PERSONAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 2 July 1919, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Nurse Leivi* is at present »njojsi»<j * holiday in iii« Auckland district. Inspector Hersdry. of the W.P.C.A, .Society, paid an official visit to Otaki on Monday. Mr W. J. Bow, of Otaki, in ;it present confined to Lis bed, due to a (severe attack of lumbago. I Mr and Mrs George Tattenat!, «vhj have been visiting Wanganui and AuckJ fund, arrived home yesterday. SergCt, "Tiny" Mann, late of Otaki, who ba;i *cen some ycaia of streimsus iwrvicc, arrived ia Wcliingtoa to-day. Mr Robinson, of Olahefeu (brother t* Mrs Andrei'/ stud Muss ilobinson, sf Manakau), is at present oa a visit t« this district* Mr Gawior, I&to of iiketahuna, has taken over Mr W. W. Wcataway's fawn at Te More. The Litter leaves the dintriet oa Monday v/ecJc It i» stated that Mr B, B. Bess will he a candidate for the Pa Inset n& feat it the general ejection. It in understood (says the "Wairarap* Age") that Mr G. If. Smith does net intend offeri*; himself for re-election. The vicar of 81. Augustine's C'hsres, Petone, Bev. H. T. Stcaley, hag intimated to hi; congregation that, owing to the state of his wife'n health, it is hi* intention to relinquish, his charge at 4he end of the year in order to return to England. Mr Hone McMillan, zepresextißg the Native* of tie Wellington district, ftoi as far north a* Tarafcina, teft yerterdsy evening to attend th« Anglic-jo Synod, which coraraeiieed et Wellington yesterday. Mr Eli Allen, of Te Hero, lay reprerestative of tie Olaki parish, ia tk* attending the Synod. Mnch regret r.fi< J>e felt at the mm of the death of Mrs Victoria Bw« Loagfcran, wife of Mr B. A. louguaw, the •well-bnowa journalist, w&o I* assistant editor ©£ the "Xew Zeakui* Time*." Mm Loagbnan had beea is failing health for some time, and pa.**e»l sway at her residence, &, Woodward Street, yesterday. Mr* LOK«hnan, who belonged to aa old French fajsily, viiJl be greatly missed by a wide eire.'e of friends, sad great sympathy will be frit few Mr Loßgbcae fa hit In**. At a meeting of the board of tins Bate! Co-op. Dairy Co. Mr A. H. H3I tendered bis resignation as a director, awing to hi* leaving the district. **&« board instructed tlie i>««etary to convey to Mr HI!! the Beard'» regret that he was leaving tie district, and to sxpress the boaid's high appreciation of the eseelfejt and tse«cK2*fe ser»ie*g fee bad rendered since tfce company's ineeptien. Several of the directors gave it as their opinion that tie present tisaetssfal j-*»«Jtios of the tompaay **** tjat no smalt part due to MrHiil's wo- ': Lirirtg stoergy, and-all joined ia wishing Its HB! a'ssost preepero&e £«ttire ia lia saw botse.

Mr ana.Mrs H. H. Cork, who have left for Auckland, -where Mr Cork takes tip the position of relieving postmaster, were made several presentations before leaving Levin. Mr Cork was met by the Mayor and a representative gathering of citizens in the Borough Chambers and presented with 'a substantial cheque, the Mayor voicing the high regard in which the recipient was held as a public official and as a private citizen. Later the congregation of the Presbyterian Church 'entertained Mr and Mrs Cork, the Kev. Harris presenting them with several gifts on behalf of tho church. The School Committee, of which Mr Cork is a member, also presented him with a cigarette holder and tobacco pouch.