PERSONAL ITEMS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXI, Issue 2440, 6 September 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr A. J. W. Johnston, postmaster at Tc Awamutu, retires on superannuation it the end of this month.

A cablegram from Manila states that General Leonard Wood has accepted the Governor-Generalship of the Philippines.

Mr Wm. Meldrum, C. 8., C.M.G. D. 5.0., barrister at law, has been up pointed a coal mines inspector.

Mr Harry Connell, who was formerly' well-known in musical circles in Hamilton, died in Auckland on Friday. Mr L. M. Hedge has been appointed registrar of births, deaths and marriages at Tirau. Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral and Lady Jellieoe have notified the New Zealand Rugby Union that they intend to be present at the third test match.

The funerals of the late Maori chiefs John Hetet and Moerua Natanahira took place on Thursday at Tc Kuiti, and were largely attended both by Maoris and representative .Europeans.

* Lord Northcliffe has accepted the office of patron to the Waikato Acclimatisation Society, and has promised to send out a consignment of fish, from his hatchery at Home. The deaths' are reported of MiHenry Pickring, of Plummerton, at the age of 6$ years; Mr Douglas Brunt-on, a Wellington journalist, aged 25 years, and Mr John Lewis Leonard, of Auckland, aged 59 years.

Lord Northcliffe left for Sydney by the Maheno on Saturday. The Mayor of Auckland and Mr H. D. Heather, chairman of the Harbour' Board,- bade him farewell. Sir William Herries, M.P., was accorded a public welcome at Te Arolia on Saturday last, on the occasion of his return to his electorate, after his visit to England. At night he was entcrained at supper.

A notice is published in the Gazette stating that His Majesty the King has approved of the retention of the title “Honourable” by Sir Worsley Bassett Edwards, Sir Theophilus Cooper and Frederick Re vans Chapman, ex-Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

Advice has been received in New Zealand, but lacks official confirmation, to the effect that Lord Inchcape, managing director of the P. and O. and

British India Steam Navigation Companies, with which are incorporated the Union Steam Ship Company and the New Zealand Shipping Company, will visit Australia and New Zealand shortly. ;

Mr Delaney, who has been relieving postmaster at Cambridge for the past five months, leaves on Saturday, next for Otaki, where he will relieve the postmaster during temporary absence. During Mr Delaney’s stay here he has proved a courteous and. efficient officer. Mr McAllister takes ovqr the control of the Cambridge post office on Saturday next.

One of Canterbury’s early settlers, in-the person of Mr George Page, has passed away in his SStk year. In his younger days Mr Page followed a seafaring life, during which he was several times shipwrecked. He also did transport work in the American civil war. Leaving England in the Mer-maid-with his wife, he arrived at Lyttelton nearly 54 years ago. He walked over the Port Hills, and settled on a Ismail farm near Christchurch, removing later to Lincoln, where he built his own house. He went to Waimate 43 years ago, walking all the way from Timaru.