PERSONAL

Waikato Times, Volume 90, Issue 14022, 27 March 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL

We are pleased-to hear that Mr R. F. Bollard, M.P., who has been indisposed for some days, is about again. Mr Alfred Cooke, S.M. at New Plymouth, is about to retire from the Bench.

The Mayor of Dunedin (Mr J. J. Clark) has decided not to stand for re-election.

Mr H. G. Ell, M.P., has definitely decided to contest the Lyttelton seat at the ..next Parliamentary election.

Rev. F. L. Frost, who returned to New Zealand on Tuesday, having served in the ranks and as a chaplain, is at present on a visit to Hamilton.

Mr J. P. Luke, in response to a request by a deputation,, has consented to accept ['.‘-nomination for the Wellington Mayoralty. Hon. D, H. Guthrie, Minister of Lands, will arrive in Frankton on Wednesday next, April 2nd, and will proceed to the Hauraki Plains. On Thursday and Friday it is expected that he will visit the Lower Waikato and inspect tiie Crown lands in that district.

Mr W. G. Park, of Hairini, was elected president of the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association at the annual meeting to-day. Mr Park has accorded the Association consistent support, both as an exhibitor and an executive officer, for many years past.

At the concert tendered to returned soldiers in St. Paul’s Church, Hamilton, last night, special mention was made of the fact that two of those present—Gladstone Burgess and I l ’, Pear*—had been awarded the Military Medal; also that another member of the congregation, L P. Moffatt, had received the same honour. Rev. E. 0. Blamires voiced the ga-hering’s congratulations to the men.

Mrs Marion Williams, widow of the late Mr John W illiams, at one time in the Lands (Office, Christchurch, who died on Saturday evening, in her 75th year, was the second European girl born on the Canterbury Plains. She was the second daughter of the late Mr John Gebbie. who arrived in Wellington in 1840, by the Aurora, 11 years before the arrival of the first four ships.

At this morning’s meeting of the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association, the chairman (Mr W. G. Park) made feeling reference to the loss the Association had sustained through the deaths of its president (Mr A. C. Atkin) and Mr W. J. McNicol, a member of the committee of the Association. The meeting stood as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased members.

T2ie appointment of Mr H. J. Taperell, a well-known New Zealand journalist, to the position of editor of the Sydney Evening News was announced recently. Mr Tapcrell began his newspaper career on the Wairarapa Daily Times, and from that office went to the New Zealand Times. He afterwards joined the staff of the Sydney Daily Telegraph, and rose to the position of editorial writer. After being with the Telegraph for several years he returned to Wellington to become editor of the New Zealand Times. Returning to Sydney he rejoined the staff of the Telegraph, and about two years ago he retired on account of ill-health. The new editor of the Sydney Morning Herald (Mr Brunsden Fletcher) is also an old New Zealander, haying received his education at the Thames and Auckland.