PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 September 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. R. F. Bollard is still conhn®. to T . ! s 1101116 through influenza. Sir William Campion, who has been appointed Governor of /Western Austraha will leave England to take up his office at the end of this month.. The Hon. W. J. Geddes, who has been laid up in a private hospital in Auckland, was able to leave that institution a few days ago/ much improved in health. Major-General Si r Donald MoGavin Director-General of Medical Services and medical administrator of pensions is forwarding his resignation to the Minster for Defence: He.vwill leave tor London early in December.—Press Assn. . . Mr. Abbot Samuel, who as Reform candidate opposed Mr. T. M Wilford for the Hutt seat in 1919, will be a candidate for .the Waikato seaj; in the Reform interest at the next General Election. Mr. F. Lye (Liberal) at present represents Waikato. rr A , P io ” eer settler of Southern Hawke s Bay, Mas. Fanny Laimber passed away at Dannevirke on Moni a y- A daughter of the late Rev. John Henry Stafford of Liverpool England, she came to New Zealand in 1875, in a. sailing ship, and iriiarned m 1881, the late Captain B. W. Laimber, whose death took place 528 years ago. ' 5 / ( Mrs. James Walker/ of Argyle Street, lias just celebrated her 83id birthday, and the occasion was taken to hold a family reunion, which was attended by-, the whole of the five daughters and five of the six sons of : Mrs. Walker and a number of grandchildren. Mrs Walker has been for a considerable nuriiber of years a resident of Hawera, and previous to that lived in the Waverley district for over thirt\ r years. A visitor to Hawera to-day- was Mr George Dailey, who a few years ago ivas a resident of the town, and well known in business and golf circles. Mr Dailey, after Waving- Hawera, -enlisted and saw considerable active service. Returning, he suffered from a serious attack of heart disease, and fox; ten months was confined to his home, the doctors giving little hone of recovery. Lately he has shown a marked improvement, and this has gone an so much that he is now able to get- about once more, and is looking forward to a, complete restoration to health. His many friends were glad to see him, and to know that he has recovered so well. Yesterday Mr Alex. Begg, of Wellington and Dunedin, was a visitor to Hawera with Mr Wells, junior partner of the London piano firm of Witton and Witton. Mr Wells said he' has been so charmed with New Zealand that he has extended his tour. He had originally intended to give a weekto the Dominion, hut to his surprise found there were so many, attractions that he extended the time viery much. He went to New Plymouth, and then to do Waitomo Caves, Rotorua, and later Mount Cook and the Southern Lakes. Mr Wells told Mr Dixon that he had not intended to visit Hawera, but- on finding how much business eanie from the town decided he must go and see such a iirogressive locality. He expressed himself delighted with the town and the district generally. Gabled advice lias been received of the death in New York frorii heart failure of Mrs. E. Zachariah, relict of the late Rev. 1. Zachariah (for over 30 years Rabbi of Canterbury. New Zealand). On the death of her husband in Christchurch some years back the deceased lady, with her three daughters, decided to make their abode in the United States, and the latter have since become famous in the dress designing world of New York and Paris. The deceased lady led alife of unusual activity, being connected with many philanthropic and social service organisations right up to the last. Her Red Cross work during the war earned her the distinction of a Cross of the British Elmpire, and her kindly nature made her loved and esteemed by all who knew her. She is survived by a large family, including Mr. Charles Zachariah, District Public Trustee, Wellington', and ten grand-children.