PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 27 August 1930, Page 11

PERSONAL

Dr. R. C. Brewster, New Plymouth, arrived in Wellington by the Makura on Monday morning. He has been spend-t ing a holiday in. Papeete. i i

Th® 'dedth 'of Lbh Chancy/themotion ■. character ; : .>ac±or,. froip. ( lobnij pneumonia, is reported by ’cable' froini Los Angeles, ,

Owing to health reasons Sir William,’ McPherson, Leader of the Opposition in; the Victorian Parliament and a former; Prime Minister,'has resigned. from poli-| tics, states a Melbourne cable. Late on Monday night Mr. J. H. Scul-j lin, Australian Prime Minister, was re-i ported as much improved, and he expects to be well in a few days, states a Perth cable. Guests at the ..Criterion, New Plymouth, include Mr, and Mrs. Duncan F. Bauchop, Wellington, Mr. G. F. Ballentine, United States, -Mr. A.: F. Castle, Wellington, Mr. T. C. Laidlaw, Wellington, Mr. C. W. Laird, Wanganui, Mr. M. Gabriel, Palmerston North, and Mi*. T. O’Brien, Auckland. Guests at the Imperial, New Plymouth, are Messrs. J. Young, J, F. Jackson, D. McClymont, N. Hatton, H. Temple and F. Pierard, Wellington, ■ Messrs. Russell, Wood, A. Rowse and P. Freeman, Auckland, Messrs. A. Gray and J. Cochran, Wanganui, and Mr. T. H. Kelly, Bangkok, Siam. The Director-General of Health, Dr. T. H. A. Valintine, will retire from the service of the department at the end of August, says a Wellington message. He has been granted six months’ leave on full pay. The Minister of Health stated that Dr. Valintine’s services would be retained in an advisory capacity. Ae yet no successor had been appointed. Mr. Jack Cummins, formerly of New Plymouth, has died at Wellington after a severe illness. He was a resident of New Plymouth for 20 years and was bandmaster of the Citizens’ Band for six years. Previously he had been bandmaster of tho Feilding, Lyttelton Marine and Opunake bands, with all of which he had considerable success at contests. Mr. Cummins was in his sixty-fifth year and .’eaves a widow and two sons, Messrs. Joseph and Francis, and two daughters, Mrs. J. A. Barker and Mrs. S. F. Langley.