PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Rev. John Craig, with Airs, Craig and family, of Tahora, are spending six weeks’ holiday in New Plymouth.

Air. R. A. Wright has intimated that he will be a candidate for re-election as Mayor of Wellington. Air. W. Olliver, of the Wellington office, has been appointed manager oi the New Plymouth branch of the New Zealand Express Company.

The Rev. G. T. Beale, vicar of Te Henui, and Airs. Beale, are leaving tor England at the end of February. During the six months that they will be away, the Rev. R. H. Hobday, ALA., late principal of the Wellington Diocesan Boys’ School, will be in charge of Te Henui parish. Air. G. H. Espiner, who has been head-master of Bunnythorpe School for tJie past 40 years, intends retiring about May next. At the annual break-ing-up ceremony last week, reierence was made to Mr. Espiner’s long and successful service in education and regret was expressed at his intended retirement.

It is understood in London that Air. Wickham Steed, editor of the Times since February. 1919, is about to retire from the editorial chair, and that his place will be taken by Air. Geoffrey Dawson, who was editor of the Times from 1912 to 1919, and afterwards became secretary to the Rhodes Trust.

“At the recent election there were four candidates from he old boys of the school and all were successful,” stated the annual report of the head master/Rev. E. C. Crosse, at the prize giving ceremony at Christ’# College last nignt. The candidates were Mesrs T. AL Wilford, Ken Williams, J. C. Rolleston and F. J. Rolleston.

Afr. F. J. H. Nancarrow, for fourteen years in charge of the Hawera branch of Johnston and Co., Ltd., has been appointed manager at Wanganui for the same company. He will be Bijpc.eeCed in Hawera by Air. Leslie Moss, on the staff of the head office in Wellington. Air. Nancarrow will be missed in sporting circles in South Taranaki, having taken a keen interest in golf, tennis and racing.

Air. A. E. G. Rhodes died at his Christchurch residence yesterday morning of heart trouble, from which he suffered for some time. The late Mr. Rhodes was 03. He was one time Mayor of Christchurch and a member or local bodies, while he also sat in Parliament for Gladstone and Geraldine. He was a Knight of the Order of St. John and was intimately connected with the Red Cross during the war, for which he received the 0.8. E. At one time he was a director of the New Zealand Shipping Company and chairman of directors of the Press Company. He had a large land holding. He is survived by his widowfc one son (Mr. Tahu Rhodes) and one daughter (Airs. G. H. Hutton). —Press Association.

It may surprise the New Zealanders to know that well-informed people, in the United States consider that New Zealand is ten minutes’ sail from Australia by ferry boat. That' was, the opinion expressed by an American to Air. C. J. De Garvis, the dried fruit expert and exporter, when he was in New York recently. Others were under the impression that both New Zea'and and Australia were populated by black people, with a few white soldiers and tennis players; that Australia was abeut the size of the state of Virginia and that New Zealand was merely a rock where some fishing was done. The moral for both countries is to advertise, advertise themselves, and again advertise themselves. For the point naturally arises, if they think that in progressive alert America, what must be the opinion in other places ? Mr. 11. Turner, at present Chief Inspector of the Public Trust Office, has been appointed by Cabinet to fill the vacancy of Assistant Public Trustee. Air. Turner has had nearly 24 years service in the Public Trust Office, having joined as a cadet in February, 1899. With the exception of a period of less than three years as chief clerk at the Christchurch branch, the whole of Air. Turner’s service has been in the Head Office, where he has occupied the positions’ of Chief Examiner of Accounts, Assistant Accountant, Inspector. Controller of Estates Administration Division, and Chief Inspector. Mr. Turner is a professional accountant by examination. and is well and favourably known throughout the Public Service. The following promotions and appointments in the Public Trust Office are announced: —F. J. E. Morre, from Ist Assistant District Public Trustee, Christchurch, to District Public Trustee, Hamilton. Mr. S. J. Smith, from Assistant Chief Accountant, Head Office, to District Public Trustee, Masterton.