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PERSONAL.

The death occurred early yesterday afternoon of Mr Lamartine d’Keeshau Dwan, a prominent Wellington business man who was ii/his 72nd year. : The council of the Royal Society of ! New Zealand yesterday elected Pro- ! lessor W. P. Evans, formerly viee- ! president, to the office of president, in ! succession to the Bishop of Waiapu, Rt. Rev. 11. W. Williams, who was elected vice-president. Mr Stanley McKay, proprietor of the Gaieties Revue Company, which I has completed a successful tour of ■; New Zealand, will leave for Sydney j by the Maunganui to-morrow, en route | to Rockhampton, Queensland. ! | Professor J. Rankine Brown, of the | Chair of Classics, at Victoria Unij versity College, Wellington, applied • to last night’s meeting of the college ; council for permission to leave at the j end of the second term, that is, after j August 14, for a vacation in Europe, j This was granted. I A tribute to the work of Mr C. Mej Cg inick, who has resigned his posiit -o'i of secretary of the Strait ford j Mcun'ain Club after holding office j for five years, was pa’d by the prssi- | dent, Mr T. Kirkwood, at last night’s [annual meeting ■ Mr Hugh McWilliam, manager for ! Messrs Williams and Kettle, Wairoa. ! who is well known in the stock busi_ j ness in Taranaki, has accepted a i Position with the Farmers’ Co-op society as manager of the stock and land d-ipartments, with headquarters at HaNver'a, Mr A. W. Lawn, son of Mrs C. Lawn, Opunake Road, Stratford, who has been a member of the staff of the Hawera Main school tor 11 years, and who will leave shortly tor England, was Tare welled by the staff yesterday. The headmaster, Mr J. W. Thomas, on behalf of the staff, presented him with a travelling bag. Mr i Thomas express ed appreciation of Mr i Lawn’s activities at the school and .'referred to the part he had played in | the sports life of the school, particu- • larly in connection with swimming’ [sport AIND RELIGION. < The delay in the departure of the ; motor conveyance from the Stratford j mountain house on Sunday evenings | owing to the late arrival of parties I from the ski-ing was rei .‘erred to by the club captain, Mr A. IW. Wh:.e, at ithe Mountain Club’s ; meeting last night, Mr White stated I that Soin.? members were prevented ; from making the Sunday trip owing I to being unable (.0 bet back Io Stra.t•foi'd in time for Divine Service. The i incoming committee was recoin- ! mended to give consideration to the : matter.

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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 445, 28 May 1937, Page 4

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425

PERSONAL. Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 445, 28 May 1937, Page 4

PERSONAL. Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 445, 28 May 1937, Page 4

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