PERSONAL

Waikato Times, Volume 91, Issue 14133, 9 August 1919, Page 7

PERSONAL

Mr F. G. Hunt, who was engaged on munition work in England during the • whole of the war period, recently returned* to Hamilton. Lieutenants T. G. Hinton. son of Mr '"T. Hinton, of Eureka, and J. VV. Watson, M.M., of Cambridge, were among those who returned to New Zealaud ..bv the Matatua yesterday. 'Mr E. J. Gifford, who for several ■ years has been a clerk in the Wellington Magistrate's. Court, and who has •oiot long returned from active service, has been promoted and transferred to Hamilton. Mr Gifford has taken, up. •his duties here. , , , Amongst those who returned by the transport Ulimaroa was Sergeant Rus--sell Buekland. of Hamilton, who, prior to enlisting served his apprenticeship :at Manning's Pharmacies He left New .Zealand with the special detachment ot the New Zealand Medical Corps, under Lieut.-Colonel Orbell, in .July, 1910, and saw service in Egypt and GalhpOli, and has been with the New Zealand Mounteds in all their operations m the ; Palestine campaign. - .. Miss Chepmell resigned her position as secretarV at yesterday'?'meeting of the Waikato Sub-provincial Branch; of -the N.Z. Farmers* Union. -The restgna r tion was : accepted with regret, the j : members 'of the branch' present mak-j ing appreciative reference to the thorough manner in which the retiring j secretary had carried out her duties. Miss Howie was appointed by the executive to fllll the vacancy. Mr E. H. Hammond, president of the ■ Waikato Sub-provincial branch of the N.Z. Farmers*' Union, has entered the " hospital to undergo an operation for appendicitis. This Intimation was conW- veyed to yesterday's meetintr of the ' rhranch by the chairman. Mr F. W. Thomas, who expressed the wish that Mr Hammond would soon he restored to health, and llr's desire was Riven -voice to by several other speakers.