PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 2 December 1933, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr. L. M. Moss left New Plymouth last night for Hamilton. Messrs. W. E. Arnold and N. T. Lambourne have been appointed members of the Teachers’ Superannuation Board. Mr. W. A. lorns, chairman of the Dairy Produce Board, wiU visit Taranaki next week.

Mr. Frank H. Guinness, Wellington, is visiting New Plymouth. He is accompanied' by Mrs. Guinness. Reports are current that E. B. Ryckman, Canadian Minister of Revenue, is resigning through ill health, says an Ottawa cable. The death lias occurred of Mr. Oswald Prince, manager of the Gisborne Gas Company, states a Press Association message from Gisborne. He was associated with various sporting bodies. The Rt. Rev. C. A. Cherrington, Bishop of Waikato, will arrive at New Plymouth to-day in connection with St. Mary’s anniversary week. He will be the guest of Archdeacon G. H. Gavin. General Sir Arthur Currie, Command-er-in-Chief of the Canadian corps in France, principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University, has died at the age of 57, a Montreal cable states. Sir Arthur was stricken with blockage of a blood vessel in the middle of the brain on November 7 and pneumonia developed to bring death. At an assembly of representative insurance agents, together with three fire insurance adjusters, Mr. E. F. Thornton, of the Commercial Union Insurance Company, who left New Plymouth on transfer to Wellington yesterday, was presented with a travelling bag and a razor. Mr. A. H. Hatfield, who presided, and others spoke of Mr. Thornton’s popularity, and while expressing, regret at his departure congratulated him on his promotion. Mr. C. N. Thayer, secretary to the Opunake Harbour Board, was last night presented by members of the board with a crystal rose bowl to mark his approaching marriage. In making the presentation the chairman, Mr. J. S. Hickey, spoke eulogistically of Mr. Thayer’s ability, enthusiasm and faithful attention to duty, he having taken charge of the books at a difficult time with distinct success. All the other members added their tribute.

The contract for the erection of the new Anglican Church at Westown was let to Messrs. Lovell and Rawlinson, New Plymouth, last week. The work has already commenced and is to be completed by the end of March. The foundation and floors are of concrete and the remainder of the building will be of picked rimu. The foundation stone will be laid by the Bishop of Waikato on Monday. What could be more useful and acceptable than handkerchiefs for your Xmas gift ? Let Morey’s help you in making your selection from their Xmas stocks and by their advertisement on page 18 of this issue.* The Pungarehu school concert to be staged on December 8 is being eagerly awaited. During the last few years these concerts have become extremely popular as many of the pupils are really talented and the teachers have made the greatest use of the talent and have been very successful in retaining the naturalness of the performers. It is worthy of note that the training has been done solely by the school teachers and patrdns will hear singing and reciting of a particularly high standand. In their actions the pupils are allowed freedom so that the movements are perfectly natural. Listeners will have pleasant recollections of the school choir’s harmonised singing, and patrons are assured of a delightful night’s entertainment at the Pungarehu Hall on Friday, December 8. >