DARGAVILLE TOPICS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 925, 19 March 1930, Page 11

DARGAVILLE TOPICS

From Our Otvn Correspondent DARGAVILLE. Tuesday. Mr. Iv. S. Williams. M.P. for Bay of Plenty, was a visitor to Dargaville yesterday. He left this morning for Pahia Bay and Russell, via the Waipoua forest. * * * Mrs. Alan Mulgan, of Auckland, who is organising on behalf of the movement now in progress throughout the Dominion to raise the sum of £25,000 for a Chair of Obstetrics at the Otago Universitv, visited Dargaville yester- ; day. Mrs. Mulgan spent the short time at her disposal in this district in endeavouring to work up some enthusiasm on the matter by interviewing several ladies interested in women's ! welfare. Her hopes are that a move will lie made shortly to devise ways I and means of raising this district's ciuotu. * * * i Pro. .T. Fannon has been elected president of the Northern Wairoa S Confer %ice for the ensuing term. Officers of the Sacred Heart branch of the H.A.C.B.S. have been elected for the ensuing term as' follow: President, Bro. R. Lunny; 1.P.P., Bro. C Bennett: V.P., Bro. G. Stanaway; warden, Bro. R. Jones; guardian. Bro. .r Stanaway, junr.; secretary, Bro. A. ’/ Martin: assists Jit- secretary, Bro. D. Martin; treasurer, Bro. D. Stanaway; ehapla in, Rev. Father W. Van Westeinade. Mr. Maurice Vancam, who is walking around the world tor n wager of L 7 000 is at present in this district. Mr’ Vancam left Vancouver, 8.C.. in 10-/5 an a expects to complete his tour February next. He leaves for I Wlmngarei tomorrow and will continue ! South. Air. T. Tv. Overtoil was appointed i resident engineer to the Hobson Elec-tric-Power n.'urd at todays meeting.