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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 12, 15 January 1932, Page 6

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Constable M. J. Roche, of Wanganui, is at present relieving at the Patea station. Mr. G. L. Petersen, "dvance manager for Wirth’s Circus, has arrived in Wanganui to make arrangements for a two-nights’ season, opening on Friday and Saturday, Fcburay 5 and 6. Mr. John Fairburn, formerly in business in Wanganui in the firm of Fairburn and Falconer, and who has been residing in England for some years, is at present visiting Wanganui. Mr. L. Speakman, general manager for Dalgety and Company, Limited, London, arrived by the Aorangi from Sydney on Monday. He will spend six weeks in the Dominion visiting the firm’s branches. Major J. B. Shand, Nationalist member for Hornsby in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, arrived from Sydney by the Aorangi on Monday to investigate the possibilities of ; improving the market in New Zealand for Australian fruit. Ensign Allan Montgomery and Mrs. Montgomery, who for the past two years have been in charge of the Invercargill Corps of the Salvation Army, left to-day by car on route for Wellington, where they will take over the charge of the Wellington City Corps. Mr. A. Thomson, who for some years was director of the observatory at Apia, Samoa, and who for a year was on the staff of the Dominion Meteorological Office has accepted an appointment in the Canadian Meteorological ; Service. He was born in Canada, and is a graduate of the Toronto and Harvard Universities. Guests at Foster’s Hotel include the following: Mr M. Fuju (Kope, Japan); Mr 11. Christainson (Patea); Mr R. Rothschild, Mr David Allen, Mr A. Linncy and Mr G. Bearman (Wellington); Mr and Mrs Elliot King and Mr Edgar Haydon (New Plymouth); Miss H. Wilson (Eltham); Mr and Mrs W. Shirtcliffo (Koriniti). Mr. Reginald Bridge, now manager of the Blenheim branch of the Bank of New South Wales, will arrive at Hastings next Monday to take over the management of the Hastings branch,, filling the position held by Mr. Malfroy before his transference to the bank’s headquarters at Sydney. Mr. F. A. Harper, who has been relieving manager at Hastings since Mr. Malfroy’s departure, will leave for Wellington about Saturday week. Guests at the Rutland Hotel includc Mr. and Mrs. G. Dhyrberg, Master W. Dhyrberg, Mr. J. St. Clair, Mr. M. Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gcllatly, Miss Gcllatly, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mitchell, Mr. R. King and Mr. A. Nelson (Wellington), Mr. J. Meadowcroft (Christchurch), Mr. and Mrs. F. G. White (Paeroa), Mr. and Mrs. Austin Yarndley (Stratford), Mrs. Harrison (Stratford), Mr. D. Shaw (New Plymouth), Mr. H. E. Good, Mr. C. G. Trotter (Hawera), Mr. G. V. Pearce (Waitotara), Mr. J. Harris, Mr. arid Mrs. C. Simpson (Auckland), and Mrs. N. McKenzie (Hamilton-. The Rev. Wanoa, curate at Kahupatiki for the last two years, has been transferred to the East Coast, where he will act as curate to the Rev. P. Tamahori. He was the guest of honour at a gathering of Maori residents of the district last Wednesday, when he was presented with a fine New Zealand rug by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Bennett on behalf of the elderly Maori residents of the Waipatu pastorate. On behalf of the younger generation, Mr. Charles Bennett presented him with a handsome shaving set and toilet outfit complete. On behalf of her family Mrs. Nepe presented him with an ancient greenstone ear pendant. Many farewell speeches were made, interspersed with hakas and musical items, both pakeha and Maori. The Rev. Wanoa will be much missed among the .footballers of Hawke’s Bay, having represented Hawke’s Bay in several interprovincial ma*ches. News has been received of the death in England of one of the foremost of the younger scientific men of New Zealand, Dr. F. G. Maskell, lecturer in Zoology at Victoria University College. Dr. Maskell had a distinguished University career. As a student at Auckland University College, he graduated B.A. and I’.Sc., and later at Victoria University College he took the degree of M.Sc., with Honours in First Class in Zoology, and, in 1930, that of Ph.D. Ele presented for this degree an embryological thesis that was regarded as of very high merit. His researches throw additional light on the origin of the thyroid gland and on the earliest appearance in comparative anatomy of the islets of Langerhans, those important groups of cells in the pancreas that are, in the higher animals, concerned with the production of insulin. He was pursuing further investigations in this field until the illness that resulted in his death.