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Sir John Luke, accompanied by *his son, Mr. Frank Luke, are on a visit to New Plymouth, having motored through from Te Kuiti via Mokau.
Mr. E. Muir, chief reporter of the Evening Post (Wellington), and Mrs. Muir are spending a holiday in New Plymouth.
An Auckland telegram reports tho death of Mr. J. J. Walklate, ex-town clerk of Auckland and formerly general manager of the tramways. Mr. E. A. Washer, of Okaiawa, will judge the milking Snorthorns at the Cambridge A. and P. Show; Mr. F. Mill©, of Tokaora, the Ayrshire dairy cattle; and Mr. P. Bremer, of Okaiawa, will act as judge of the draught horses.
Mr. W. C. Christie, of the Bank of New South Wales’at Stratford, who has been transferred to Palmerston North, left for that town yesterday. Mr. R. F. Malfroy, of Wellington, succeeds to the managership of the Stratford branch of the bank. v
A pleasing ceremohy took place at the annual meeting of the Tukapa Football Club last night, when Mr. J. McLeod, on behalf of the committee, made a presentation of a clock to Mr. H. Oliver to mark his recent marriage. He referred to Mr. Oliver as one of the stalwarts of the club, with whom the speaker hoped Mr. Oliver would long be associated. • In replying, Mr. Oliver acknowledged the club’s good wishes and intimated that though he had joined “the benedicts” he would still continue to wear “the blue and white.”
Under the scheme arranged by the Education Departments of England, Canada and New Zealand for the interchange of teachers, Miss Maud Forster, London County Council school teacher, arrived at Palmerston North yesterday. She was welcomed by the Mayor and teachers. Miss Forster will take the place of Miss Chapman, Terrace End School, who, lately left for England to teach there.—Press Assn.
Mr. T. W. Rapley, who was manager for the South Island of the Australian Provincial Assurance Association, has been appointed general manager for the whole of New Zealand. He was bom in Wanganui, and educated at the Wanganui Collegiate School. He entered the Government service and eventually became postmaster at Stratford, where, amongst other thing®, he was connected with the Government Life Assurance Department. He was extremely popular among the people of Stratford, and successfully smoothed out many administrative difficulties. Leaving thl Government service he became district manager of the Equitable Life, and afterward® was associated with the National Mutual Life. The directors of the Australian Provincial Assurance Association were not long in realising his value as a man of great capacity and business acumen, and promotion has come quickly.
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