PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 30, 4 February 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Miss Fryday has been appointed temporarily to fill the position in the Town Clerk’s office rendered vacant by the resignation of Miss Ivy Melville.

Dr Steven, medical superintendent of the Stratford Hospital, has been granted a month’s leave, and Dr Carbery will take up his duties at the Hospital.

Constable Wilson, of Waitotara, who has been transferred to Bulls, was presented by the residents of Waitotara and district (through Mrs Wilson) with a purse of sovereigns and a handsome case of fish carvers. At very pleasant social evening was spent by a large gathering.

Mr Fred. Rhodes, son of Mr C. Rhodes, New Zealand director of the Waihi Gold Mining Company, has been appointed engineer and manager on the island for the White Island Sulphur Company.

Mr H. S. Fitter, of the firm of H. S. Fitter and Sons, Smithfield, London, and one of his sons, is at present in Christchurch, and is touring the Dominion. Mr A. H. Richmond (who is a brother-in-law of Mr Fitter) has received word that on their way north Mr Fitter and his son will spend a few days at Midhirst, as the guests of Mr and Mrs. A. H. Richmond.

Miss Margaret M. Vida Grater, the daughter of Past Grand Master G. Grater, of the Loyal Hand and Heart Lodge, Dunedin, has been awarded the Harrop scholarship (£25 for two years), which-can be competed for only by Oddfellows’ children. Miss Grater holds (says the Star) a unique record at Maori Hill School, and would have been awarded an Education Board Scholarship had her successful competition for the Harrop prize not debarred her from, receiving it.

Mr J. Gill has been appointed agent and inspector for the Marconi Company in New Zealand. Mr Gill, who has just arrived in Wellington from London via Sydney (states a Press Association wire), has been connected with • the company for several years, and is one of their staff who, are specially trained for taking charge of distant branches. Mr Gill will have under his care the installations on all ships equipped with Marconi apparatus calling at New Zealand ports. Mr E. F. Fiske, the company’s representative in Australia, has had control of the 'New Zealand business for the past two years, but the work of Australian branch has grown so rapidly that it has been found necessary to appoint a special man to reside in New Zealand.

Mr J. Gordon Delaney has resigned from the editorship of the "North Auckland Times,” Dargaville, and was a passenger to Auckland by the s.s. Aotea on Saturday, morning. Mr Delaney has been on the literary stall of the "Times” for close on twelve months, and previous to that he was on the Eltham Argus, to which post he came from Australia. On Friday evening the staff of the "Times” a-i sembled to bid farewell to Mr Delaney, and presented him, as a small token of their esteem and goodwill, with a silver-mounted tobacco pouch. Not only (states the Times’ report) has this papefi lost a conscientious and straight forward literary gentleman, but Dargaville will miss the services of a man who at every possible opportunity pushed to his' utmost the possibilities of the town and district. He is leaving behind many friends, and regret is felt that his stay in this locality. was not of longer duration. Mr ‘Delaney’s present intention is to spend a few weeks in the "Queen” city, before he goes home to Australia.