LATE PERSONAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12407, 27 August 1918, Page 6

LATE PERSONAL.

Mr_ John Brunion, M.A., head master of tlio Southbrook School, has been appointed to the position of rector ot tho Hokitika District High School. Mr Fred Pirani, who is on e of the Acir Zealand Press delegates .now- in (neat .Britain, has been re-elected chairman of the IVaugamii Education Board. 'there died on Sunday, at- Petoue. at the ago of sixty-three years, Mr J. Foster, a councillor of ’the Petoue borough. The la to gentleman was a native of Bradford, Yorkshire. ■ whence ho removed to Hebdenbridgo, where, no was employed in the fustian trade." being manager of a. largo factory for thirty years. He came to Mow Zealand eight years ago, and joined the engineering staff of the Petoue Railway Workshops, where he was employed up to the time of his death. Fast week Sir James Carroll celebrated his sixty-first birthday, and a number of Maori and pakelia friends assembled at the Masonic Hotel Gisborne, and congratulated Sir James on hat ing reached a further milestone in his hies journey. Several interesting speeches wore made by representative Aat i vos, all their speeches being couched in the Maori tongue. Sir James Carroll, m Ins reply, stated that he had concluded thirty-one rears of con tmuous service in the Parliament of -; ew Zealand, which was a record for t1. 9 whofe Empire H e .So ,toSd he hold the record as far as length of period was concerned in-regard to Min. isterial rank. In conclusion. Sir James said that it was the first birthday he had celebrated in Gisborne. Os on mo t occasions Parliament had been sitting an< Ins natal day had boon celebrated of m,b P:,rii;< - :S