PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 28, 26 September 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr W.\B. Smith has been appointed to the Rauouha School, and Mr Barah head-teacher of the Kaimiro Schocl.

. Miss E. Cooper, assistant at Urenui, and Miss D. Nally,_ sole teacher at Mangaehu, have resigned. John Roberts, the billiard player, is seriously ill from heart trouble.— (Sydney cable).' Mr A. T. Moore, of the Taranaki Herald staff, lias been appointed vicepresident of the New Zealand Institute of Journalists.

Mr H. Woodlcy, well-known in mv.sicircles in Carterton, has been apconductor of the Masterton Jkiinicipal, Band. Miss Meston, sole teacher at Lincoln' School, has " been granted two months' leave of absence by the Education Board in order to visit Australia. The late Mrs Hanna Card, of Featherston bequeathed the South Wairarapa Hospital, sioO; Mother Aubert's Home of Compassion, £100; Roman Catholic Church, I<eatherston, £l5O. Mr. C. P. Lindegreen, organiser of the New Zealand Political Reform League, left last night for .New Plymouth in company with Mr George Bond. "Mr lnnuegreen leaves i>.: Waitara to-day, and will return to Stratford in a fortnight's time. Mr. W. Richards, chairman of the Cardiff Dairj Company, is at present in'Nurse Stronach's private nursing home, his illness beinp- a-serious one. Dr. Carbery is attending the patient, who, at latest advices, was progressing as well as could be expected. -Lieutenant Willis, of the A Company of the New Plymouth TorAtonals, who is leaving shortly for Christchurch, was the recipient of a pair of binoculars from the company last evening. At the same gathering Sergeant Crutch was presentdd with an officer s sword, and Sergeant Southam with a travelling bag. Thus Mr. T. C. Fookes last evening at the Reform League's meeting, referring; to the new member for Egmont: "He is recognised as one of the ablest young members in Parliament—a young New Zealand boy and a young Taranaki boy. I would say that there was no more capable man throughout the length and breadth .of New Zealand, or one more highly thought of in the community in which he lived. He had had his 'downs' as well as his 'ups,' but his ultimate achievement was a'reward for the strenuous ■up-hill fight fought by him." Dean Lightheart celebrated the silver jubilee of his ordination yesterday at Rotorua. when a large number of clergy from all parts of the Diocese, including Bishop Geary, were present. The Dean was presented with three purses of sovereigns froni the pakeha parishioners, and two from the Maori Cathloics, yesterday, besides minor ; presentations. After Pontificial' High Mass■ the clerey of the Diocese presented him with a substantial cheque, and. the Fathers of the,,Maori Mission also presented a cheque for purchasing a 'bugey.. Dean Lightheart*. has,, in nineteen years, witii a; t brief: break, been , connected with;. Ro'torua. and takes a keen interest'in the Maori people. ; , ~ . : Miv. ; A.. Gray,, 'headmaster .of the Qpunake State School, who has been appointed < technical' organiser under Education Board, was, with Mrs ; Gray], entertained at. a complimentary social on Monday evening the' Qpunake Tim^s)^'"'.; t Mr G't", [lidpheyp bhairman of the .Opujriak'e, Committee/ cordially' referred to the good' work which had been done by Mr ; Gray, and, on behalf of the public of' Opuriake, he presented Mrs Gray with a silver-mounted'oak tray amd Mr 1 Gray' -With a,- gold 1 albert.' " J MV Gray also received from the senior cadets a tobacco pouch and silvermounted match-box.

Mr has not the ambition which is the spur of lesser men, says a' ; iyrit6r itx,the Daily News and 'Lead er'in'the; course of ah appreciation of the' Prime Minister. '"it is , true tbjMi hiis> aims have, always been 'high'; I '•> M&tef- 1 been told ! by one who' knew him! well" When he was a bov at the City iof London School, and. whom hi. has*Csince<'honoured, that'noting As 1 - qui*h came to him one day and asked him to. test his knowledge of the House of Commons, it 3 members, and the' seats for which thev sat. His ffiend asked him the motive for such erudition. 'I am going to the Bar and into Parliament,' was the reply, 'and I intend to be either Lord Chancellor or Prime Minister.'t"