PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 May 1938, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr and Mrs D. Buchanan, of “Braeside,” Lansdowne, have left on a trip to Canada.

Sir William Perry and Lady Perry propose to make a motor tour of the South Island. The death has occurred at Pahiatua of Mr W. Dempsey, formerly postmaster at that town. Mr W. Heckler, of Makuri, is an inmate of the Tararuh private hospital, and is progressing favourably.

Mr and Mrs Jack Devane left. Auckland yesterday on a honeymoon trip to Honolulu. Their future home will be at Konini. Mrs D. O. L. Howden has returned home greatly benefited in health as a result of undergoing a serious operation in the Tararua Hospital. Mr W. T. Armstrong, headmaster of Masterton West School, has received notice of his appointment as headmaster of Remuera School, Auckland. Constable R. Smith, of Paekakariki, who is on annual leave, is spending a few days in Masterton. Constable Smith was stationed in Masterton some years ago.

The friends of Mr W. McAliece, Pownall Street, will regret to hear that he has received news from Australia of the death of his father, Mr Crawford McAliece, which occurred on April 30 last.

Mr C. B. Rawlins, Inspector of Factories at Masterton, who has been promoted to the Greymouth district, left today to take up his new duties. His successor, Mr E. G. Sherrock; from the Napier office, has taken up his duties in Masterton.

Mr C. W. S. Cox, the manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Dunedin, has retired. He was manager at the Dunedin branch of the bank since April, 1928. He joined the bank at Christchurch in February, 1891, and served for 47 years. The selection of a successor to the late Bishop H. W. Williams will be considered at a special session of the Waiapu Diocesan Synod on Friday. The Rev E. M, Cowie, acting as commissary for the primate, Archbishop Averill, will preside over the session. Captain P. G. Taylor, the noted air navigator and pilot, who recently returned to Australia from England, was quietly married last Wednesday at Mosman, to Miss Joan Broadwood, of North Sydney. Only close relatives were present at the ceremony. During a flight across the Tasman in the Southern Cross with Sir Charles Kingsford’ Smith, Captain Taylor climbed on to the wing of the machine to transfer oil from an engine which had broken down, to the other engine. He was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal.