PERSONAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 21 June 1920, Page 2

PERSONAL.

General Booth was buictvuum ». the I.u Zealand Club at luncheon a Wellington on i ridaj’ last. Or. fjcholeliclfi is again staying a Otaki. but expects to be away agai: very shortly. Mr Byron Brown, who ha-, returnciron! Batavia to Sydney, now .'.wails ; bout for Kngtand. Mrs Leslie Bkenuau, of Otaki, aceom ponied by Miss tike-man, leaves fo ijvdaey this week on account of th> serious illness o: the former’s mother The appointment of Mr Arthur M Mowleic, of Auckland, as a stipendiary magistrate is announced. He will pro h-ably be stationed in the South Island. The Bristol Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution regretting ■dir Thomas MackenzieV retirement a-- » national lost, and hoped that means would he round ni retaining Li--- services in L'ngiaad. A wedding of inter*-t tool: pfa&S at Foxto? l&2t week, when Mi Robert Stanley Ausllu was married to Mis* Phyllis Olga Bryant, of For ton. The ■ ride was attired in ort—r ot ivory ••i:«:L-;Su-s. with at. • ••••';••- '■ ■ georgette with ocar! and -:ivwr trimming-. .. -..art train lined with shell pink. Mr- K. Hopkins, of Otaki. who met with as us; a - urate accident some nme a*?o by being throws from a vehicle through the horse shying, is row able to be about again. Mrs Hopkin: was uufortuate enough to have a bone in her aakle broken as well as being braised and shakers.

Mir J. W. Hodgson, our local postmaster, takes his annual month's leave as from to-morrow. His place will be filled for the time being by Mr JJarton (late postmaster at Shannon), now on the relieving staff. Mr W. J. Low, who for many years has been a highly-respected resident of Otaki, left to-day to take up his abode in Wellington. His many friends mil wish him every success in his newsphere. Mr L. Batten, letter carrier at Otaki, litis received notice of his transfer to .Ponsonby, Auckland. "Ernie" has bocu a painstaking officer, and will be missed from Otaki, especially by the hoekeyists, he being an enthusiastic, member of the local club. Mr ,1. B. iline, cx-M.P.. who was recently beaten for the Stratford seat by Mr Masters, was entertained at. lnglewood on Friday and presented by enthusiastic supporters in the buttertat territory with a cheque for JCtioU. There are consolations even in defeat, under those circumstances: Mr C. M. Luke was on Friday last presented with a illuminated address, as a token of the high esteem in which he is held by the Wellington Chamber ot' Commerce, of which body he hus just resigned the presidency. Mr A. L. Hunt (the new president of the Chamber), iu making the presentation, reierred to Mr Luke's unique record of Igeud citizenship. -Mr and Mrs W. K. Franklin, of Hamilton district, are on a visit to ', Otaki, staying with Mr and Mrs U. O. Jones (Mrs .lottes is Mr Franklin's sa-ter,). -Mr Franklin is an old exresident of this district. He ban not been here for eighteen years, and is much impressed with the progress made by the township aud district since his departure from our midst. The funeral of the late Mr Win. Roxburgh took (dace at Otaki yesterday afternoon, when the body was laid to rest in the public cemetery. The funeral cortege was a lengthy one, among those present being a largo gathering ot old resident-, the deceased having commenced business in Otaki thirty years ago. A number of I beautiful wreaths were placed on the casket. Tte service was conducted by i the Rev. W. G. Slade, M.A. The news was received this morning ot the death of Mrs Andrew Jack, which occurred ai lirr residence, Roslyn, Dunediii. Deceased was Bister t" the late Mr and Miss Irwin and Mrs Boyd, ot Manaknti. and had paid many visits , Lo this district, making many friends. , she was a lady held in the lii;h»»ii e-leem by all who knew her. She loaves a husband, but no family. t A vry old identify in this district, in the per-on ot' Mr Georgo Sadler, commonly known a- "Black George," ■ passed away on Saturday morning last, i at the ripe l age of B.j>ycar.s. Deceased v.a- an American negro, but many who knew him will declare him lo be a •' real while man" at heart, and a gentleman. From boyhood the deceased . ni- trained in the American navy, and . cad travel!, d the world over. On one o'-.-hmoii he wa; shipwrecked oil Mm Napier f'ctaue beach. Having been trained on a man-o'-war be was thoroughly di-eiplnied, always corjrleou-, ■ .-• methodical, and regular in hi". doing-, lb- was a thorough and cm■leutiou- workman, and a- honest afl ■" "the day-- were long." "George-" had re ided for a very lengthy period in ' this district, and for years worked for Mr I'. -1. Ryder, proving a faithful servant, lie had ailed for a long time 1 pa-f. and was an inmate of the Otaki lio-pital for a considerable period. Th% 1 funeral took place yesterday, being J conducted by the Rev. Father Vibaud.