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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10577, 7 March 1912, Page 4

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Mr Tennant, ex-Inspector of Schools . .recently appointed principal of the Training College, was honoured by the Educational Institute last week, when Mr G. Flux moved the following motion :—"That this branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute desires to congratulate Mr J. S. Tennant, exInvspector of Schools, upon his appointment to the Wellington Training College', and desires to place on record its sense of loss to the Wellington education district in his retirement from the staff of inspectors.". The motion was supported by teachers present, and carried unanimously. Sydney E. Gregory, who lias boon elected captain- of the Australian touring cricket team which sails for England on March 16th, first visited the Old Country in 1890, and has been a memiber of everv team since, viz., 1b93, 1896,, 1899, 1902, 1905, and 1909. As ho Avil! leave for England this mouth he will luave gone Home eight times. He is a remarkable man for gripping •hiis . opportunities whenever Test matches aro being played in Australia or a. team is being organised for England. He is now 42 years of age.. Rifleman Hoots, who last year won the Championship bolt at ; Troutham, yesterday won the Taraniaki match, putting on the possible. ' Oa-uon Sadlier, tho newly-appointed Bishop of Nelson, will not leavo for New Zealand for a couple of months. . Misses G; and E. Daniell, of Masterton, who have been.on a visit to Rotorua. and Auckland, arc at present staying at tlie Windsor Hotel. WelJingon. Mr G. Hyde, of the Opaki Rifle Chiit, is amoug.-t the loading -Jins-inn Trentham .shooting meeting. ' Dr. Wiilbnr Chapman and Mr | Charles Alexander, the famous evanhave arrived at Frcmantle, e n routo for New Zealand. They will open their mission in Ohristcburch in April. .'Mr Anderson, °f Napier, judged the flowers and pot-plants at the al:^ rton horticultural .show yesterday. Mr 1). S. Pajrworth, formerly a ■resident of Masterton, has been " appointed conductor of the Maori Mission Choir at Rotorua. -Messrs C, Hfciines, S. Blackley W S. Bennett, J. B. Brindsden, H V VicKory, and W, H. Long ' "\ eleotod members of *],,-, \f)? b f ll Chamber of Comme-- * '* "'^'nston