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Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1929, Page 8

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Mr. W. J. Polson, M.P., was a visitor, at the agricultural show at' New Ply*, mouth on Wednesday.

Mr. J. Harris, of the New Plymouth telegraph etaif, has been appointed postmaster at Rahotu in succession to Mr.’ J. Hall.

A Gisborne message says that Mr. E. C. Levvey, S.M. at’Gisborne for the past seven years, has been transferred to the' South Island.

The appointment of Mr Ou Tsin Shuin as Chinese Consul at Wellington, was gazetted last night, stated a Press Association message. Mr. Owen Davies leaves New Plymouth oh Monday to join the lonic for London. It is his intention to continue hi optical studies at the London Refraction Hospital.

The death of Mr. George B. Christie, who had been Wellington manager of the New Zealand Express Company for 15 years, is reported in a Press Associa-f tion telegram from Wellington. Mr, Christie leaves a wife and a daughter.

A message from Detroit states that Mr. David Buick, founder of the Buick Motor Company, died at the ago of 74 after a long illness. At one time Mr. Buick was very wealthy, but a succession of financial reverses and mister* ’ tunes left him virtually penniless at the time of his death.

A private cable received by the Eastern Extension Company states that Sir John Denison Pender, chairman of the Eastern and other associated cable com-, panics, died in London on Wednesday afternoon as the result of an attack of bronchial influenza. Sir John was 74 years of age.

Mr. A. Goldwater, a life member of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce and president for many years, forwarded his resignation to the council of the chamber last night. Regret was expressed at Mr. Goldwater’s retirement, from business and from the chamber, and it was decided to entertain him before ho leaves New Plymouth. The West End Bowling Club on Wed-: nesday evening passed resolutions of sympathy with Mr. T. Petty and family and Mr. L. Honeyfield in their recent bereavement, and it was also decided to place on record the club’s appreciation of the splendid service the late Mrs. ' P;.tty had rendered as a member of the ladies’ committee. Members spoke feelingly of the very fine qualities of Mrs. Petty, who had always taken a keen interest in the welfare of the club.

The appointment is announced of Major J. A. Wallingford, M.C., as superintendent of the Veterans’ Home at Auckland in succession to Major Nuts, ford, who has retired. Major Walling-, ford, who will take up his new duties at an early date retired in August, 1927, after 42 years’ service with the Imperial and New Zealand Military Forces, with a distinguished record. In his young days he went through a course at the Musketry School at Hythe, and he was later an instructor there. For some tim® . ho was recognised as a master in the art' of rifle instruction. Major Wallingford won the rifle shooting championship of the British Army six times within nine years. The same success attended his ap« ■ pearances at Bisley. In 1911 Major* - Wallingford was transferred to the New Zealand forces and at the outbreak of : the war he went to Gallipoli as an infantry brigade machine-gun officer. In addition to the work of organisation and supervision he found time to do considerable rifle shooting on his own aw count. Musketry instruction was MajorWallingford’s speciality. :