PERSONAL

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6545, 29 February 1928, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr. F. Ward, Palmerston North, has returned from a brief stay at Paraparaumu. Mr A. Ronberg returned to Palmerston North after spending his vacation in Wellington. The death has occurred, states a cable message from Berlin, of Prince Lichnowsky, who was the German Ambassador to Britain in 1914. Dr. Hunter Will, who has been attending the Medical Conference at Hamilton and Rotorua, is returning to Palmerston North this morning. Mr B. McGhee postmaster at Levin, retires on superannuation at the end of April. His place will be taken by by Mr. J. D O’Connor, at present postmaster at Rakaia. Visitors welcomed at the Citizens’ Lunch Club yesterday were Mr. J. P. Keeslng (London) j H. Stanbridgo (Wellington) and Mr Meeks (Dunedin). Mr T. Rodgers, of, Rangitikei Line who will be 88 of age to-day, has the distinction of being the firstwhite child born in the Province of Wellington. He is still hale and hearty and enjoys good health. 1 A Press Association telegram from Taihdpe states that Mr. R. A. Davies, a prominent solicitor and public man of Taihape, died from pneumonia on Monday evening. Ho leaves a wife and five young children.' A cable message states that Bishop Molyneaux, of Melanesia, has arrived at Sydney en route to New Zealand Bishop Molynoaux visited Palmerston North in 1926 for a brief period, during which time he waS the guest "of Canon and Mrs. Fancourt. Brigadier-General H. P. Bateman Champion, secretary of the British Red Cross, arrived by the Maunganui at Wellington yesterday morning on a rapid tour of Now Zealand, (Spending a day or two in each centre and leaving finally on 23rd, March. When interviewed, ho said that he was not here to lay down any hard and fast rules for the Dominion societies, bnt.Tto rather see what New Zealand was doing and encourage the good work. He had come to learn as well as to 'instruct. Major L. Potter, who delivered the address at 1 the Citizens’ Lunch Club yesterday was one of the first cadets from New Zealand to pass through the military college’of Duntroon, Austra-. lia. Prom there ho went to India being attached to the Highland Light Infantry lor a period of two years. At the expiration. of that term he made a. comprehensive tour of the North West frontier. During the past few months he has been stationed in Palmerston, North as officer in charge of No, 6 Regimental district, having taken over from Captain K. L. Stewart.