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Taranaki Daily News, 2 March 1922, Page 4

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Mr. R. Masters, M.P. for Stratford, left for Wellington by the mail train yesterday. Mr. Ab. Goldwater, of New Plymouth, is on a fortnight’s holiday at Auckland.

Mr. M. Fraser, a member of the Board of Health, leaves for W-ellington by the mail train this morning to attend a meeting of the board. The meeting will extend for several days.

Mr. O. Hawken, M.P. for Egmont, who has been at Wellington on business connected with the meat pool scheme, returned to Eltham by the mail train last night.

Mr. L. J. Furrie, late headmaster of the Foxton State School, and appointed to the charge of the Stratford school, was farewelled at the school on Friday afternoon, when the chairman of the committee presented him with a solid leather suit case and a tobacco pouch, with embossed initials. The scholars rendered an enjoyable programme of vocal and musical items. In the morning the teaching staff entertained Mr. and Mrs. Furrie to tea, and presented Mrs. Fume with a piece of Doulton ware. A third presentation was made to Mr. Furrie by the members of the Foxton Bowling Club, and the members of the vestry of All Saints’ Church made him the recipient of a further token of the esteem in which he has been held.

Before leaving on a visit to Europe, Archbishop O’Shea is spending a few days in Hawera as the guest of Dean Power. On Monday night: His Grace was entertained by the Catholics of the district and given a presentation on behalf of the people of the parochial district. The presentation was made by Mr. B. McCarthy. Dean Power, in a happy speech, eulogisfd the Archbishop’s wise administrative capacity, and stressed especially his efforts in the cause of Catholic education. In conclusion, he wished him Godspeed and a pleasant journey. In making the presentation of a cheque on behalf of the parishioners, Mr. B. McCarthy wished him bon voyage and a safe return. He said he trusted that the Archbishop would realise every expected hope, and that his mission to Rome would prove fruitful, a blessing to himself and to his people. The function was of peculiar interest to tire people because of the fact that Hawera was the Archbishop’s birthplace. —Star.

Chaplain in the navy for eight years, captain of the British football team that visited New Zealand in 1899, and veteran of three wars, the Rev. M. Mullineux, representative of the War Graves work in France, who lectured m New Plymouth' on Monday, is a most interesting personality. When war broke out the padre was working m charge of a seamen’s mission in San Francisco. Unable to resist the longing to be with the British forces he resigned from his mission work, and shipped on the Moana (Captain Stringer) as an ordinary deck hand. He work.xl his way to New Zealand to enlist. Duri.ng this voyage he had to scrub the decks and do all the work of a deck band. The leaning seaman of his gang was a bia Swede, and he and the others of his gang nicknamed Mullineux “Joe” —short for”‘‘-Holy Joe.” For all his short stature and slight build, the Rev. Mr. Mullineux is a man’s parson, who won n name for himself on the battlefields bf South Africa, in the Russo-Japanese war, and in the European struggle, where he gained his M.C. for conspicuous bravery.