PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1935, Page 6

PERSONAL

Lord Carson is much improved in health, reports the British Official Wire-_ less.

Mr. G. A. Lyall, who recently retired from the position of headmastership of the Fitzroy school was last night elected a life member of the North Taranaki Primary Schools’ Sports Association.

,Mr. Guthrie (Dunedin) and’ Mr. Kenneth Young (South Africa) have; been elected International Rotary directors, says a Mexico- City cablegram.

Mr. J. S. Kelly, a veteran Christchurch journalist, who is retiring on pension from the Christchurch Press after having been a member of its literary staff for 34 years, was farewelled this week by members of the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Journalists’ Association. His colleagues expressed the regard and respect in which he is held by the profession when they entertained him at afternoon tea and made a presentation to him. -

Mr. G. C. Crawford, who has been on the New Plymouth staff of the Customs Department for seven years, and, who has received notice of transfer on promotion to Wellington, received two presentations yesterday." In the afternoon the Collector of Customs, Mr. J. M. O’Reilly, on behalf of his colleagues gave Mr. Crawford a fountain pen and silver pencil, and referred to the sterling worth of Mr. Crawford. Last night New Plymouth merchants met to ( show their esteem for Mr. Crawford.

Mr. J. Dunfop, a South Island member of the Dairy Board, is at present in New Plymouth on a brief visit to his brother, Mr. A. Dunlop. Mr. T. C. Brash, secretary Of the Dairy Board, is also in New Plymouth, and is staying at the Criterion Hotel. To-mofrow Messrs. Dunlop and Brash, accompanied by Mr. C. A. Marchant, the Taranaki member of the Dairy Board, will proceed to Auckland to attend a meeting of the board for the purpose of continuing investigation into the - for local marketing Of butter and cheese and 'other' matters concerned with the welfare of the dairy industry.'