PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1929, Page 10

PERSONAL

Sir James Pan- dined with the Prines of Wales at St. James’ Palace on Tuesday.

A resolution expressing sympathy with Mr. W. H. Jones, a member of the Taranaki Education Board, in the loss of his father was passed at yesterday’s meeting of the board. The Rev. T. H. C. Partridge, tutor and assistant-chaplain of St, John’s College, has been appointed vicar of Papatoetoe in succession to the Rev, P. C. Davis.

Sergeant Phillip Joseph Brown, of Devonport, is about to retire on supei ; - annuation after 34 years’ service with the Government, 31 years of which have been passed in the police force. Dr. E. Markham Lee, of London, arrived at Auckland by the Niagara this week to conduct practical examinations for the Associated Board of . the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music. The appointment of Mr. John H; Kissling, of Auckland, to the position of poultry manager at the Massey Agricultural College, Palmerston North, is announced,

Sir Carrick Robertson, of Auckland,, has arrived in England, writes a London correspondent. On his return he will b© accompanied by his son, Mr., John Robertson, who has been up at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

It is rumoured in political circles in Wellington that Sir Joseph Ward pur- : poses leaving for England in October, According to London papers he is likely to visit England before the end of this year.

The Rev. J. D. McL. Wilson left New Plymouth for Turakina yesterday in an exchange of pulpits for the week-end with the Rev. R. H. Catherwood, who will conduct the services at St. Andrew’s Church on Sunday. The death occurred on Sunday at his residence at Te Kumi, Te Kuiti, of an old and well-known native of the district, Mr. James Joseph (Whitinui Hohepa), at the age of 87 years. He was a chief of the Ngati-Maniapoto tribe, and highly respected, possessing a reputation for integrity among both Maoris and pakehas. Spending practically all his life in the King Country, Mr Joseph’s death will mean the severing of a link with the early history of the district. The deceased leaves a wife and one son, Mr. A. W. Joseph. The late Mr. Joseph had been in good health up till about a month ago. A tangi. is being held at Te Kuiti, and is being attended by natives from all parts of the district.

Mosstown, Wanganui, has been selected as a site for the proposed Watt Orphanage. This institution has been made possible under the will of the late Mr. W. H. Watt, to perpetuate the memory of his daughter, Margaret. The scheme, it is intended, shall embrace the cultivation of an area of land and a few cows will be kept. It is proposed ■to give the elder boys instruction in farming to fit them for positions on the land in 'later life. < “Te Popo” is to be the name by which, in future, the Ackland school will be known. The committee applied to the Taranaki, Education Board yesterday to change the name from “Ackland” in view of the fact that the district was named “Te Popo,” the post office was “Te Popo” and the school received its name from Ackland Road, which ran alongside it* Permission was granted to the commit’’ tee to change the name. The. resignation of Mr. Knox, a committeeman ai Ackland, was received and the board passed a resolution of appreciation ol his services. He had been a committeeman who had always taken a keen interest in the school and had recently re* moved from the district.

Addresses by Messrs. W. Goodfellow and W. Grounds on the marketing of dairy produce will be given at ■ various places in Taranaki on dates advertised in this issue.

Mr. A. W. Martin, the well-known rupture specialist, from Dunedin, is is now on his twenty-fourth annual visit to the centres of New Zealand. Ho ia now at the Criterion Hotel, New Ply® mouth, where he can be consulted free up to 5 p.m. on Thursady 18. Hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Will be at the Central Hotel, Hawera, on Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20.* At Inglewood this evening the skirl of the pipes will be heard and the “Scot® ties” resplendent in their Highland dreSJB will do their national dances. Exlribi* tion Highland dancing will also be given* Old-time dances will figure on the programme as well as the modern one-stop and. fox trot. The supper arrangements are in the hands of the ladies’ commit® tee. Of course there will be the haggis, always a feature as such gatherings. Given a fine night there should bo & large attendance also from New Ply a mouth.

Attention j;> drawn to the New Ply* mouth Orchestral Society’s concert advertisement in another column. Music patrons should keep next Monday night free to attend this entertainment. Assisting artists will be Miss Edna King, of Wanganui, who was soloist at the Wanganui Orchestral concert this month, and Miss Fearn, L.R.A.M., Miss Haddon, L.T.C.L., and Mr. F. Baird, the popular tenor.

In this issue the Railway Department advertise , particulars of train arrangements in connection with ths. football match, Star versus Stratford to be held at Stratford on 20th instant, A euchre party and dance will be held in the Ratapiko Hall to-night.. Details are advertised in this issue. The Farmers’ Co-op. Society desire to draw the attention of dairy farmers t® their Kohuratahi dairy -eale which takes place on Friday, the 26t-h instant-, when there will be yarded upwards of dairy cows and 60 in-calf Jersey and Holstein heifers. Anyone in search of good daily cattle which have been done on bar country would be well advised to atten this sale. Cars leave their Hawera ana Stratford offices on the morning of_saie, and clients are asked to bqpk their sea. early. . . A final reminder is given of the grana concert being presented in St. Josepn■& Hall, Hawera, this evening, Thursday, July 18, by the favourite tenor, M Hubert Carter. There has been great interest aroused in this concert, and many requests have been sent in so a big house is expected. Mr. Carter will be assisted by leading artists who aio a favourites with Hawera audiences. AS the programme is a long one, patrons aie requested to -be seated early, lhe eon cert will commence sharp at 8 o ciock, and th© doors will be kept closed during all items. It’s a long lane that has no store that sells “UNIQUE” Hot Water Bottos. Get one to-day. Guaranteed. All sizes. <