PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 201, 20 May 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Vice-Regal. The Governor-General and Lady Jellicoe propose to pay an official visit to Hamilton on Monday and Tuesday, May 30 and 31, and while there will open the Waikato Winter Show. On the Monday it is proposed to take tho visitors to Matangi, then on to the Narrows on Hie Waikato River at Tamahere. The party will then board tho river steamer Manuwai for a trip down the river to Hamilton, landing at tho St. Andrew’s golf links, end will afterwards motor back to town. At night the Vice-Regal party will bo entertained at dinner. On Tuesday the Governor-General and party will visit the Winter Show to take part in tho opening ceremonies, and will leave that night for Auckland.

The Minister of Health and Education (Hon. C. J. Parr) has arranged to visit Otaki Sanatorium to-day. Ho will* also go to Paraparaumu, where requests have been made for some school extensions.

The Minister of Mines (Hon. G. J. An derson), who is in the South Island, is not expected back in Wellington before the end of next week.

Mr. C. P. Skerrett, K.C., will leavo Wellington on Tuesday next on a visit to England. He will probably return to New Zealand at the end of the year.

Mr. Alfred East, first assistant at the Brooklyn State School, finds himself under the necessity of having to go into a private hospital for treatment of an old wound sustained during the Gallipoli campaign. Mr. East (a Serbian, medallist) was shot in the head whilst tending the wounded under fire, and after u dozen operations at Malta and in England returned to New Zealand. A few days ago he suddenly 'became unconscious tor an hour, and on being placed under the X-rays it was found that there was still a piece of lead impinging on the brain. This it is intended to endeavour to remove. The operation will entail at least a month’s absence from his school duties. The Education Board has received resignations from the following teachers: — I. Willis, Makairo; C. S. Gordon. Nireaha; F. Mortimore, Newman; J. Burr, Fiction; W. C. Pottingor, Kilbirnio; E. Wiseman, Grassmcre; M. Lambert, Hutt District High School; 0. V. Haddrell, Carterton District High School; A. Erskine Terrace; A. E. Barrowclough, To Manta; N. P. Martin, Hukanui; M. Miller, Blenheim*; K. Buchanan, Khandallal-.; N. M'Grath, Tokomaru; J. H. Mackenzie, Brooklyn; E. M. Noble. Hinnkura; K. R. Boyd, Upper Hutt.

Mr A. Montague Adams was yesterday elected a member of the Wellington Stock Exchange, in place of Mr. R. C. Ronner.

Tho death occurred this week of Mr. Henry Jehu Barnard, of Berhampore, at the ago of 43 years. The deceased was a well-known fruiterer, and as a vicepresident of the Wellington District Fruiterers’ Association he took a keen interest in matters affecting those engaged in that line of business. Ho was born in. Somerset, England, and aiad been in New Zealand for about 18 years, tho early part of which time was spent in Eketahuna He took up the business of fruiterer first in Upper Willis Street, and later on lambton Quay. At the funeral on Tuesday the Fruiterers Association was represented by Messrs. R. Vinsen (president), J. W. Ranson (secretary), and Eager and Dunbar (members of the executive). The burial service was conducted by the Rev. W. Fancourt. On Wednesday evening the staff of the Masterton Post Office met to say f«y«well to Mr. K. Cook-, who leaves shortlv on transfer to the Wellington Telegraph Department. On behalf of the staff the Postmaster, Mr. S: Cumming, presented Mr. Cook with a safety razor, nnd expressed regret at losing so popular an officer. Speeches were also made bv Alessrs. J. Kerr and R. E- 55 illiams, both of wllom referred eulogistically to Mr Cook’s work as secretary of the local branch, of the P. and T. Offipers’ Association. f

Mr E Page, S.M., has been appointed cliairmn.ii of the Licensing Committees for the districts of Wellington and Hutt.