PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 212, 2 June 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The formal appointment, by the Governor-General of Mr. Albert Fuller Ellis to bo a member of the Board of Commissioners established under the ngi-eemont between the Imperial, Australian. and New Zealand Governments regarding Nauru and Ocean Islands is gazetted. Mr. Ellis’s headquarters are at Auckland.

Mr. J. M. Dale has returned from a visit to Sydney and Melbourne. A Press Association message from Wanganui states that Mr. 11. V. Hammond, a well-known pettier and president of the Agricultural Association, is dead, aged

Mr. Gordon Bender, dental surgeon of the Wellington Hospital, who has been ill for some time past, is now convalescing, and hopes to be able to resume his duties nt an early date. Tho following passage appeared in a report adopted by tho annual meeting of the Early Settlers’ Association last night: "We should like to offer the. congratulations of tho association to Mrs. Gardner, a settler of 1841, who celebrated her BSth birthday last week; to Mr. George. Judd, a settler of 1841, who celebrated his Stith birthday; and to Mr. and Mrs. J. Waters, both settlers of 1841, who celebrated the 66th anniversary of their wedding Teoently."

Yesterdny was the day fixed for the holding of an election by tho Victoria. University District Court of Convocation to decide who should be appointed to represent the court on the New Zealand University Senate. Only one nomination —that of Mr. F. A. de la Mare —had been received, however, and a ballot was, therefore, unnecessary. Mr. de la Mare has been declared duly elected.

"Since our last annual meeting,” stated a report adopted by the early settlers’ meeting last night, "we have lest through the hand of death many of our members. Among them we must mention Mrs. Redward, a settler of 1842; Mr. George Shotter, 1811; Mrs. Brower, 1810; Mrs. Bannister, 1842; Mrs. Wilmhurst, 1841; Mrs. Gaskin, 1841; Mrs. Dawson, I 860; Mrs. Noil Small, born in Wellington, 1844. The sympathy of the. association goes forth to the bereaved relatives and friends.” Those qiresent at the meeting stood for a few moments in silence to show, respect for the memory of the dead.

There was a large and representative gathering of citizens of Palmerston North at the Borough Council Chambers on Wednesday evening to bid farewell to Mr. C. J. Rush, who for some years.lias been business manager of the “Manawatu Times,” but who has relinquished this position in order to assume tho proprietorship of the "Dargaville Times.” Mr. J. A. Nash, M.P. (Mayor), who presided, said it must be pleasing to both Mr. and Mrs. Rush to know that after residing in Palmerston North for soino 30 years they were so highly esteemed' by ihe citizens amongst whom they had lived so long. During that time both of them had been very active in all vood work, and they would be sadly missed. Mr. Rush had devoted 27 years of his life as n member of the Palmerston Fire Brigade, of which for some years he had been depufy-superintend mt. and his work in this direction had been most useful to the town. His work amongst the friendly societies had been excellent, and he had been of great assistance to all the lodges of whatever order. The places of Mr. and Mrs. hush would be hard to fill. They all wished Mr Rush every success in his new venture. On behalf of the citizens, the Mayor then handed Mrs. Rush a substantial cheque, subscribed for by the citizens. Mr. J. Linklater (chairman of the Kairanga County Council), Mr. H. L. Young (president of the Chamber of Commerce), and several others spoke in eulogistic strain of the work done by Mr. Rush during his residence in Palmerston North, and wished him the best of luck in the future. Mr. Rush feelingly replied on behalf of his wife and himself, and said flint he felt sorry to leave Palmerston North, but hoped some day to return and settle there again. Mr. Rush, prior to his departure, was entertained at a dinner by the directors and shareholders of the ’Manawatu Times” Company.