PERSONAL ITEMS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXIII, Issue 3006, 11 January 1923, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr J. A. F. Watson, a prominent tennis player, of Auckland, is staying at Mrs C. Hunter’s, Hamilton Road.

Mr P. Jeffries, manager for the Union Steam Ship Company at Newcastle, and for many .years in Greymouth, is visiting Christchurch.

Colonel R. W. Tate has been appointed a Mag.strata. For the last four years Colonel Tate has been Administrator of Samoa.

Mr Frank Moss, of the staff of the Bank of New Zealand, Masterton, has been transferred to the bank’s branch at Otorohanga, and commenced his duties there last week.

The Methodist quarterly meeting last night passed a motion of sympathy with Mr W. D. Simpson, of Karapiro, who has been very ill in the Waikato Hospital for a lengthy period. Mr Arthur Wright, and old and highly esteemed resident of Auckland, who has been identified with the city and its growing interests for upwards of 60 years, died on Tuesday last, in his 91st year.

Miss Laura Stone, the well-known contralto, of Auckland* who has been spending the Christmas and New Year holidays at Hamilton, is now visiting Cambridge, the guest of Mr and Mrs W. Munroe, Bryce Street.

The Hon. E. P. Lee stated on Tuesday that he purposes resigning > the portfolios of External Affairs, and Industries and Commerce almost immed'atcly.—'Wellington Press Association message.

The Rev. C. R. Krceft has been licensed by the Bishop of Wellington to the parish of Christ Church, at Wanganui, and the Rev. F. A. Stanley, for merly of Masterton, to the Parish of St. Peter, at Wellington.

Mr D. Elliot, who has been stock inspector at Cambridge for some considerable time, leaves early next week to take up a similar position in Auckland. Mr J. L. Morris, of Hamilton, who succeeds Mr Elliot, will arrive in Cambridge on Monday next and take up his duties.

Mr J. W. Discombe’s name was omitted from the list of successful candidates in the Banking Diploma examinations, published in our last issue. Mr Discombc passed in three sections — Economics, Bills of Exchange, and Commercial and Banking Law, Part I.

Sir Alfred Piekford will shortly visit New Zealand in connection with the emigration movement of the - Boy Scouts’ Association. He w’ill travel as Commissioner for Overseas Scouts and Emigration. Sir Alfred has recently been attending the International Labour Conference at Geneva, and has spent many years in India.

The Auckland Education Board has made the following appointments and transfers in the manual and training branches: —Domestic science instructresses: Miss A. A. Stubbs, transferred from Ngaruawhia and Cambridge to Hamilton Technical School: Miss M. Macklow, transferred from Hamilton to Ngaruawhia and Cambridge. Mr P. Selig, having recently attained his jubilee in the profession of journalism and newspaper work generally,' has decided to retire from the position of. manager of the Christchurch Press Company, in whose service he has been for nearly 33 years. He will relinquish his duties at the end of February.

At the quarterly meeting, of officials of the Cambridge Methodist circuit, held last night, a motion was passed expressing sympathy with Mrs Bridgman and family, Pukekura, in the death of Mr Bridgman recently. Feeling reference was made to the splendid services rendered by the late Mr. Bridgman as local preacher and trustee of the church over a very lengthy period.