PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1926, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Mr. IT. A. Parkinson, of Wellington, Dominion secretary of the N.Z.E.I. is visiting New Plymouth.

Mr. Downie Stewart, Acting-Premier, lias been advised that Mr. J. G. Coates will sail from England aboui December 31.

Mr. A. Morion. President of the National Dairy Association, left by the mail train yesterday morning for Wellington.

Au Auckland message reports that the Rev. Lionel Fletcher has accepted the permanent pastorate of Beresford Street Congregational Church, in response to a unanimous invitation.

Among the visitors at the Rotary luncheon in New Plymouth yesterday were Mr. C. H. Haddrell, of Swampscott (U.S.A.). Mr. Gardiner, of Wellington, of tho Welfare League and Mr. H. G. Dawson, of Auckland.

Mr. Percy Coyle, official representative of the United Licensed Victuallers’ Association of New Zealand, arrived in New Plymouth by the mail trajn. last night.’ Ho remains in the district a few days. ’

The death is reported in London of Mr. Clement , Shorter, aged nd, editor of Tlio Sphere, Illustrated London News and Sketch. He was at one time a civil servant and has been a voluminous writer, dealing especially with Brontes, Borrow, Johnson and Napoleon. A Vancouver cablegram reports the death of Major Gardiner Johnson, of Vancouver, a pioneer ship captain, well knoi.n in -justralia nad New Zealand in the ’seventies, when carrying immigrants to New Zealand. He played in the first cricket match in Vancouver. The Chief Justice, the lion. C. P. Skerrett, who is to preside at tho Supreme Court sessions opening to-day, arrived in New Plymouth by the mail train last night, and is staying at the Criterion Hotel. He is accompanied by his associate, Mr. .G. Mason-

Miss Tizard, second assistant on the teaching staff of the New Plymouth Girls’ High School, has accepted an appointment as first assistant on the staff ■of the Hamilton High School, where she will be in charge of the girls’ boarding department. At a meeting of the New Plymouth High Schools’ Board last night Miss Tizard’s resignation wire received with regret, several members making appreciative reference to hev work while at the school.

Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hickman, of Wanganui, celebrated their golden wedding on Oetober 31. They were married at St. Mary’s Church, New Plymouth, on October 3il, 1876, by the Ven. Archdeacon Go vet. Mr. Hickman was then a member of the Armed Constabulary force stationed in Taranaki, in those troublous days with the Maoris, and ills bride was the youngest surviving daughter of Sergeant Golding, II.M. 65th Regiment. Mr. Hickman still retains his practical interest in old military affairs, being the popular and enthusiastic secretary of the Wanganui Veterans’ Association. The family x gathered included five sons and their wives, two daughters, ten grandchildren and several personal friends. One son and three grandchildren, owing to sickness, were unable to complete the family ■ circle. Many telegrams and letters of. congratulation were received, also -a number of valuable and useful presents. On Monday, November 1, Kie family gave an evening in honour of the occasion, at which about thirty were present. The toast of the evening was proposed in a neat speech by Mr. Potts and responded to by Mr. Hickman.