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Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 December 1939, Page 6

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Mr H. S. Feast, assistant town clerk, will succeed Mr J. S. Neville as town clerk of Christchurch when the latter retires on April 30. The Rev Hayes Lloyd, of the Lower Hutt Baptist Church, has accepted a call to the Hastings Baptist Church. He will take up his new charge at the beginning of March. At the monthly meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last night, the chairman of the Library Committee, Mr W. Kemp, was appointed delegate to the New Zealand Library Conference to be held in Wellington in February, 1940.

Mr S. J. Irwin, who has been senior inspector for the Southland primary schools district for the last five years, has been promoted to the position of senior inspector for the Wellington district and will take up his new duties on March 1. The funeral of the late .Mr H. M. Thompson took place at Masterton this morning, there being a representative attendance of local residents. The number of wreaths received testified to the respect in which the deceased was held. The service was conducted by the Rev. E. J. Rich, and the pall-bear-ers were Messrs C. A. Thompson, J. Tobin, C. McCormack. P. Lyons, R. Manghan, and V. Crerar. The death occurred yesterday of Mr Bernard Bell, registrar of the Social Security Department in Wanganui. Mr Bell was 45 years of age. He first joined the Public Service in 1909, serving for a time with the Audit Department. He was later transferred to the Employment Division of the Labour Department in Wellington, and till June of 1937 held the position of district employment officer in Nelson. From Nelson he went to Auckland as accountant, and it was in that position that he was notified of his appointment to take charge of the Social Security Department in Wanganui. Mr Bell saw service in the Great War. A farewell social to members of the Masterton Swimming Club about to depart overseas with the First Echelon was given in the Kia Ora Hockey Club Rooms by the members of the club. There was a large attendance of members and supporters. In making the presentation of a wallet and a nail-file and scissors in a leather case to Privates J. Hewitt and J. A. Barnes, the patron, Mr H. E. Pither, referred to the sacrifice being made by the men to serve their country. He mentioned that Lieutenant G. C. Gaze was unable to be present as he did not have leave, but a suitable presentation would be made to him prior to his departure. The appointment by the GovernorGeneral of Mr A. Campbell, Port Chalmers, to the Legislative Council was announced yesterday by the Prime Minister. Mr Campbell represented Chalmers in the House of Representatives from 1935 to 1938. He was not a candidate at the last general election, the Chalmers seat having been abolished with the I’earrangement of electoral boundaries made by the Representation Commission. Mr Savage said that during his service in the House of Representatives, Mr Campbell made many friends and won appreciation for commonsense and keen interest in political affairs. He did good work as a member of the Select Committee on Labour Bills, and acquired intimate knowledge of the constructive side of legislation.