PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 August 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. B. Van Stavern, who has been on a visit to England and America, returned to Wellington by the Maunganui from San Francisco. The deepest sympathy of the citizens of Manaia and district are extended to the Rev. D. Smith and Mrs. Smith for the sad loss of their second son, Rosslyn, in his third year (says the Manaia correspondent of the Hawera Star). The little fellow died on Friday from pneumonia after a short illness. Mr. Frank Reed, who for the past sixteen years has occupied the position of inspecting engineer for the Mines Department, subsequently receiving the additional appointments of Consulting Engineer for State Collieries and Chief Inspector of Coal Mines, is about to retire upon superannuation from th© Public Service.

Many will be interested in the following mention by The Post’s London correspondent of the new headmaster for Wanganui Diocesan College: Before the Rev. C. F. Pierce, the new headmaster of Wanganui College, took leave of his school at Cranbrook, Kent, the boys presented him with a silver salver and a pair of silver candlesticks; and the masters gave him a handsome silver cigarette box, while at the Old Boys’ annual dinner he was the guest of honor. Mr. Pierce will travel through France, and join the Naldera at Marseilles. He should be in Wanganui to take over his duties at the beginning of the third school term. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Wray, Mr. A. Ha trick (Wanganui), Mr. Rammell (treasurer of the Queen Elizabeth Old Boys' Association), and one or two other English friends were at the station to see him off. “I am going out prepared to make my home in New Zealand,” said Mr. Pierce, before he boarded the train, “and to do my best for the school.”

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