PERSONAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18972, 25 March 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL

General Sir Andrew Russell arrived in town last evening. He is at Braeburn. The death of Dr. Ernest Rawson, one of Wellington’s veteran medical men, occurred on Friday, aged 69. Mr Villipahum Stcfansson, the Arctic explorer, will visit Australia and New Zealand, on a lecture tour, beginning in May. Mrs Sathcrley, of Makirikiri, who has been indisposed, has undergone a serious operation at Belverdalo Private Hospital.

Miss Seymour, who is at present in Wanganui in connection with Mrs A. B. Seymour’s Art Union, will publish further particulars later.

A Paris cable announces the death of General Nivelle, Commmander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies during the war

Sir Walter Carncross, of Eltham, Speaker of the Legislative Council, has, for the third time, been re-ap-pointed to the Council for a further term of seven years. —.

Rev. Evan R. Harries and Mrs. Harries, who spent the week end in Wellington, returned to Wanganui yesterday. They leave by the 2.10 p.m. train to-day en route for Auckland, where Mr. Harries will take up the charge of St. James’ Church.

Mr. A. M. Burns, sub-editor of Christchurch Press, has been appointed assistant-editor of the paper, but will retain control of the sub-editorial department. Mr. Burns is one of the best known journalists in New Zealand.

Mrs Ann Watson, of Auckland, who celebrated her 98th birthday last week, still does her own cooking, shopping, and sewing. The old lady has for over 60 years been a regular attendant at St. Matthew’s Church, and, though it entails a walk or more than a quarter of a mile, she still goes there every fine Sunday evening.

A London cable announces the death qf Sir William Macewan, the wellknown surgeon, aged 76 years. He was president of the British Medical Association in 1922, and president of the International Surgical Society 1920-23. He had been Professor of Surgery at Glasgow University since M 92.

Widespread regret, not only among Anglicans, but among members of all denominations in Palmerston North, will be felt at the news of the retirement of Rev. H. G. Blackburne, M.A., vicar of All Saints’. The rev. gentleman’s health has been so unsatisfactory of late that, aeting under medical advice, he has tendered his resignation to the Bishop.— Manawatu Times.

At a social meeting organised by the E.F.C.A. held in the Railway Social Hall on Saturday, March 22, the following resolution was passed: “That this meeting records its high appreciation of the services rendered to New Zealand by the late Mr A. Mackie, as a member of the Railway Service, and records its sincere sympathy with Mrs Mackie and family.” The social was then adjourned indefinitely, as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased.

Two appointments under the Taranaki Education Board were made at a special meeting held last week. Mr. J. W. Connell, now agricultural master at the New Plymouth Boys’ High school, was selected, subject to the approval of the Department of Education, for the position of agricultural instructor at Stratford which has been created through the granting of an additional instructor in Taranaki. Mr. W. F. Goddard, now an accountant in the Education Department, at Wellington, was chosen from among 20 applicants for the position of accountant in the board’s office which was made vacant by the resignation of Mr. S. Dowland.

Our Christchurch correspondent telegraphs: A large number of commercial travellers me* to bid Mr 0. P. Brown good-bye. The president of the Canterbury Commercial Travellers’ Association (Mr Jacobs) occupied the chair, and congratulated Mr Brown on his wellearnod promotion. His fellow travellers were very sorry indeed to lose him from their midst, but ho was sure that what was Canterbury’s loss would be Wanganui’s gain. Mr Jacobs then asked Mr Brown to accept a handsome diningroom clock from his elub mates. Mr Brown leaes Christ church to-day to take over the Wanganui managership of Messrs Macky, Logan and Caldwell’s business.