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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 12, 15 January 1936, Page 6

Personal

Sir Charles Nathan and Lady Nadian (Perth) arrived at Auckland by the Alariposa on Saturday on a holiday vicit to New Zealand. Air. R. P. Ward, formerly Undersecretary for Justice, is at present on a visit to Wanganui. He is accompanied by Mrs. Ward. Air. Eric Jones left Wanganui last night for Wellington to attend the annual conference of the New Zealand Booksellers’ Association, which commences to-day. Sir Philip Goldfinch, a director and general manager of the Colonial Sugar Relining Company, Limited, passed through Auckland by the Mariposa Saturday on hiis way to England. The Wanganui City Council, at its meeting last night, gave its city gardener, Mr. S. I. Cox, authority to attend the annual park superintendents' conference at Auckland on Al arch 3. Dr. H. L. Fowler, letcurcr in charge of the psychology department of the University of Western Australia, Perth, arrived i.i Auckland by the Alariposa on Saturday on a brief visit to New Zealand. Pastor J. D. Mill, of Chatsworth, New South Wales, aid formerly in charge of the Hamilton Baptist Church, arrived at Auckland by the Alariposa on. Saturday on a visit to hit* old The Al ay or, Mr. W. J. Ilogers, and the town clerk, Air. G. Alurch, have bc'cn appointed to represent the "Wanganui City Council at the annual conference of the Alunicipal Association on Alarcli 4. The Wanganui City Council last, night, appointed .Inspector T. S. Alorton as its delegate to the annual conference of sanitary inspectors to he held at Christchurch from January 28 to January 31. Air. L. Bullard, an American breeder of Jersey cattle, who owns farming property situated 200 miles from New York, arrived by the lenic at Auck land on Sunday to spend three weeks studying in New Zealand. Air, W. J. Bradley, K.C., a prominent barrister, of Sydney, ami presi dent of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia, arrived at Auckland by the Alariposa on Saturday for a short holiday in the Dominion. Air. A. St. P. Jordan, who has been chief warder at the Waikeria Borstal Institute for nearly 10 years, has been appointed chief warder at the Paparua prison, near Christchurch, and will leave this week to take up his new duties. Major H. J. O’Neill and. Airs. O'Neill, of Devonshire, arrived at Auckland by the lonic from London on Sunday to spend a holiday in the Dominion. They will remain in Auckland a short period and then leave for Rotorua f'c-r trout fishing. The chairman of Lhe Works Cc*mmittce, Cr. J. D. Crowley, and the city engineer, Air. L. I*. Row, were appointed as the council’s representatives al the annual conference of civil engineers, at. Wellington on. February 17°nt last night’s meeting of the Wanganui City Council. Air. D. G. Alawson, formerly of the Auckland University College, has been appointed to the staff of the Christchurch Boys' High School, Air. Alawson returned to Auckland last week after completing a year’s appointment i-'i charge of the mathematics department Qf the University of Western - Australia during the absence of the permanent professor. Mr. E. A. Callan, chairman and managing director of the \ acuum Oil Company Proprietary (Australasia;, Limited, accompanied by Airs. Callanan, arrived at Auckland by the Mariposa on Saturday from Alclbouinc to spend a short holiday in the Dominion. Mr. J. H. Lindon, general manager for New Zealand of the company, accompanied by Aire. Lindon and thvir family, returned by the Alariposa after visiting Alclbournc. Air. and Mrs. G. W. Currie, of Wanganui, arc leaving next Wednesday lor a holiday visit to England. They W'H travel on the Ormonde, which js scheduled to leave Sydney on January 30. Air. and Mrs. Uurrve will be absent for eight or nine months. Air. Currie 1 , who is a member of the Jibiai v committee, was granted leave of absence for eight or nine montns at last night's meeting of the "Wanganui City Council. la a letter to the council, Air. Currie tendered his resignation with regret, stating that- he had enjoyed the meetings of the committee and his contact xvith its members, ino Mayor, Air. W. J. Rogers, said that although Mr. Currie had generously offered to resign he did not think that it was necessary for him to take this step as the meetings of the library committee were not held frequ’cntly. Ho moved that leave of absence should be granted. Wide recognition of the work of Air. W J Penn in furthering the progress of’Taranaki, and deep personal sorrow in hi.s d-eath war- expressed at the funeral al New Plymouth on Monday when a cortege c-f more than u 0 cars followed the hearse to Te Henui cemetery. Although heavy rain was tailing, many representative citizens from New Plymouth and from towns and country "districts throughout the province gathered at the graveside, where the service wae conducted by Archdeacon G. H. Gavin. A. service at t-e house was conducted by Archdeacon F G. Evans a close friend of !Mr. Penn. The pall-bearers were the Hon. J. McLead, M.L.C., Messrs. P. E. Stainton, W. C. Weston, N. F. Little, E. L. Humphries and J. C. Nicholson. Iloral tributes and messages of sympathy were received from numerous personal friends and from public bodies all over the Dominion. '-ILV