PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. Cecil Wright, of Stratford, will leave next week on a visit to the Old Country.

The many friends of Mrs. F.. Whittle will regret to hear that she is seriously ill in Christchurch, and her condition is causing her relations much anxiety. A London message reports the death of Sir J. W. Benn Bart, a member of Parliament and of the London County Council.

A Melbourne cable states that Mr. Percy Hunter is leaving for England to succeed Mr. Gullett as director of immigration for Australia. Mr. J. Thomas, headmaster of the Inglewood Sc.hooj, has been appointed to the charge of the Pnkekohe School, and enters upon his new duties early next month.

The board of governors of the Marlborough College have appointed Mr. John Stewart, M.A., of the Ashburton PUgh School, principal of the college, rice Dr. J. Innes resigned. —Press Assn. Mrs. M. Rhodes, M.A., at present first assistant in the Pukekohe Technical High School, has been appointed to the position on the staff of the Palmerston North Girls’ High School vacated by Miss Macaulay.

An old identity of Masterton, in the person of Mrs. Walter Perry, died on Saturday evening at the age of eightythree years. She was the eldest daughtr of the late Mr. Charles Dixon, and was believed to be the oldest lady resident in Masterton. Mr. Jas. Taylor, who has been manager of the Manaia branch of the Bank of New Zealand for about nine years, is retiring from the bank’s service, and intends taking up farming. He is succeeded by Mr. F. M. Poynter, lately branch relieving manager. JL noted Maori chief tan named Noka Hukanui died at Shoal Bay, Auckland, a few days ago. He took part in the Waikato War as a King-ite and was present at the capture of Orakun in 1864. Afterwrds !/ lived for some years in seclusion in the King Country. Though himself a rebel in his early days, no fewer than 40 of his young relatives served in the great war.

The many friends of the Rev. J. R. Sullivan will be interested to know that he has received a good appointment on the staff of the Training College at Emfundisweni, East Pondo Land, South Africa. He recently sat at Portsmouth for an examination for the Institute of Hygiene, London, and succeeded in gaining honors with special distinction, M.I.H. Mr. Sullivan, it will be remembered, was a teacher some years ago at the Centra) School.