PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 4 July 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The death of Prince Motsukata is announced in a Tolcio cable. The Queen of Spain is visiting her mother at Kensington Palace (reports a London cablegram). Mr. J. R. 'Corrigan, M.P., who has been confined to his bed for two days with a very bad cold, is now making a good recovery. , ' • . Lieutenant Steele left Hawera this morning for Wellington to attend at Trentham a course of /instruction on mounted rifle drill. The people of Manaia and. district will iregret to hear that Mr G. Edwards, of Manaia, broke his leg yesterday afternoon whilst playing soccer against Kaponga at Kaponga. His many friends wish him a speedy recovery. Colonel A. R„ Young, Director of the Live Stock Division, is shortly retiring upon superannuation after 24 years’ service with the Agricultural Department, and intends to take up his residence in the New Plymouth district. Mr and Mrs Alexander McGregor, of Auckland, celebrated their golden wedding on Saturday last. Both celebrants arrived in Auckland from Newport, Monmouthshire /Wales), 22 years ago, and Mr McGregor is well known in shipping circles, having sei'ved as a marine engineer for 45. years. Mr. Daniel Bowie, whose death at the age of 62 years occurred in New Plymouth on Wednesday, was, until his retirement about two years ago, one of the best known figures to regular travellers by railway in Taranaki. Coming here from South Canterbury, Mi-. Bowie assumed the duties of a guard, and he continued to act in that capacity for twenty-five years, retiring at the end of that time with eight- years of railway service to his credit He. had qualities of tact and good humour which made him peculiarly suited to the position, and many railway travellers who have pleasant memories of. their contact with him will regret sincerely to hear of his death A large number of railwavmen attended the funeral, which took place yesterday. 1