PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1931, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr. G Abraham, Toko, baa been appointed headmaster of the ■Bunnyt’horpe School in succession to Mr. Patience, who has gone to the Bay of Plenty.

Mr. J. H. Parr, son of Sir James Parr, was admitted a barrister of the Supreme Court last week by Mr. Justice Herdman.

Envoy Samuel Buiek, of tho Salvation Army, is making a good recovery from his illness in a New Plymouth private hospital. Mr. J. L. Arcus, J.'P., has 'been elected honorary registrar of the Honorary Justices’ Association, succeeding the late Mr. I. Salek. Mr. H. Seaton, J.P., has been elected deputy-registrar.

General Sir Charles Fergusson, of Kilkerran, has been elected to a seat on the board of the Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society to fill, the place of the late Sir Robert 'Moncrieffe.

The Prime Minister, Mr. G. W. Forbes, has sent the following cablegram to Earl Jellicoe: “The Government and people of New Zealand are greatly concerned about your illness and sincerely wish you a speedy recovery.” A London cable reports the death of Sir James McKechnie, an authority on naval construction. He was a director of many industrial companies, a member of the consultative committee of the Marine Department of the Board of Trade and vice-piftfiident of the Navy League. Dr. J. A. Ruddick, dairy commissioner, Canada, and formerly of .the Dairy Division, New Zealand, retires next year, the retiring age in Canada being 70. Before his retirement Dr. Ruddick is " entitled to six months’ leave, which must be taken before he reaches retiring age, so that he has only another six months to put in, unless the Government decides to retain his services, which can be done by Order-in-Council.

Cable advice 'has been received by Mr. S. Bolton, of Oete, Pahiatua, of the death of his brother, Colonel Sir Edwin Bolton, Bart., of West Ploan, (Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Colonel Bolton, who was Deputy-Lieutenant for Stirlingshire, held a commission for many years with the Scots Greys. He was prominent in public- affairs. He was the first baronet, the title being conferred in 1927.

Mr. N. S. Falla, general traffic manager of the Union Steam Ship Company, has resigned from the service to take up another appointment, and will be succeeded by Mr- J- W. Matthewson, branch manager at Newcastle, who has held the position of acting-general traffic manager since Mr. Falla proceeded to England on extended leave in March last. Mr. Falla will take up the position of agent in New Zealand for the Federal Steam Navigation Company, in succession to Mr. Walter Wallis, who is retiring after holding the position for 23 years and having reached the retiring age. The death of a former New 'Plymouth resident, Mr. Henry May Bauchope, has occurred at Napier, at the age of 58 years. Mr. Bauchope’s parents were among the earliest of the Taranaki pioneers, and the family was wellknown in Taranaki for many years. For some years Dlr. Bauchope resided at Napier. He was better 'known, perhaps, because of the active interest he took in sport, particularly swimming and life-saving. He was among those who fostered life-saving in schools, as he appreciated the value of such training to the young. An able and experienced instructor with the highest certificates, he gave others the benefit of his knowledge, and his services were often sought by management officials..