PERSONAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4409, 1 February 1930, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Miss H. Holst, of Wanganui, is spending a holiday in Foxton.

Captain Munro was a visitor to Foxton yesterday and left for the South to-day.

Miss Ella Patterson has returned to Foxton after holidaying in Wellington. Mr. 'Collier, father of Mi’s. H. Berry, of Thynne Street, has been admitted to the Palmerston North Hospital for treatment. Miss M. Hughes lias returned home after spending an enjoyable holiday in Ohakune during which she paid a visit to Mt. Ruapehu. Mr. and Mrs. R. Owen are expected to arrive back in Foxton during the week-end after spending a holiday in the South Island. Mr. Malcolm Mason who was appointed as a probationary teacher at the local Disti-ict High School, has decided to accept a position ; n the public service at Wellington. The death occurred in Melbourne on Sunday morning, of Mr. P. H. Hickey, formerly a prominent Labour leader in the Dominion and editor of the Maorilatid Worker. The late Mr. Hic'key was 48 years of age. Messrs If. Hamer and D. Ball represented the Foxton Club at the sub-centre meeting of the Manawalu Athletic Association in Palmerston North on Thursday evening.

The friends of Mr. G. Alexander will regret to learn that he met with an accident whale working at Messrs Ross, Rough and Co’s, mill on Thursday. A pump fell on his foot breaking one of the toes of his right* foot. As a result he will he incapacitated for some time.

Miss E. L. Merchant will take up her duties as relieving teacher on the staff of the local Distract High School on Monday, pending the reMisfs Mount fort: (infant mistress) who has found it necessary to apply for extension of her leave of absence.

The children of All Saints’ Beach Home together with their matron (Mrs. Bain) returned home yesterday after spending a month at the Palmerston North Home, while the Palmerston North children indulged in a month’s holiday ar the local seaside. Mrs. Bain reports her charges all well after their change.

An interesting visitor to Foxton jesterday was Mr. Bertii W. Palmerty, a young Swedish journalist who is making a tour of the world. Ho left his home three years ago and has since travelled in most parts of Europe, and after visiting England, he proceeded to Australia where after gaining some experience of farming and work iu a chemical factory he came on to New Zealand as press representative to Messrs Wirth Bros.’ Circus. His duties in this respect allow hira ample time to see the country JCd also visit many of the smaller towns which in the ordinary course of events he would possibly have overlooked. Yesterday he made an inspection of Messrs Ross, Rough and Co’s, flax-mill and Mr. J. G. Ilonore’s poultry farm,’ also paying a visit to the local seaside. Mr. Palmerty expressed himself as greatly impressed with N.Z. which he considered compared favourably with any -other part of the world he had been'in. Subsequently Mr. Palmerty will return to Australia for the purpose of making a tour of Queensland after which he will proceed to New Guinea where he will .-.[lend several months studying conditions there when he will turn his steps homeward to bring to a close a five years’ tom* in 1031.