PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. O. J. Hawken, M.P., left Eltham by the ma’’ train yesterday for Wellington. He expects to return to-morrow. Dr. H. T. J. Thacker has announced his intention of contesting the Mayoralty of Christchurch again this year. Mr. L. S. Tarrant, who has been in the States and Canada. for some months on a business trip, returned to Hawera on Tuesday night. Messrs. E. P. Webster and L. A. Nolan have been re-appointed by Government as members of the New Plymouth High Schools Board. Mr. Thomas Vincent has been appointed superintendent of thfc Auckland prison (says a Press telegram fronvWellington). On enquiry at the Hawera hospital yesterday, it was learned that Mr. J. Grant and Mr. Milligan are making good progress from the injuries received by a motor car capsizing near Manutahi on Monday night (says the Star). Mr. Eric Shaw, of the New Plymouth staff of Messrs. Newton King, Ltd., has received advice that at the recent examinations he was successful in completing his final for the accountancy professional degree. Nothing has so far transpired .as to who is likely to be the new Minister who will_take the place of Sir William Herries in the Cabinet. It mdy be taken for granted, however, that* the position will have t > to th/* South Island (says the Wellington yt-orrespondent of the Auckland Herald)). The seat rendereff vacant on the New Zealand University Senate by the death of the Hon. J.> A. Tole, K.C., who from 1903 to the dlate of his death represented Auckland University College, has been filled by ithe election of Professor A. P. W. Thowias, former professor of botany at Auckland. Tl|e death has Recurred of an old identity of Paeroa, 1 Mrs. William Littlejohn. The decelised came from Scotland 45 years ago land spent many years of her life with h*r late husband at the Thames, OhinemuA.i, Tapu, and Paeroa goldfields. The resided for twenty years at . Paeroa, where Mr. Littlejohn was for\ several years, after relinquishing mining, engineer to the Ohinemurr County Mr. S. Turner, of has been in the district for days on a combined visit of business and pleasure (says the Hawera fptar). He is accompanied by tWo of] his daughters, and with them climbea Mt. Egmont last

week-end. This makes his twenty-sixth ascent of Egmont. / He will probably be leaving for London! towards the end of the year with his Slaughter, Miss Muriel Turner, who will sjtudy music in London. She recently gained the L.A.B. of the Associated Board »f R.A.M. and R.C.M., and of her playinfe the examiner, Dr. Quaife, spoke very \ highly, and strongly advised that she /bp given an opportunity of further lyLudy in the Old Country. Mr. Turner/ hopes to be included in the party organised to climb Mt. Everest, and tyas sent a request for