PERSONAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19914, 17 June 1936, Page 6

PERSONAL.

M:- B. Henderson, of Hamilton, is Visiting Timaru.

The appointment of Mr J. V. Lewes. of Otahuhu, as district coroner has been gazetted.

Earl Stanhope will succeed Captaln Ormshy-Gore as First Commissioner of Works, says a cable message from London.

A vote of sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr C. L. Barker, 0! Hamilton. was passed in silence at a meeting of the Hamilton Rugby Union management committee last evening.

The members of the Government goodwill mission to Samoa, the Mlnlster of Lands, the Hon. F. Langstone, and Mr J. O'Brien, .\I.P.. sailed by the Maui Pomax'e yesterday.

Messrs S. Bickerton Fisher, F. L. Goodnirr. L. Mitchell, A. P. Laye, E. A. Cox, J). Douglas, G. Sayers (Auckland). A. N. Smith and I". Gilmoul‘ (Wellington), are 'al the Hamilton Hotel.

Mr J. M. Murdoch has been re—elected chairman of the llawera County Council. Mr Murdoch has been a mem— Del‘ of the council since 1906 and has been chairman since 1914, except. for one period 01' nine months, when he was on a holiday Visit to England.

The appointment of Dr. 11. L. VVid(lowson, of Christchurch, as medical superintendent of the Wanganui llospilul, has been made. Dr. Widdowson, who will take up his new duties in August, will succeed Dl2 A. D. Nelson.

By six votes to live. the Auckland llospital Board yesterday elected the Rev. W. 0. “had to be its chairman for the ensuing two years. Mr \Y. Wallace, who has occupied the position for 18 years, was defeated. .\ll‘ \\'ood, who is vicar of Pnpakux'a, has hcen a member 01' the board for seven yours.