PERSONAL ITEMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 11 August 1936, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

His Excellency the Governor-General, Lady Galway, Major Arthur Purvis and Mrs Purvis, and Captain A. HeberPercy, left for Christchurch last night. They will return to Wellington on Saturday.

Dr. Sharp, of Featlierston, continues to make steady recovery from his severe illness of blood poisoning. Miss Sheila Kennedy, daughter of Mrs J. J. Kennedy, Opaki Road, Masterton, is about to leave on a trip to. Europe. A London cable message states that Sir Frederick Macmillan, the wellknown publisher, left an estate valued at £202,224. .

A Berlin cable states that von Cafrinm, the German tennis player, is sejJwsly ill with influenza. Probably lid will be unable to go to America for the championships. Mr William Charles Caccia-Birch, of “Woodhey,” Te Awe Awe Street, Palmerston North, died suddenly at an early hour yesterday. Mr Birch had undergone an operation on Sunday, but no anxiety was felt over his condition, and his collapse came as a great shock to his family, who will have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends. The appointment of Mr T. Mark, Deputy-Public Service Commissioner, and Mr J. H. Boyes, Commissioner of Pensions, to be joint Public Service Commissioners, was announced last evening by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage. The appointments, which will date from 15th August, have been 1 approved by the GovernorGeneral. The new commissioners hold office for three years. There has been no permanent occupant of the office of Public Service Commissioner the resignation last year of Mr P.'uW'N. Verschaffelt. Since that timeLMr A. D. Thompson has been acting “commissioner .jyith Mr , Mark as assistant.

There Avas a large attendance of cricketers from all parts of the Wairarapa' at a social gathering held last night at which Mr K. G. Montgomery, who leaves next v r eek for Wellington, was farewelled. Reference was., made by several speakers to the prominent part Mr Montgomery had played in Wairarapa cricket over a period of years and regret Avas expressed at his departure from the district. On behalf of the Wairarapa Cricket Association, of AA-hich Mr Montgomery had been secretary for the past six years, the chairman, Mr H. B. Massey, presented him AA'ith a chiming clock, suitably inscribed. Mr Sortain Smith, president of the Old Boys’ Cricket Club, presented Mr Montgomery, on behalf of the club and Wairarapa cricketers, Avitli a suitably engraved silver cigarette case. Mr Montgomery has rendered valuable services to the club both as secretary and captain.