PERSONAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 8 March 1920, Page 2

PERSONAL.

I Among the vi-itors to Otaki at tho pre-cnl time j, Mrs E. T. Daniel, of Wellington. Mrs (Dr.) Huthwaitc, of Otaki, is at present in l'almer : ton, tho guest of Mrs Uu«ie. (Dr. Basel), medical superintendent a I (he I'oririm Mental Hospital, has retired after .','J years' service with the department. Miss Louise Mack .pent the weekSend a the guest of Sir Andrew and Lady Btwsell, at Tunariui, say:, the palincraton "Times. " Mr -J. J', firth, who lias been headJ,m: --tor ol the Wellington College for the pail 22 year.-, will resign that position at the end of the present year. Mr 11. P. Swainson, an erstwhile reFidcut of Otaki, who has been in bur?iInt.-.-: in XeJson lor a long time past, is en ;>. visit to Otaki. Mr W. Aj-re, son of our town clerk, left this morning for Wnipukurau to enter the hospital for treatment. It I- to be hoped that the change will be .Mr .). J. Whitehead, v> i'atinerxton North, has consented to act an judge of the domestic taction at the Otaki Hor-!k-a:>ur;,i a.ad Industrial Show, to be held on Wednesday of nest *eek, 17th The Rev. Mr A*piand, late of Palmerston North, ha;- accepted a call to the Ornsond Presbyterian Chorea, near Gi-borae. Mr and Mrs Aspland, who have- been holiday-making at Otaki for tome time past (the guests of Mr and Mr- E. Synnott), leave Otaki to-mor-row to take up their new duties. -Mr Verbrngghen, conductor of the New South Wales States Orchestra, haa been offered, so the Sydney "Daily Telegraph" report'-, the appointment of cottduetorabip to an important orchestra in America. The contract, if I accepted, would be for five yeara, and the -alary 20/X«0 dollar- f ar a 6er „ Rionths' season each year. Mister George CotterelL sson ©f Mr Coitereil, proprietor of the kiosk, and a pnpi! of ihe Otaki Convent School for three years. Living passed bis diploma and speed examinations in typewriting and advanced exanaiaatioms in shorthand and book-keeping, has obtained an excellent position in as office in Wellington, He will leave Otaki on Saturday to commence duties on Monday morning.