PERSONAL ITEMS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVI, Issue 67, 23 February 1938, Page 2

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Air A. E. Jull left yesterday # visit to Christchurch. Aliss Joyce Cheer, of Elsthoipt holidaymaking in Wellington. Aliss Elliot, staff nurse of the 11 lington Hospital, is spending annual leave with Air and Mrs \\ Thompson at the school, EUthoi The Hons. P. Fraser and If. Se ( represented the Government at funeral of some of the victims of Kopuawhara disaster, which | place at Wairoa yesterday. The Rev. F. J. Parker, who ,va one time in charge of the \Vai|, circuit of the Alethodist Chuivli, been appointed to the charge of Alasterton Alethodist Church. The Otago Rugby Union oonmii decided to support the nominal of Messrs MePhail (Canterbim ) Maddison (Hawke’s Bay) as Zealand delegates to the eonfei in Africa next July. The Hon. R. Semple, Mini-te Public Works, is to visit Napier Saturday, March 12th, for the | pose of laying the foundation , of the new Government Buildings ing erected on tile site of the post-office. His Excellency the Govei General, Lord Galway, attended his two aides-de-camp, Captain Stuart-French and Lieutenant s le H. Lombard-Hobson, li.N., m at Wellington from Sydney . Awatea. Air L. S. F. Bell, manager of Waipukurau branch of the f Bank of Australia for over si y has been appointed a sub-in q* He will lie attached to the hem! at Wellington, and will leave I pukurau on Afareh llltli. Hi- -u sor is to lie Air J. E. Dunne, of Wairoa branch. AH Anthony Eden, Foreign S| tarv in the British Cabinet. liai signed owing to a difference ' ith Prime Minister, Air Neville ( ait lain, in regard to the Spanish |« and conversations with Signor ] sol ini in connection therewith. I Halifax, Lord President of Council, will succeed to the vi portfolio. The funeral of tin* late Air IV Dowering, Power Board inapt whose tragic death on Saturday] was recorded in Alonday’s i-su the “Mail,” took place at AVaip ran on Alonday, and was very lai attended, every section of the munity being represented, inch members of the local Masonic 1 and the Eketahuna Foresters h The burial service was read In Rev. W. T. Drake. Air Felix Swinstead, professo tile Royal Academy of Afusic, don, will visit New Zealand this to conduct the practical exai tions on behalf of the Assoc Board, arriving in July nest second examiner, who has not been appointed, will reach New land in September to take a sh« the work. Air Swinstead is known to musicians as the enm| of many pieces for the pianoi sonatas for piano and string-, in the writer of books on musical jects. The death is reported from lington of Air T. Lindsay B retired journalist. Air Buiek born at Oamaru and educated at Oamaru State School. He lire! tered upon his public career lecturer, and in 1890 was elected member of the House of Repiei fives for Wairau. In 1891 he selected by the Premier, Air Ballance, to act as organising s tarv for the National Liberal Fe lion, established hv him in 1H92, took iqi journalism in 1897. wh< became part proprietor of (lie 51 watu “Standard.” Later he lx part proprietor of the Damict “Advocate,” and he represent* Waipawa County,on the Napier School Board of Governors in He published many hooks on Zealand history.