Personal Items.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 6161, 5 March 1914, Page 2

Personal Items.

Mrs Sydney Johnston is ou a visit to Rotorna.

Mr Noiman .Paulsen, son of Mr M Paulsen, of Taktpau, has passed the M A degree with honours. Mr and Mrs Kelly left by yesterdsy’s express for Auoklsnd, where they will spend a holiday. Mr Will Lawrenoe, touring representative for Professor Norton, arrived in town yesterdsy, to make arrangements for tbe Professor’s appearance here. Mr C. H. Knight, advanoe representative of the Aladdin Pantomime Company, wss in Waipawa, yesterday, making preliminary arrangements. Sir John Tenniel is dead in his 94th year. Many distinguished artists were present at the cremation. His ashes were buried beside his wife, who died sixty years ago.

Mr L McKay (chairmafi) and Mr W H. Hobin (orersrerj of the Waipawa County Couneil, who havt been inspect ing oonerete bridges in Marlborough, returned last night. Mr F. J. Kirby, formerly elitor of the New Zealand Times, and latterly part proprietor of tbe Northern Advocate, has been appointed to a responsible posi tion on ont of the Sydney daily papers, and leaves Auokland, accompanied by Mrs Kirby and family, next Monday to take up his new duties. Mr W. F. Gordon, who is retiring from his pcsitiou in the New Plymouth Lands and Survey Dep rtment after forty-one years’ service, was at tbe end of lasi Week made the recipient of a handsome timepiece at the hands of his fellow officers. Mr G. H. Bullard, Commissioner of Crown LaDds, made tbe pro sentation, and with other speakers referred to Mr Gordon’s zeal and efficiency in oarryiog out his duties. The death occurred in Wellington on Friday of Mr James Gsrdicer Ballard, ono of the first officers iQ tbo Post and Telegraph Department of the Dominion, he having joined that branch of the Civil Servioe at Ohristohuroh in 1866 Mr Ballard’s father was one of tbe pioneers of the Canterbury district, tnd held an official position in tbe Immi gration Department for many years, dy ing in 1877. His mother, also an old Canterbury eattler, is still living in Dunedin, and has retebsd tbs age of 95 ysars, Mr Ballard was stationed at Waipukuran as postmaster during the Maori trouble 0ri869