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Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A message from Peking says th<it Mr. J. C. Ferguson, formerly Councillor to the Chinese State Government, has succeeded Dr. Morrison as the President's political adviser. A London cablegram states that at a meeting of the Colonial Institute Sir Charles Lucas paid a warm tribute to the services of Sir Thomas Mackenzie as High Commissioner for New Zealand, The Hon. W. Noaworthy, Minister of Agriculture,- who has been visiting New Plymouth, leaves for Wellington by the mail train this morning. Yesterday Mr. S. 6. Smith, M.P., took the Minister to the port, the petroleum works, and other places of interest. At Wellington on Wednesday morning His Excellency the Governor-General presented the Order of .the British Empire to Lieut-Colonel Geo. Home and Colonel I D. S. Wylle, CM.G. The 8.5.0. and bar was presented to the widow of Lieut.Colonel G. A. King, son of Mr. Geo. King, of New Plymouth. Mr. J. W. Poynton, Stipendiary Magistrate, has been appointed chairman of all appeal boards set up during the ye?.r 1920 in connection with the grading or teachers (says a telegram from Wellington).

The Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew congregations of the British Empire, Dr. Hertz, will leave England in October next on a visit to Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. He will probably be accompanied by the vicepresident of the United Synagogue, London, Mr. Albert M. Wolff. This will be the first occasion on which the holder of the office of Chief Rabbinate has left the British Isles.

Archdeacon Evans and Mrs. Evans, who are leaving New Plymouth to spend some months in Auokland, were farewelled by the parishioners of St. Mary's Church yesterday afternoon, when they were entertained to afternoon tea in the pariah hall. Amongst those present were the Ministers of other denominations, as well as the Rev. P. G. Harvie, the vicar of Waitara, and the vicar of Te Henui. Mr. Skinner, "on behalf of the parishioners, wished both Mr. and Mrs. Evans a pleasant time in Auckland. The Archdeacon responded, and in doing so begged the people to work for their church and support it in every way. He said he hoped on their return they would find that the stone had been laid for the Peace Memorial Sunday School, which he was anxious to see begun.