PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 199, 18 May 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Prime Minister intends to go to Chrirtchurch at the end of this week to be present to bid farewell to the Prinp'.v of Wales at the conclusion of his New Zealand tour. . Mr. ,A. .Marryiitt, of the local staff of the.'Government Life Insurance Department, has been offered tlic' position of district manager at Dunedin, but for private reasons has had to forgo the promotion offered him. Whilst. Mr. Alarryatfs many friends would rejoice at his preferment, they will be glad to, learn that he is not leaving 'Wellington, As au organiser and administrator in connection with • amateur athletics Mr. Marryatt has made a special niche for himself in Wellington, 'and, in that respect alone his loss would have been a severe one to Wellington. Mr. P. L. Clievassus, formerly of Mas r tertou, who has been for soui'e time past oa the literary staff of the London "Times," is at present visiting Auckland, i The annual' report of. the Wairarapa and East Coast P. and A. Society contains the following: "During the year th 3 society has lost the services through death of Mr. H. E. Punny, who,. since a very early stage in the society's existence, has been one of ,tlie most active and influential .members of tho committee;. Mr. Bunny" was _ for several terms president 'of the society. There arc. few to whom the society 'owns i's success so much as to the lato Mr. Bunny. We also have to record with regret the death of >Mr. John Strang,an old president of the society, anl to'whom, for his work in the earlier days, the society owes much of its success." Mr. Gr. E; Bunting, representative for the Canadian Government Merchant Marine, Ltd., is in town on business. Mr. James Cooper, a well-known 1 . Wnirarapa resident, died at Hinakara yesterday morning. .