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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 13, 16 January 1948, Page 4

Personal

The Governor-General, Sir Bernard Freyberg, V.C., and Lady Freyberg left Taupo on Wednesday morning for Wellington, after spending a ten days’ camping holiday at Hilltop. His Excellency said it was the most enjoyable holiday he and his party, which included Sir Oliver and Lady Leese and Sir Andrew and the Hon. Lady Thorne, had enjoyed for some time.

For the first time since he entered hospital in Wellington on December 21, the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, went to Parliament Buildings on Wednesday. Mr Fraser, who was suffering from a severe bronchial cold, attended the first meeting of the Executive Council since the New Year, and was in Parliament Buildings for an hour and ahalf before returning to his home in Northland.

Miss Phyllis Carter is leaving next week for a trip down the East Coast.

Mr Doug. Morpeth is at present spending his annual holidays in the Napier-Gisborne district.

Mr A. F. Stewart has left Whakatane for the south. He is to be married at Ashburton.

Mr Miles Hamill has left on a short yachting holiday at Great Barrier "Island.

Sister D. B. Osborne has resigned from the District Hospital nursing staff and will leave on Saturday.

Mr Notley, accountant of the Whakatane branch of the Union Bank, is on holiday at Napier accompanied by Mrs Notley.

Mr and Mrs Oxenbridge of Toroa Street, Whakatane, are on a short holiday trip around the East Coast bays.

Mr L. McMahon and Miss Margaret Bremner, of Taihape, are staying at Ohope.

■ Mr A. O. H. Hapgood of the Whakartane National Bank of New Zealand is doing a tour of the East Coast and Gisborne. Mr T. O’Leary, of Wellington, is relieving manager during Mr Hapgood’s absence.

Mr K. R. McG. Sharpe, Transport Department traffic inspector stationed at Whakatane, goes to Wellington next month to attend a refresher course.

The Minister of Works, Mr Semple will leave for Australia in the second week of February for a short visit. While there he will endeavour to facilitate the supplies of steel to New Zealand.

The Nuffield professor of surgery at Oxford and consulting neurosurgeon to the British Army, Sir Hugh Cairns, has arrived in Auckland from Sydney by flying-boat on a visit to New Zealand.

Mrs D. E. Sumner, who was prevented by a motor accident from attending the first meeting of the Hospital Board’s new term was Warmly welcomed by the chairman and fellow members at the monthly meeting yesterday.

Mr Robert Wilson, of Matata, died suddenly on Tuesday at Dunedin, where he had gone to attend the Dominion bowling tournament. Mr Wilson, a well-known farmer and bowler, represented Matata on the Tauranga Harbour Board. He is siirvided by his widow and two daughters.