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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 310, 16 December 1936, Page 4

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j Mr F. N. Dixon, Stratford, left yesterday for Wanganui. Guests who arrived at the Hotel Stratford yesterday were: Mr Law (Wellington), Mr Hatch (W relling- ! ten), Mr Barlowe (Wellington), Mr ! Riddell (Wellington), Mr Patterson ; (Auckland), Mr Greenhill (WanI ganui). i ! Mr R. L. Hancock, who has transj ferred foin Stratford school to Mokena, received a presentation yesterday' from fellow members of the staff and from his standard 1 pupils. On behalf of the pupils Frank Papprill presented Mr Hancock with an electric toaster and a wallet before .the school closed in the morning. At i afternoon tea reference to Mr Han- | cock’s enthusiasm for school work, j sports organisation, school afforestation, gardening and ground planning was made by Mesdaines P. Thomson and J. Petrie jnr., on behalf of the school committee, Mr L. J. Furrie (headmaster) and Mr E. J. Thomas and Miss Gernhoel'er (staff). Mr Furrie- presented Mr Flancock -with a cutglass jug. Further details concerning the death of Mr E. H. Alger at Blenheim on Monday night reveal that Mr Al- i ger had completed swimming more ; than 50 yards under water when it was j discovered that something was amiss j with him. A bystander jumped in I fully clothed ,but by the time the • body was recovered from the water ■ life was extinct. Artificial respir-! ation was unavailing. It is believed that Mr Alger’s death was due- to i heart, failure. Mr Alger was educat- ■ cd ;:t the Stratford primary’ and hign ; schools. While at the piimary schoolhe won a Bayly sclNdarship. He • spent live years at Wellington before . being transfe.rreil to Auckland. Af- , ter four years there he was trans- ! ferred to Blenheim, where he had * been stationed for nearly two years. •