PERSONAL ITEMS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2574, 20 July 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Detective F. Culloty, tv popular member ot' the Palmerston North Police Force, has received notification of his transfer, on promotion, to Hamilton.

Mr J. W. M. Chapman has been transferred from the position of acting principal warder at Waikeria Reformatory to a similar position at New Plymouth. ■

Cr S. Clark lias been appointed de-puty-Mayor of Tc Awamutu in place of Mr J. G. Wynyard, who recently resigned his seat on the Borough Council, The Rev. J. A. Ivemptlioriie, of Talk marunui, was inducted as vicar of Morrinsville by Yen. Archdeacon Cowie, of Hamilton, assisted by the Rev. Morti-mer-Jones, of Cambridge, on Friday

evening,

The death occurred at the Waikato Hospital on Tuesday last, of Mr A. H. Fobstrom, a well-known resident of Flat Park, Leamington. Deceased had been ill for a very long time. He leaves a widow and several children, with whom much sympathy is felt. R<ov. J. D. McArthur has just received an invitation from the Pitt Street Methodist Circuit, Auckland, to take the position now- filled by Rev. Ranston, of • Kingsland, but as he has decided to stay a fifth year in Cambridge, lie has had to decline the offer.

On the advice of a throat specialist, Miss Rosina Buckman was compelled to .cancel her Christchurch concerts this week. ;

The invitations to Methodist ministers are not extended until the September quarterly meeting of officials, but it is common to give an indication before that time, as to whether a minister is likely to remain in a circuit or not. At the quarterly meeting of Cambridge officials, on Tuesday evening, an assurance was given the Rev. J. D. McArthur that he would be invited to remain a fifth year in Cambridge, though the official invitation will not be cxtUntied until next meeting.

At the Borough Council meeting last night, the Mayor moved that the Council place orf record its appreciation of the excellent services rendered by Captain Bell, of the Fife Brigade, for such a lengthy term, and wish him good health in the future. If was not all beer and skittles being a member of a volunteer fire brigade, said the Mayor, and Captain Bell had stuck to his pbM well. Cr Morrin added that ex-Captain Bell had had a wonderful record. For a space of fifteen years he had not missed a single meeting of the Brigade, which, he thought, was a New Zealand record.