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Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1931, Page 8

PERSONAL

The King and Queen left Sandringham on Thursday night for Balmoral, states a British Official Wt re l ess message.

Mr. C. T. Andrews, inspector of offices of tlio Department of Agriculture, is visiting New Plymouth. Mr. W. Middleton, Reform candidate for New. Plymouth, leaves to-day. to attend a caucus of the Reform -Party at Wellington. ■ . M. Andre Pencet has been appointed .French Ambassador at Berlin in succession to M. De Margerie, who recently retired, states a cable from Paris. Th© death of the Rev. Dr. .W. C. Pritchard, who for many years editor of the Anglican church Weekly Newspaper, is reported froni’Y' Sydney. His age was 74. At the instigation of his medical adviser Mr. J. R. Hamilton, Reform candidate for Awarua, has decided not to contest the seat at the forthcoming elections says a Press Association message. Mr. Hamilton, who last represented the constituency during the 1925-1928 Parliament, has not enjoyed good health lately. His successor has not yet been announced. ' Gerhard, the fourth Prince Bluchervon. -Wahlstralt, great-grandson of the famous marshal, died at a hotel in Boscombe, near Bournemouth, on Wednesday in his 67 th year says a British Official Wireless message. In 1907 ' , Prince Blucher married an English ; woman;, who survives him. The prince,.'. i,who. leaves no children, will be succeed-'' ' } 'ed ? lry his'brother, Count Gustaf Blu- 1 chew