Personal Items

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21154, 29 September 1938, Page 8

Personal Items

Mr J. C. Hayhurst, of Temuka, has returned to London after a month’s visit to the main agricultural colleges and research institutes of England.

Dr Graham Cowie has left London by air and is expected to arrive in Masterton early in October. He will join his parents, Dr J. A. Cowie and Dr Helen Cowie, in practice at Masterton. He has been doing post-graduate work at Edinburgh, London and Vienna.

Mr C. P. M. Brown, formerly of Wanganui and a graduate of Victoria University College, Wellington, has been appointed an assistant to the economic adviser of the Midland Bank, London. Mr Brown went to England as the holder of the University of New Zealand senior scholarship in economics.

Mr R. C. Skipage, manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s Lyttelton branch, has resigned from the service of the company because of ill-health. His resignation has been received by the directors With regret. Mr Skipage was on the company’s staff for 42 years.

The candidature of Mr J. W. Kealy, junior, to represent the National Party in the Auckland West electorate for the general election was decided upon by financial members of the party in the electorate last night. Mr Kealy takes the place of Mr H. M Bagnall, who was previously chosen, but recently decided that he would not be able to undertake the campaign.

Dr. H. A. Colijn, son of the Prime Minister of Holland, and general passenger manager of the K.P.M. Line, Batavia, arrived by the Wanganella in the course of a roundabout tour, on leave, to Holland via Australia, New Zealand, Honolulu, and America. He has been seven years away from Holland. He is studying tourist conditions.—Press Association (Wellington).

Mr A. C. Fahey, representative of the parents on the High Schools’ Board, tendered his resignation last night owing to the pressure of business affairs. The resignation was accepted with regret and appreciative reference to Mr Fahey’s services was recorded In the minutes It was decided to invite the High School Old Boys’ Association to nominate a successor to Mr Fahey.

At a meeting of the Timaru High School Board of Governors last night, the chairman, Mr H. H. Fraser said that since the last meeting, George Hayter, one of the boarders at the High School had died of pneumonia following measles. A motion of sympathy with the parents, Mr and Mrs C. Hayter, of “Rollesby,” Burke’s Pass, was carried in silence.

On the eve of his departure for Wellington, the Old Boys’ Football Club met and presented Mr Alan Cameron with a travelling rug as an expression of the esteem in which he was held by club members In making the presentation, Mr G. E, Sumpter referred to Mr Cameron’s fine qualities both on and off the field and wished him the best of luck in his new sphere. Other speakers were Messrs J. j. Clemens, N. Campbell and A. W. Ellis. Mr Cameron suitably replied.