PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1929, Page 10

PERSONAL

Mr. R. Cassie lias been re-elected chair* man of directors of the Newall Cooperative Dairy Company, a position he haa held since the inception of the company eight years ago. The induction of the new vicar of Okato (the Rev. J. Adams) by the Bishop of ' Waikato (the Rt. Rev. C. A. Cherrington, 8.D.), will take place this evening at . Okato. and wifi be followed by a welcome social in the Hempton Hall. The Prince of Wales received Common dore Geoffrey Blake, D. 5.0., upon his ap*" pointment as first naval member on thfl New Zealand Navy Board and Commodore ; commanding the New Zealand station, states a London cable. Commodorfl Blake is chief-of-staff of the Atlantio Fleet. .

The Hon. H. Atmore, Mini.ter of Edu* cation, who spent the week-end in Auck“ land, returned .to Wellington last night, states a Press Association message, • He was the guest on Saturday night at the annual dinner of the Auckland Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen’s Association in company with Mr. H. H. Sterling, general manager of railways.

One of the oldest settlers in the North Auckland ' district, Mr. Andrew Hood, died at Kaipara Flats, aged 94 . years. Born in Brechin, Forfarshire, in 1835, Mr. .Hood left Scotland at the age of 19 to seek his fortune in Au?« tralia. After a short stay in thai — • country the lure of gold in Otago drew ■ him over to New Zealand, where he followed the gold-digger’s life for some time. Coming north he joined a survey party, and subsequently took up _ a bush section at Kaipara Flats, in IS7O.