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Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The King sent a message of sympathy to Mrs. Hawker, whose husband, the famous airman, was recently killed. Mr. Will Lawson is visiting New Plymouth, accompanying the Springboks m representative of Reuter’s Cable Agency.

The Rev. H. B. Gray, of Hawera, was nominated by the Auckland Presbytery this week for the position of Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.

A telegram from Auckland says Mr. W. T. S. Airey, this * year’s Rhodes scholar, and the sixth from Auckland, was presented with a cheque for £361 on behalf of the citizens.

On Wednesday the Governor-General held an investiture at Government House. Among the recipients of decorations was Second-Lieutenant C. B. Lepper, Lepperton, who received the Military Cross. Sub-Superintendent J. H. Riddell, of the Port (Napier) Fire Brigade, who has now completed 25 years as a fire-fighter, will receive his 25 years’ gold star at the next conference of the fire Brigades’ Association at Palmerston North.

Among those who were honored at the investiture held at Government House on Wednesday night were Mrs. E. I. Lovell, who was decorated with the M.B.E.

Mr. J. W. Stead, vice-captain of the famous “All Blacks,” was last evening appointed manager of the New Zealand team for the first test match against the Springboks at Dunedin. Mr. Stead is also to coach the team.

The appointments of the following Legislative Councillors expired on Thursday: Messrs. Aitken, Carson, Collins, Fisher, MacGregor, Mac Gibbon, Samuel, Simpson, Moore. The following have been re-appointed: Messrs. Collins, MacGregor, Samuel and Moore. Mr. D. J. Goodwin, president of the Hawera Winter Show Association, left last night by the Rarawa for Auckland, en route to Russel, where he is to spend three weeks’ holiday. He is accompanied by Mrs. Goodwin and Mr. and Mrs. W. Davy. The Hon. Dr. M. Pomare, C.M.G., a Member of the Executive representing the Native race, arrived in Waitara last night. It is understood that ho will officially open the new Maori pah at Waitara on Monday. Dr. Pomare will be a visitor to the football match at New Plymouth to-day. Sister Margaret G. Davies, home sister at the Trantham Camp Hospital, is the selected candidate for the Red Cross scholarship. . Sister Davies, who has a splendid nursing record and long war service, will leave for England next month to carry out training at Bedford College. The late Mr. Richard Evans, who died on Monday from injuries received through being run over by a train at Kaiapoi, had been for 50 years an outstanding figure in public affairs in Canterbury, a tower of strength to the Methodist Church and the Farmers’ Union. A wonderfully long service is to Mr. Evans’ credit upon the public bodies of North Canterbury. At one time he was chairman of the Eyre and Waipara County Councils, simultaneously. He also served as provincial president of the Farmers’ Union. Mr. Evans was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, 78 years ago. In early life he served an apprenticeship to flourmilling, and gained a knowledge of the business, which he put to good use in later years in Canterbury. He left for New Zealand when a young man in the twenties. He arrived at Lyttelton in the Zealandia 50 years ago and went to work at Kaiapoi, where his interests have centred ever since.

Captain Ernest Charles Dovey ; New Zealand Staff Corps, has died at Auckland at the age of 52. • Captain Dovey was a popular staff officer, and was well known throughout New Zealand military circles. An old Imperial Army man, he came to New Zealand in the early days of the defence movement, and held a position as instructor in the mounted service. He took a leading part in. organising c the Dominion military tournaments before the war, and on the reorganisation of the force in Sir Alexander Godley’s time eiftered the Staff Corps as a lieutenant. In the early days of the European war he was engaged in preparing the troops for the front, and in 1916 was adjutant at Trentham Camp. From that he went to the front as captain of the Staff Corps, and for some time was commandant at Etaples. On his return he was appointed to the ordnance staff, and became Ordnance Officer for the Auckland district. He is survived by Mrs. Dovey.