PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 November 1938, Page 4

PERSONAL

The death has occurred of Mr Jabez William James Marks, aged 81, chairman of directors of the Auckland Meat Company, and foundation president of the Auckland Master Butchers’ Association. Mr Marks, who conducted a farm in the Waikato as a sideline, leaves a widow, three sons, and five daughters. Professor of a distinguished academic and teaching career, Dr Julius Stone, lecturer in law at the University of Leeds, has been'selected by the council of Auckland University College as professor of law. The chair has been vacant jsince the retirement of Professor Algie in December last year. Fourteen applications were received, 13 coming from Britain, Australia' and New Zealand, and one from Budapest. The New Zealand Council for Educational Research has received advice from the Carnegie Corporation, New York, that four grants have been made to enable New Zealanders to visit overseas .countries, to study developments in their special fields. The recipients of the grants are Mr L. D. Bestall, director of the Hawke’s Bay Museum, Napier; Mi’ D. Jeune, engineer-clerk, Mackenzie County Council, Fairlie; Mr L. W. McCaskill, lecturer in. agriculture, Christchurch Teachers’ Training College; Mr E. Partridge, inspector of schools, Wellington. Two administrative appointments in the Post and Telegraph Department were announced last evening by the Postmaster-General, Mr Jones. The Second Deputy Director-General of the department, Mr J. G. Young, has been appointed Deputy Director-General as from November 1. This position was previously held by Mr F. J. Shanks, who recently retired on superannuation. The vacancy created by the promotion of Mr Young has been filled by the advancement of Mr W. R. Newall, divisional principal, General Post Office, Wellington, to the position of Second Deputy Director-General.

On Saturday evening members of the staff of the Pahiatua Post Office assembled in force at the residence of Mr and Mrs A. J. Goer to bid farewell to Mr Goer, who retired yesterday after having completed just over forty years’ service. After having been stationed successively at Wellington, Picton, Martinborough, Gisborne, Waikaia. Wellington South and Courtenay Place, Mr Goer was transferred to Pahiatua 18 years ago as supervisor. Mr and Mrs Goer were presented on behalf of the staff and associates with a handsome beaten brass fire-screen and hanging mirror.

Much regret was expressed by residents of the Pirinoa district when it was ascertained that Mrs Henson, wife of Mr W. Henson, had died at the Greytown Hospital. The deceased, who was 58 years of age, was a very popular resident. She had identified herself with various social activities in the Pirinoa district and her death, after a long and painful illness, is much regretted. The late Mrs Henson, with her husband, took up their permanent residence there 25 years ago. She is survived by her husband, four sons and two daughters, to whom the sympathy of the residents of the district will be extended. The funeral took place at Greytown.

New Zealand’s representatives at a conference to be held in Sydney on December 12 to discuss questions affecting the radio and meteorological facilities for the proposed trans-Tasman air service have been announced by the Minister in charge of the Air Department, Mr Jones. They will be the Controller of Civil Aviation, Group Captain, T. M. Wilkes, the senior government meteorologist, Dr M. A. F. Barnett; and Mr E. H. R. Green, radio engineer, of the Post and ’Telegraph Department. Dr Barnett will leave Auckland for Australia today, and the other two delegates are to leave on December 6. Administrative details arising out of the co-operation of New Zealand and Australia will also be considered at the conference.