PERSONAL ITEMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 27 January 1932, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr II Billington, of the Ekctahuna Post and Telegraph staff, and one time resident of Carterton, has been transferred, on promotion, to the I orangaluiu office.

Mi-. George Ireland, of Carterton, who has been an inmate of the Wellington Hospital for the past seven weeks, has I,een transferred to the Mastcrton Hospital for further treatment. The Greek Prime Minister, M. Venizleos, who has arrived in , London on a private visit, will use the occasion to discuss the financial situation in Greece. He recently visited Rome- and Fans. Miss Sybil Thorndike and her husband, Mr. Lewis Casson, are leaving England in March on a tour, playing in Egypt, Palestine, Australia, New Zealand, the Argentine, and Canada.

At tho meeting of the Carterton Borough Council last night a vote of condolence was passed with Air. Huglnan and family in their recent bereavement.

Captain 11. Goffin, of Levin, has been appointed to the charge of the Carterton Corps of the Salvation Aimy. Lieutenant J. Kirkpatrick, from the Salvation Army College, is second m command. Captain W. Pidgeon, who has been in command of the Carterton corps, has been transferred to Patea. The engagement is announced of Jocelyn Alary, youngest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Prendergast Kniglit, to lan Charles, eldest son of Airs. T. Nairn and the late Air. T. Nairn, of Pourerere, Hawke’s Bay. A New Y’ork cable states that advice from Phoenix (Arizona) states that William Wrigley, Junior, the chewing gum magnate and owner of the Chicago Club’s baseball team, died at his winter home there yesterday, aged 70, through complications from heart disease and acute indigestion., ■ - Air. Alaurice Dcnniston’s illness was mentioned at the Wellington Rotary Club luncheon yesterday. It was the first occasion on which Air. Denniston had missed a luncheon for ten years, the president said, and it was resolved to forward a letter of sympathy to him. A Wellington telegram states that Mr. C. Al. Bowden, of Master-ton, lias found it necessary, owing to pressure of business, to resign the office of President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce. When Air. Bowden tendered his resignation to a meeting of the executive yesterday, he was asked to reconsider it, but expressed regret that lie was unable to continue to give to the affairs of the organisation the time they now demanded. Members of the executive paid tributes to Mr. Bowden’s long and valuable service as secretary, member and president. Air. A. T. Markman was elected acting-president. A new president will be elected by the executive at a meeting this week. The University Council at Dunedin yesterday appointed Dr. Arthur A. Andrew, director of the Otago School of Alines and Professor of Mining, in succession to Professor James Park, who retired last year. Dr. Andrew is a graduate of the Otago School of Alines with a notable scholastic career and wide experience in all parts of the world. He. carried out a mineral survey of the Nyasaland Protectorate for the Colonial Office in 1906-1909. For 14 years he was with the Shell Oil group in Europe, East Indies, and America. He also had experience .in South America, New Zealand, and Egypt. Selected out of 14 applicants, lie is 50 years of age, was born in the Catlins River district, South Otago, and was educated at Dunedin at the Otago Boys’ High School, the University of Otago, and the Birmingham University.

An old and liiglily-respected resident of Eketahunu, in the person of Mr Marenzi, died on Monday night, after a rather protracted illness, at the age of (id years. Mr. Marenzi came to New Zealand as quite a young man and at first occupied himself principally in gold mining in the Orepr.ki district, and when the Mahakapaua goldfield Avas discovered, he joined in the rush to that locality and Avas associated Avith Messrs Goi don and Adam Hughan in operating a successful claim. On the Avorking out of the gold at this place he engaged in business as a hairdresser at Havelock South, subsequently going toEketahuna. At Havelock South he married Miss Annie Davies. In Eketahuna he took, over a fruit and tobacconist’s business and he established the hairdressing saloon as at present conducted, Mr. Marenzi Avas one of the best-knoivn "rifle shots in the Dominion. He competed at all the principal meetings right up to the last tAvelve months and several times has had the King’s Prize almost within his grasp. His status as a shot is demonstrated in that he represented New Zealand at Bisley and in Australia and he accumulated a splendid collection of medals and trophies. A AvidoAV and one son, Mr. Ke’ith Marenzi, are left.