PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1930, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr. Norman Robison, Pio Pio, is visiting New Plymouth, Sydney reports the death of Mrs. Margaret McKenzie, one of the oldest inhabitanto of the Commonwealth, aged 105. The death of Mr. Howard Berry, chairman of the Henry Berry Company Proprietary, Limited, aged 72, is reported from Melbourne. Reference was made to the death of tho late Mr. G. A. Adlam, one of the best known of the Maori .War vetem is, at the Urenui R.S.A. re-union last night. The death of Lady Hay, aged 84, a niece of Dr. Andrew Sinclair, first Colonial Secretary of New Zealand, is reported from Sydney. She married John Hay in Auckland. The condition of Mr. G. Swaddle, of Meremere, who sustained a fractured skull and abrasions to the head when his car went over a bank near Hawera last Friday afternoon, is reported to be satisfactory. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Creagh and Mr. R. E. Mills (Wellington) are amongst the guests at the Criterion Hotel, New Plymouth. Congratulations to Major G. Bertrand on his promotion to the command of the Tara-, naki Regiment were expressed at last night’s re-union of the Urenui Returned Soldiers’ Association. The death of Mr. William Reece, a director of the Bank of New Zealand for 16 years, in his 74th year, is reported from Christchurch. He was chairman of the Christchurch Gas Company for a long period and an ex-Mayor of the city. Sir Philip MacDonald, Chief Justice of Trinidad, has been appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon in succession to Sir Stanley Fisher on the latter’s retirement, the British Official Wireless reports from Rugby. Dr. E. Marsden, secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial "Research, leaves for England by the Rangitane on Saturday to attend the scientific industrial research meetings held in conjunction with the Imperial Conference, states a Wellington Press Association message.

A Wellington Press Association message states that the Right Rev. F. A. Bennett, Bishop of Aotearoa, is expected to arrive in Wellington shortly on his way to Rarotonga, where he will spend some months convalescence. He recovered well from his two severe operations and has left the hospital at Rotorua for a brief visit to Hawke’s Bay before proceeding south. The death has occurred in London, following an operation, of Mrs. P. B. Harris, who was before her marriage Miss Catherine Cook, only daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cook, Hawera. Mrs. Harris spent many years in Hawera, and was married in England. She leaves four daughters, and her only’ brother is Mr. Stanley Cook, Lower Hutt, Wellington. Miss E. Andrews, who is to leave by the Niagara on July 29 to represent New Zealand women teachers at the Pan-Pacific conference at Honolulu, was last night presented with a travelling cushion by members of the New Zeeland Educational Institute. In making the presentation at th® farewell gathering for Mr. . Griffin Mr. J. E. Shimmon said Miss Andrews had the confidence of both the men and women in the profession. .She had done much -to raise the level of ordinary school practice. It was hoped that on her return to New Zealand she would place the Taranaki teachers first on her itinerary ot addresses. Mr. M. Goldsbury also paid a tribute to Miss Andrews.

Housewives cannot afford to overlook these bargains at the Melbourne’s - winter sale. 80 inch white twill sheeting 1/11; 54 inch strong unbleached sheeting 1/9 yd; 27 inch pure linen tea towelling !/• yard; 36 inch Horrockses calico lid yard; grey blankets 9/6 each; white blankets 11/6 each; Canterbury bush rugs 10/-; coloured towels 9d each • and scores of other wonderful bargains. The annual meeting of the Taranaki School Committees* Association was called yesterday afternoon, but owing to the lack of a quorum it was adjourned. The Hustlers opened a branch ehop at Inglewood on Wednesday, July 15, with an opening sale showing tremendous bargains. Prices are cut very drastically at both theitf shops. An inspection cordially invited. You will be well' satisfied ; if you do you? shopping at The H”s p ei(s, Draper!*