PERSONAL.

Otaki Mail, 19 April 1922, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr and Mrs Alex. Bill* hare left f*r Wanganui on. holidar.

Mrs BecrriU (Canerton) is *i preesat oh s ri*it to Gtaki,

Miss Brandon, trho ha* been holidayAuckland district, suu» Tatnrned home to Ottki.

Aicong the visitors to ih% recent I Otaki sports trae Mr G. H. Weir, bonS secretary of the Hatvera Athletic Clab.

Mr and Mrs Perry, Miea Paaiice Brovro and Mr Winton Brorrn. rrho have bean holiday-making in Otaki, returned to Wellington, jmr motor-car, to-day.

Mr T. King left Ot«ii yesterday for Wellingtcfe, where, he 'joins the Moeraki to-moreosr' for Sydney. From there Mr King -will journey to Chios end other places of interest. It is no-w fifteen years since he made a similar trip.

There was a big gathering at the Springlands School on Saturday afternoon to say good-bye to Mr H. J, Howard, the schoolmaster, who has been transferred to Weikanae, near Wellington. and Mrs Howard. It if estimated that nearly 500 people were pxsaeat. Enjoyable afternoon tee vra* dispensed and coring an interval in the proceeding* little Hiss McLauchlan danoed & Highland Fling to bag-pipe rsusie by Master Jack McFarlene. On behalf, of the past and present pupils of tho school, Mr Alan Hale handed a substantial cheque to Mr Howard u « mark of the esteem in which he ie held and Mrs Howard wu made the reeipt<*nf of a beautiful hand-bag as a memento of her long association with the district. Other speagere were Mr D, McGaHum, chairman : e£:bhe local' committee, end Mr 55. fT- ?«ap, who rspresentad tie Education Board-Ha-Thorough "Ifynu.”