PERSONAL ITEMS.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXIII, Issue 3072, 19 June 1923, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

At tho meeting oi’ the Borough Council last, night Cr Bell was elected ( a member of the Finance Committee. ' The death is announced from London of Mr Maurice Hewlett, the well-known novelist, at tho age of 02. Mr A. H. Harding has been elected president of the N.Z. Farmers ’ Union for the Auckland Provincial District for 192 H-24. Mr Mervvrt Wells leaves to-night for Palmerston North, to attend important meetings held in connection with the Winter Show there. The death occurred at Auckland on Saturday evening of Mr Harrv H. Havr, who was secretary of the Avondale Jockey Club since its institution 31! years ago. Mr Alfred Rogers, of Hamilton, solicitor, celebrated the 50th anniversary of liis admission as a solicitor of the Supreme Court, of New Zealand on Saturday. Mr Gardener, of Sydney (brother to Mrs IJoseveare) is on a brief visit to Cambridge. Hi* is on a short tour of various places of interest in New Zealand. The High Commissioner for New Zealand, Sir James Allen, was the guest of honour of New Zealand students at Oxford University at a dinner given at Magdalen College. New Zealanders at Cambridge University also attended. Another early colonist, Mr George Wright, dud at his residence, Epsom, Auckland. o;i Friday last, at the age of 79. .Mr Wright came to New Zealand in IStirt and for a time worked on tho Otago goldfields. In IMiS lie went to Fiji, and started in the cotton industry, and later cocoa nut and coffee growing. About 20 years ago Mr Wright settled in Auckland.

At the conclusion ot‘ tlu> business :tf tin* animal meeting of tin* Cambridge ■liifl(* Club, on Saturday evening last, the president- (Mr E. Wallis) presented the gold medals kindly offered by Mr Cnderwood. That for the A grade was won by Mr H. Da 11 ini ore, and the B grade by Mr Russell. The winners were heartily congratulated on their success. Quite a number of changes have 1 been made in llie stall' of the Cambridge branch of the Bank of Xew Zealand. Mr X. (I. Sutherland has returned to Cambridge after a lengthy absence- in Hawke’s Bay, and resinned his duties at the Bank. Miss Bun don left last week in view of her. approaching marriage, her place being tilled by Mr ,T. 01. C. Bain, of Waitarn. Mr W. K. liarty, of Shannon, filled the vacancy caused by Mr Carpenter’s recent transfer to Auckland.

At the last oTioir practice of >St. Pawl's Methodist Ohoir, Mrs.Edmonds was presented by* Mr H. *l. Easter '(choiv-niaster). on behalf of the choir, with a beautifully-bound Methodist hymnal, as a token of appreciation of her faithful and regular services over a period of some sixteen years. Mrs Edmonds is about to leave with her husband (Dr Edmonds) for an extended holiday, and the choir members took this opportunity of showing their appreciation of her services.