PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 April 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. W. D. Powdroll, M.P. for Patea, left for Wellington by the mail train yesterday. Mr. Winter, of Lyttelton, lias arrived in Inglewood to take up the position of borough electrical engineer, in succession to Mr. W. Stewart, who has resigned in order to enter into business in New Plymouth. The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. W. 1". Masscy, who underwent a slight operation at Wellington some weeks ago, had recovered sufficiently on Tuesday "to resume duty at his office in Parliament Buildings. The Rev. N. J. Ravn and familv were farewelled by the. congregation of the Presbyterian Church at Patea prior to leaving for Whakatane, Mr. Ravn being presented with a purse of sovereigns', while Mrs. and Miss Ravn also received presentations. The Rev, Mr. Eeale, formerly curate at St. Barnabas' (Auckland), who has been appointed vicar at Te Henui parish, arrived in New Plymouth vesterdav, accompanied by Mrs. ' Eeale and their child. Mr. Beale will be instituted at To Henui by Archdeacon Evans to-mor-vow evening. Sir James Allen states that though the date of his departure has not been definitely fixed, he will probably be leaving 2vcw Zealand to take up his duties as High Commissioner about the end of the mouth. .A Xapier message says (hat Mr. W. P. Archibald, of Ormondville. a well-known Hawke'n Bay settler, was found dead yesterday morning beneath an overtinned ear on the Patoka Road. The cause of the overturning of the car is ui.known. Ho was C 3 years old and fciown as one of the best sheep judges in the country-

At the Inglewood bowling green, on Monday, the president (Mr. Spiirdie), on behalf of the members of the club, presontcd Mr. W. Codd, on the eve of his departure for Auckland, with a silverr.'.cmitcd pipe, in a ease, as a token of esteem, and he made a similar presentation to Mr. Rolston, who has left Inglewood to reside in New Plymouth. The lion. J. Huxham, Minister for Public Instruction, Queensland (eorresponding to our Minister for Education), has arrived in Wellington. Mr. Huxham, who is accompanied by Mrs. Huxham, and his private secretary, hopes to stay in the Dominion for a few weeks, and during his visit he is inquiring into various branches of public instruction and general administrative activities. At the Methodist Church, Patea, last Thursday, Miss M. Locker, morning organist, was entertained on the eve of her marriage, and, on behalf of the congregation and friends, was presented by the Rev. Watson with a handsome silver hot water kettle and spirit lamp and a silver cake basket as a slight token of their regard, and wished happiness in her future life. Rifleman P. W. Locker was entertained at Patea last week by the members of the local R.S.A. and friends, and was presented by the Mayor with an illuminated address, Mrs. Locker being the recipient of a dressing-case and clock (reports the Press)." On returning thanks, Rifleman Locker said he had merelv done his bit, and his work on behalf of the returned men had been a labor of love. Mr. L. von Temnskv. pon of Major von Tempsky, who was killed at Tc Ngutu-o-te-Manu in 1868, is, states the Star, at present on a visit to New Zealand, and will reach Ha.wera this evening. He has been settled in Honolulu for many years and has a large cattle ranch there. Mr. von Tempsky has never seen the monument nt Te lYgutu, and it is hoped that arrangements will be made to take him out there during his stay in the district. Mr. G. D. Gow, of Eltham, received information yesterday of the death on Tuesday as the result of an operation, of his brother, Mr. A. J. Gow, of Studholme Junction- Some time ago he was operated on for appendicitis but had made a good recovery, and the real cause of dentil i 3 at present not known to his friends. He left a widow and two young children to mourn their loss.—Argus. The news of th e death of Mrs. Biekford, wife of Mj; T. E. Biekford, of Mokoia, will ho read with very deep regret by many friends in that district, Mr. Biekford was one of the best known and respected settlers at Mokoia. During the years he was away at the war, Mrs. Biekford, with most plucky determination, managed the farm. The strain of the work was very great, and she appeared never to quite get'over the. effects of if. Witli her husband the deepest sympathy will be felt in his great sorrow—Press.

The Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. W. P. Massey) has a number of walkingstieks that have been presented to him from time to time. On" Thursday morning, during the course of his official call, the Hon. John Hnxham, of Queensland,'presented Mr. Massey with a very fine creek-oak silver-mounted walking-stick as a memento of his visit to New Zealand. A gift, of a similar nature was made to Mr Massey during, his 191S visit to England by Viscount Devonport, who was chairman at the time of the Port of London Authority.