PERSONAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3700, 6 October 1927, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, medical inspector under the Education Department, is visiting the local District High School to-day.

In the recent nurses examination held in Wellington, Miss Elsie Owen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen of Foxton, and a member of the Wfellington Hospital staff, headed the list of successful candidates.

Mr W. Retter, son of Mr and Mrs J. C. Retter and Miss B. Retter returned to Foxton last night for a few days holiday. Mr W. Retter is at present suffering fro ma broken arm, sustained through the engine of a ear be was cranking, backfiring.

The death has occurred at Rotorua yesterday of Mrs. Wikitoria Kahuao Dansev, wife of an exPostmaster of Rotorua, daughter of Ihakara Kahuao, chief of the Ngati Tuwharetoa (Taupo), who fought for the Crown in the Maori Wars. She was the mother of Captain H. D. Dansey, M.C., C. 8., Major R. J. Danscy, and Captain G. R. Dansey, of the Postal Service, and Mr. E. P. Dansey, of Taupo.

Mr Charles Kilsby, a well-known resident of Otaki, died in the Palmerston N. Hospital on Tuesday night. Deceased was a member of the Otaki Borough Council and Horowhenua Power Board. The deceased was born in Johnsonville, in 1866, lived his earlier life in Oliariu Valley, removed to Palmerston N. in 1883, and eight years later went to the Pahiatua district where he resided till he went to Otaki 22 years ago. A widow and two daughters are left to mourn their loss.

The friends of Miss Phyllis MeMurray, erstwhile member of the Foxton school teaching staff, will he pleased to learn that she topped the percentages at an examination, shortly after her arrival’ at the Boston (U.S.A.) University, where she is at present prosecuting her studies in connection with the education of retardates. Miss’ McMurray in.a letter to her parents, speaks in high terms of praise of the comradeship which exists among the students.

Mention is made in an exchange of the approaching 100th birthday of Mrs. Mdrtlia- Reece, of Opotiki, which will take place next month. She arrived in New Zealand by sailing ship in 1864, and has lived at Opotiki ever since, of course sharng in the adventures of the Maori War. Her husband died about thirty years ago. Mrs. Reece retains all her faculties splendidly, except that of sight, which has failed somewhat. A resident wrote to Their Majesties about the old lady, and has received a letter from a private secretary asking for further particulars, which have been _ v fqrwarded.