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1927, Page 6

PERSONAL

Senior-Sergeant McCrorie, of the New Plymouth police staff, goes on two weeks’ leave to-morrow, during which he intends to visit Dunedin.

A Christchurch message reports the death of Dr. Charles Morton Anderson, aged 74, president of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society for many years.

Mr. H. L. Tapley, M.P., Mayor of Dunedin, will not be a candidate for tho Mayoralty at the forthcoming municipal elections. He intends to devote hia time, in the future, to his Parliamentary duties (states a Press Assn, message). Mr. John Feaver, sen., Opunake, leaves on a trip to the Old Country next week. He expects to be absent from the Dominion for over a year. Mr. Feaver will be accompanied by his daughter

Viee-Adimral Sir Mitchell Hodges has been appointed Lord Commissioner o f the Admiralty and Chief of Naval Personnel in succession to Vice-Admiral Sir Hubert Brand, the appointment to dato from August 15 next, says a Ixmdou message.

Messrs R. C. Sladden and E. W. M. I.ysons have been appointed the representatives of the Taranaki branch of the N ew Zealand Institute of Surveyors to sit on the representation committee on town-planning for New Plymouth.

The new vicar of the Anglican parish of Otorolinnga, the Rev. J. T. L’hillipa, was inducted at St. Bride’s on Tuesday evening. The Bishop of Waikato, assisted by Archdeacon Cowie, and tho Rev. A. Drake, of Te Kuiti, carried out the induction service.

Mr. W. G. Holder, of New Plymouth, has been engaged to produce “Mariette,” and two other productions in several towns on the« West Coast of the South Island. He will have associated with him Mr. Eric Conway, of New Plymouth. They leave for Greymouth on Friday next.

The following have been appointed to the Registration Board under the Veterinary Surgeons Act, which came into force on January 1: Dr. Reakes, chairman and registrar; Messrs Barry (district superintendent of the Agricultural Department), Brodie (Hastings), and Kyle (Christchurch). Mr. R. M. Campbell, M.A., LL.B., late president of the Students’ Association of Victoria University College, and now attached to the secretarial staff of the Prime Minister, has been awarded a post-graduate scholarship in Arts. The scholarship entitles the holder to pursue a two years’ course of post-graduate study abroad.

The Revs. G. T. Robson and S. Burrow, vicar and curate respectively ot the Te Awamutu parish, are about toleave the district and take up appointments elsewhere. The Rev. Mr. Robson is to become chaplain on H.M.S. Diomede, and expects to take up his new duties about Easter time. Mr. Burrow will take his departure a few weeks later.

A Dunedin message states that tho late Mr. George Devenney, retired farmer, of Ranfurly, Central Otago, has left a number of bequests for charitable purposes in Dunedin and Otago, the principal of which is £2OOO to the Presbyterian Sqoial Service Association, Dunedin. After other smaller bequests tho will provides that the residue of the estate shall be devoted to the erection of a hospital at Ranfurly. The Right Rev. C. A. Cherrington, Bishop of Waikato, reached New Plymouth by service ear from Hamilton yesterday evening, and later preached at St. Mary’s Church. He is staying with Archdeacon and Mrs. F. G. Evans till Wednesday, after which he w<ll stay at the viearage. To-day the bishop will lay the foundation stone of the new church at Motunui, and he will preach again at St. Mary’s to-night, to-mor-row night and Thursday night in connection with the Holy Week services. On Good Friday he will be present at the three-hour service.

A motor collision occurred on Saturday afternoon at the coiner of Devon and Dawson Streets, but no one was seriously hurt. Miss Surrey was driving in Devon Street when another car, driven ■by Mr. D. S'haw, of New Plymouth, came out of Dawson Street and there was a collision in the centre of the roadway. The running board and mudguard of Miss •Surrey’s car was torn off and the battery smashed. One headlight glass was broken on tho other car.

The physical culture class conducted by the New Plymouth branch of the Y.W.C.A. is now well under way, and is proving successful and popular. The regular meetings have been so well attended by the young ladies of the town that it has been necessary to divide the class into two divisions, a junior and a senior, the former meeting from seven to eight o’clock and the latter from eight to nine-thirty. Already there i« a total membership of 36. Fencing is a most popular exercise, while Swedish drill, ball games, and maze marching are enthusiastically indulged in, and the promise of Indian club swinging at the next meeting is an attraction.

“Unemployment may be fairly rife in New Plymouth, but it is evident that at least some of the unemployed are not yet on their beam ends,” writes a correspondent. “The manager of a local firm recently asked the Labour bureau to supply two men for).a day’s casuaJ work. Two likely-looking men soon appeared and were shown their job, but asked permission to. go away for a few minutes to change their elothes. This permission was readily granted and the employer thought no more about the men for a couple of hours, when he went to see how they were getting on. The job was still untouched, and up to the present the men have not reappeared. The question of wages had no-t been discussed, but the men were to be paid at the rate of half-a-crown an hour.”

Timely replenishment is the secret of good homekeeping. Now is the time to buy ladies’ winter vests at the Melbourne, Ltd., at remarkable bargain prices. A special shipment has just landed ° from makers. The famous Vedoms and B. and C. makes 3/11 to 6/9; also heavy unbleached cotton, V necks, sleeves, shaped waist, W. and O.S. size, 2/11. There is a comprehensive assortment. Conic early.

The Loan and Mercantile Company’* Tarata sale will be held on Thursday, April 14, instead of the usual Friday.

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