PERSONAL ITEMS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7710, 20 April 1916, Page 2

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr W. S. Short succeeds Mr Bl o * who is retiring from the Under-,Secre! taryshij) of Public Works. Messrs R. B. Ross (Woodville) and A. C. Steele (Gisborne) are the two candidates for the vacancy on tht Hawke’s Bay Land Board. Mr J. Craig will be a candidate fa the vacancy on the Borough Council created by the resignation of Mr C, Trick lebank. Mr D. McLaren, of Wellington. « arranging to visit Waipawa next week to deliver an address to help the cruiting and Red Cross movements. Mr C. W. Allen, who is leavim Takapau to take over the managership of the Bank of New Zealand at Woodville, was tendered a smoke eoncert on Tuesday evening and p$ sentcd with a purse of sovereigns. News comes from Wairoa of the death of Mrs Alice Brenklev, at til advanced age of 79 years. The late Mrs Brenkley came to New Zealand from Darlington, England, and for 21 years resided at Waipukurau with lm first husband, Mr Price. Mrs Brent ley then married Mr Brenkley, win worked on the'railway for about 21 years before taking up farming pur. suits at Norsewood. Mr D. Campbell, teller at the loed branch of the Bank of New Zealand is under orders of transfer to Nei Plymouth. During his three yean 1 residence in Waipawa Mr CampM has taken an active part in varion organisations, being secretary of th Citizens’ Library and a meml>er« the Tennis and Golf Clubs. His k parture will be greatly regretted while Mrs Campbell will he mud missed in musical circles. Mr De» ham, of Ashburton, will fill tlx vacancy at the Waipawa branch d the bank.