PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 July 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

At the meeting of the New Plymouth High Schools Board last night, the rttignation of Mr. .Saxton, a. teacher on the staff of the boys' preparatory school was accepted. Mr. Saxton will join the staff of the Waitaki Boys' High School Mr. Darey Cresswell, who was snot at Wangairai, having recovered ittWoltfttly to enable him to leave the hospital ban left for hia home in Timartt. Oh Mh doctor's advice he will majrt the Jong journey by easy stages. , Mr. Ashley Skinner, accountant In the National Bank of New Zealand at Stratford, has been appointed, accountant ;n the Napier,branch,of the bank,succeeding Mr. Peter McLean, who has been appointed to the managership at Dannevirke. '

Sir Ronald Munro-Fergusou, Governor. General of Australia, accompanied by Lady Helen Munro-Ferguson, intends to pay a visit to New Zealand, and will be in Auckland for a day or two toward the end of next month.

The Rev. R. Franklin was formally in' stituted vicar of Hawera at tho morning service on Sunday laßt, the induction service being performed by th* Bishop of Wellington, who cottjmended the new vicar to the people of the parish Miss A. Ridge, who has acted as teacher in the Alton Sunday bcfcool for th< past three years, was farewelled recently by the pupils and teacher* .and presented with mementoes of their appreciation and good will. Mr. Alfred Stanley Hill, second mate on the steamer Rdmu, who was lo»t overboard during, the voyage from pnejmnga to New Plymouth last week,' was the eldest son of Mr, A. E. Hill, of Httla, Manukau Hea4s. Mr. Hill, who bad been at sea for 15 years, served with the New Zealand Seventh BeinforoemenUjin France. f

Mrs. M. McKean, of the Criterlos Hotel, New Plymouth, Who is I»«fca to take up* her residence at PukeKOna, after having occupied the hotel for about" 12 years, was the recipient of a presentation of a silver tea and coffee service on a silver-mounted oak tray, and also an illuminated address from. New fly mouth friends, on Saturday night. Mlm Graham and Miss Coffey, who have both been connected with the Criterion. foi some time, were the recipient* of gifts from .their friends, the former reie'iving a travelling trunk and the latter a gold« mounted cameo brooch. Mr. Graham, who succeeds Mrs. McKean at the hotel, has been connected with the tradis'la Auckland for some years. At. «, Tjosnl meeting of the licensed Victuallers' «fft\ sociation he was elected president, in succession to Mr. H. J. S. Brooknian, of whose services warm expressions of ftp* preciation were made.

There passed away at Mata last Thursday afternoon, after a long illness, one of our oldest' settlers, Mr. Denis Mannex, aged 86 years (ropprti tharArgus). Deceased in the course of hU long life had.a rather, varied experience. Born near Searriff, County Clare, Ireland, his parents took him at Jhe age of six years to Australia, to the various fSjtd diggings there, and after seven ytut brought him back to Ireland whero ib* remained until he attained to the age. of 27 years, when he returned to Australia, and from thence came to New Zealand 40 years ago, 35 of which he spent at Mat* on his farm. Deceased was-a quiet, in* dustrious, hard-working man, whoso word was his bond,, upright and honorable in all his dealings, and most respected and beloved by his neighbors. He is survived by his widow, two iOBI-*-Thomas and Denis—and five daughters, viz., Mrsj. G. Davis, of New Plymouth, Mra. Bercy Toylforth, of Manganui, Mrs. Charles Trott, of Te Koti, and two un« married daughters, Mary and Katie r of Mata. •