PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 October 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

President Wilson is improving slowly.

Sir Thomas Lipton has sailed for America in connection with the America Cup contest. '

Mr. J. s Connett loft for Wellington by the mail train yesterday morning. Mr. George James lister, of Clive overseer for the Hawkc's Bay Rivers' Hoard, died suddenly on Saturday. ■He was sixty-six years of age.

Mr. E Barry, of the West End (New riymouthj school, succeeds Mr W A Curteis as headmaster of the'Mangatoki. school. Mr Barry h expected to lake up his duties on Monday next. Mr A. 11. Johnstone, who recently left New Plymouth lor Auckland, was m town yesterday, proceeding to Manaia to attend a sitting of a Commission in regard to the transfer of proDertieg from Egniont County to Wauiate West" County.

Mr. C. A. Smith, of the staff of the Bank of New South' Wales, left by the mail tram yesterday morning for Patea, tvhere he will ac.t as relieving manager ot the local branch during the absence ot Mr. Strouts, who met with an accident recently.

Mr. J Thomson, land purchase officer ot the Native Department, arrived from Wellington by the mail train last night and will be in the district for a few days in connection with West Coast lease purchases.

Mr. Arthur Balfour, who recently retired from the British Foreign Secretaryship and was appointed Lord President of the Council, has declined a peerage. r

Mr Ralph Douglas, an old resident of Tikokmo, Hawke's Bay, died on Friday, after a short illne'ss. The deceased gentleman, who had reached the age of seventy-one years, was a native ot Inverness, Scotland, and had resided in Hawke's Bay for nearlv forty-seven years, fanning successfully, both at Wakarara and at 'Hampden. He leaves a widow, five sons, and two daughters.

Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Davis, of Manaia, vvliere they have resided for the past twenty-flv,> years, were farewelled at a social in • the Manaia Town Hall on Monday night prior to their departure for Gisborne Several prominent men of the district spoke in terms of high praise o{ Mr Davis as a member of local institutions. Mr T. A. Bridge, who presided, extended the best wishes of the residents of the district to Mr and Mrs Davis, and asked them to accept a roll of notes and a wallet, at the. same time wishing them health, prosperity and every blessing. At Mangatoki on Tuesday. evening Mr and Mrs W. A. Curteis W'ere entertained by the residents of the district. Mr. Curteis has been appointed organising teacher under the Education Board after eight years' service as headmaster of the Mangatokj school. He was presented by the' returned soldiers with a gold Albert, by the Athletic Society with a Morris chair, and by the residents with a.cheque for £3O. Eulogistic references were made by several speakers to the splendid work Mis Curteis had done in the district, and the hope was expressed that his new appointment would be but a stepping stone to a more important position.