PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 June 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. R. H. Pigott was yesterday reelect ad chairman of the Clifton County Council for the ensuing year. Mr. T. Harle Giles (Conciliation Commissioner), accompanied by Mrs. Giles, returned to Auckland by last night’s boat.

Mr. Newton King and Mr. A. Alexander were among the passengers by the Rar aw a for Auckland last night.

Dr. Hertjs, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregation of the British Empire, was accorded a civic reception at Auckland yesterday.—Press Assn.

A London cable says the Hon. R. A. Squires, Prime Minister of Newfoundland, is not attending the Imperial Conference, owing to the gravity of the political situa/tion and the illness of the Treasurer involving double work.

A cable from London says t.he Right Rev. G. W. Reunion, Bishop of Bath and Wells si nee 1894, has. resigned the bishopric for health reasons. Bishop Kennion was Bishop of Adelaide from 1882 to 1894.

The Hon. W. Nosworthy (Minister of Agriculture) will open the Winter Show at New Plymouth next week. Mr. 8. G. Smith, M.P., has received the following communication from. Sir Francis Bell, acting-Prime Minister: “It has been arranged that the Hon. W. Nosworthy (Minister of Agriculture) will be present at the Winter Show at New Plymouth on June 8 to perform the opening ceremony. You have my best wishes for a successful gathering.” A representative gathering of farmers and tradespeople of Waverley met on Tuesday evening to say farewell to Mr. T. W. Lonsdale (manager of the Moumahaki State Farm), who was leaving Waverley on Wednesday morning to take up farming on hie own at Maroliemo (North Auckland). Mr. McGregor mentioned that Mr. Lonsdale had acted as manager of the State Farm for close on ten years, and congratulated him on the success he had made of the place. The speaker was sorry that the manager had not been allowed to run the farm on his own ideas, being tied down with too much red tape. Had he been allowed to carry on thus, no doubt the district would have benefited a great deal more than it had done. Mr. Lonsdale has had to labor under adverse circumstances, especially during the war, when his staff was considerably depleted by his men going off to fight. However, he had done remarkably well, and the farmers round about had to thank him for his good advice, which was freely given whenever for.