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Taranaki Daily News, 16 June 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The King at Buckingham Palace invested Sir lan Hamilton with the Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George. Mr. W. J. Penn will, if possible, represent the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce at the Empire Congress of Chambers of Commerce to be held at Toronto in September. St. Paul's Presbyterian Church at Wanganui has extended a unanimous call to the Rev. Evan R. Harris, of Chalmers Church, Timaru.—Press Association. Archdeacon Evans and Mrs. Evane, who are going to Auckland for about nine months, left New Plymouth by the Rarawa last night. Archdeacon Evans will take charge of St. Aidan's parish during the absence of the vicar, the Rev. John Wilkinson, who is going to visit England. Mr. E. Lash, who has held the position of secretary of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce for several years, has forwarded his resignation, on account of pressure of his duties. At the annual meeting of the Chamber on Monday night, the chairman (Mr. A. Goldwaier) expressed his appreciation of Mr. Lash's services to the Chamber, and his regret that he was unable to continue the work. Mr. Leonard Griffiths, who has held the position of creamery manager at Waipuku for some time, succumbed to pneumonia , (following influenza) at the Stratford Hospital on Sunday (the Post reports). Deceased is .survived by a wife and two children Mrs. Griffiths is also a patient at the hospital at the present time, having contracted pneumonia.

' Last Thursday evening the residents of Okato and distriot gave a farewell social to Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Hart, who are leaving for Stratford, and Mr. and Mrs. W. A, Corbett, who are leaving for Pungarehu. Despite the unfavorable weather there was a large attendance, and Mr. R. F. Roebuck, on behalf of the rasidevis, presented each with a silver teapot. Frontiersman Wooldridge presented Mr. L. H. Andrews with a case of razors on behalf of the local troop, of which he was a prominent member. Captain H, C. Petersen, of the Royal New Zealand Artillery, having reach*! the' age limit, is retiring from the Permanent Force. In 1880, at the outbreak of the Maori disturbances in Ta: anaki, he joined the New Zealand Armed Constabulary, which afterwards was formed into the Royal New Zealand Artillery, in which regiment he has served up to the present time. Captain and Mrs Petersen intend to leave shortly for England, and will later visit the grave of their eldest son, Lieutenant S. M. Petersen, who iwas killed in Fran;e in 1017.

At the meeting .of the Taranaki branch .of the New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers, at New Plymouth, the chairman, on behalf of the members, presented the secretary (Mr. C. H. Lawn) with a gold-mounted fountain pen. The chairman remarked on the work carried out by the secretary on behalf of the society during the past four years, and asked him to accept the gift us a memento of the high regard in which he is held by the members. Mr. Lawn suitably replied, and thanked the members for their kindly recognition of his efforts on behalf of the society in Taranaki.