PERSONAL

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 150, 22 June 1934, Page 5

PERSONAL

Miss Joan Carr, Onga Onga, who has been spending a holiday with friends in Auckland, lias returned home.

Mrs S. M. Browne has returned to Waipukurau after a few months’ holiday spent in- Auckland.

Mrs T. P. Sullivan, Onga Onga, has returned to her home from a- holiday spent in Auckland.

Major and Mrs T. J. 0. Warren, ‘ ‘ Penice, ’’ Pukehou, are spending a holiday in Christchurch.: .•

The flag was flown at the Waipukurau Post Office to-day in observance of the coronation of Their Majesties the King and Queen of England.

Mr and Mrs Ernest‘McLeod, Wallingford, who have been spending a holiday* in Qrmondville as the guests of Mrs D. Wilson, have returned to their home.

The management committee of the Central Hawke’s Bay Rugby Sub-Un-ion last evening passed a - resolution of sympathy with Mr P. R. Smyrk, a fellow member, in his illness, anid expressed the hope that he would ; 'i enjoy a speedy recovery.

Passengers by the Aorangi, which left • Sydney yesterday for Auckland Include Sir George Tallis, Mr‘H. Sterling, of the New Zealand 'Railway Board, Miss Jean Batten,.and Mr C. T. P. Ulm. Miss Batten will:be accorded a civic reception in Advice" • received by Miss Batten’s father indicates that his idaughter would leave for Wellington ’on--Tues-day to be the guest of the GbvernorGeneral and Lady Bledisloe.

A Press Association message received to-day from Wanganui announces the death of Mr James Caffin, in has 93rd year. He was formerly a resident of Dunedin where for mqhy years he was a partner in. the stationery firm of Messrs Wise, Caffin (and Co., later being Dominion representative for Messrs Sands and McDougall, Melbourne, when he became known as th# •"father of the road." He was the first commercial traveller, in New Zealand. *

The death occurred suddenly at his residence, Wellington, yesterday afternoon of the Public Trustee’, Mr J. W. Macdonald, C.M.G. Mi*'Macdonald was the eldest son of the late iMr J. A. Macdonald of Timaru, and wfts horn at Christchurch in 1882. He received his education at Timaru and o'n leaving school joined the staff of the x Lyt> telton Times,’ Christchurch, but on subsequently qualifiying for a position in the Public Service, he rose through its various branches to the position of Public Trustee, which appointment he received in 1920. In the New Year honours in 1929 Mr Macdonald received the insignia of C.M.G.