PERSONAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 26 April 1920, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mrs Small, of Otaki. left to-day for the city, where she will spend a few weeks' holiday.

Sister Brake, of the Greytown Hospital staff, has tendered her resignation to the Wairarapa Hospital Board.

Mrs Grant, postmistress at Gladstone, has entered a hospital in Wellington on account, of nervous eye-strain.

Lord Jcllicoc will .sail for New Zealand early in August, via the Panama Canal.

Dr. Kingston Fyffe, u well-known Wellington surgeon and physician, died at Wellington yesterday, Mr .1. H. Dudderidge, kite of the Family Hetel, Otaki. has purchased an interest, in <he Federal Hotel, I'icton, and will take charge of the hotel almost immediately.

Mrs Bradshaw, who has been holidaymaking, resumes her duties as postmistress at Manakau to-morrow. Miss Morse, who has been very popular while relieving, returns to Wellington.

Mr and Mrs C. Cotter are tit present staying at the Otaki seaside resort, convalescing after attacks of influenza. Captain Tahiwi and Mr Kupa llawea left. Otaki to-day to take part in the celobratioiif to the. I'rincc of Wales at Itotorua. Master Bruce Kirk, sun of Mr John Kirk, of Otaki Kailway. had the misfortune on Saturday to fall, while play ing with other children, and break Inarm feetween the wrist and elbow. He was attended to by Dr. Sharpe, and re ported to be doing well.

Mr Wesley Knight, ct Otaki. who recently disposed of his property at Te Horo. ' has purchased a farm near Tcmuka. Canterbury, and will be leasing for the South in about a fortnight v time. During his many years' residence in Otaki Mr and Mrs Knight have made many friend.-, who will re

grcl their dcpsrtr.ro from our midst Mr Knight has been an enthusiastic am valuable member of tit" local Hortic.ul tural Society and Bulb Society, am has ~]ho been a prominent howler. Hi position in these clubs will be some what difficult to fill.