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Taranaki Daily News, 17 February 1931, Page 6

PERSONAL

The Hon. S. G. Smith, Minister of Labour, accompanied by his private secretary, Mr. Sherwood, left for . Wellington by the mail train yesterday morning. Guests at tbfi Hotel Imperial include Mr. F. Thomas, Wellington, Mr. H._ Thomas, Wellington, Mr. T. J.. Aitchison, Wangafiui, Mr. S. J. Lovell, Wellington, Mt. and Mrs. J. Gibson, Wellington, and Mr. W. A. Collins, Wellington.

The Mayor (Mr. H. V. S. Griffiths) and Mr. Gordon Fraser have bfeen reappointed the New Plymouth Borough Council’s representatives ,ou the Egmopt National Park Board, The Rev. J. D. MpL. Wilson and the Rev. Keenan leave New Plymouth today for Napier. They will return within a few days.

Recent guests at the Nofth Egmont Hostelry include Mtp. White, New Plymouth, Mr. arid Mrs. G. H. Dolby, New Plymouth, Mr, and Mrs. Strong, Auckland, Mr. and AfrS. Walker, Rarotonga, Mrs. Roper, Nelson, Miss Mavis Scott and Miss Nancy Robinson, Nelson, the Misses Purvis# Auckland, Mrs. Willar, Auckland, Mr. Colin Knight, New Plymouth, Air. P. Whitwell, New Plymouth.

Mbnjbers of the Anglican General Synod discussed last week the question of making a .special. appeal this year in order to raise £6OOO, as New Zealand’s share of the cost of two new missionary steamers. “I think we> should make the ’’ppeal now,” said the Rev. F. B. Redgrave. “Things are going to be worse, as people are living on theiir capital. We ought to make the appeal while they have a little money left.” “There’s plenty of cold water and no hot—-but as the bathroom door won’t shut, it’s probably just as well,” said Canon A. Neild, describing before General Synod conditions in his house at Te Ante College, where thh Primate (Archbishop Averill) intends to stay on his visit to Hawke’s Bay this week. “I don’t know what my wife will say when she hears that you are coming,” he said. “The chimneys are down, the doors won’t Shut, rind you’ll have only a limited amount of unbroken crockery to use. There’ll be a bed fpr you, but not much comfort. I’m afraid.” The Archbishop thought these conditions very good corhpared with what some of the.Hawke’s Bay people had had to endure.

The lightest criminal calendar in New Plymouth for some years was before the Supreme Court in New Plymouth yesterday. True bills were found in connection with each of the four trjals set dovyn for hearing, but the three men concerned in two of them pleaded guilty and will be sentenced this morning. Two prisoner? from the lower court were deq.lt with in the late afternoon and it seemed at the dinner adjournment that civil business would he commenced thip afternoon. However, the first jury empanelled stayed out over four hours last, night and then returned io announce a disagreement. As a result a retrial of a man on charges of carnal knowledge and' indecent assault will come on to-day immediately upon the con* elusion of a trial for alleged theft and receiving.