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Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 August 1941, Page 4

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Mr Charlie Sayer, of Masterton, who was recently seriously injured through falling from a building in New Plymouth, is making progress towards recovery.

Mr W. H. Moyes, headmaster of the New Plymouth Boys’ High School for the past 29 years, has announced-his intention of resigning because of illhealth.

Mr A. J. Waghorn, lecturer in method and geography at the Wellington Teachers’ Training College, has been appointed vice-principal of the college, in succession to Mr F. L. Combs, who has been appointed to a position on the staff of the Education Department. Mr and Mrs S. L. P. Free have returned to Masterton from a visit to Wellington where Mr Free attended the Rotary conference and the New Zealand Crippled Children Society Conference. Mr Free was re-elected a member of the Council of the Crippled Children Society. The following teaching appointments have been made by the Wellington Education Board:—Mr K. T. Sheahon, sole teacher at Ihuraua, from Wharanui. Mr T. A. Hardie, assistant at Carterton, from Martinborough (war appointment). Mr R. L. Tomlin, sole teacher at Whareama, from the relieving staff (war appointment). The many friends of Mr and Mrs Godfrey Taylor, Pahiatua, will regret to learn of the death of their second daughter, Enid, which occurred yesterday at Pahiatua after a short illness. The late Miss Taylor was a very popular member of the community, and took a prominent part in local and church activities. The funeral will take place at Pahiatua this afternoon. The death occurred at his home, Kopu Road, Wairoa, on Tuesday, of Mr Frederick Brougham Whitmore Bousfield, a godson of the late Sir George Whitmore and son of the late Mr O. L. W. Bousfield, first Government surveyor in Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay. Mr Bousfield was born at Woodthorpe 77 years ago. He took up stock work and became very well known in the East Coast district as a drover for about CO years. He retired five years ago.

The death occurred in Wellington this week of Senior-Sergeant' William James Nixon, Karori, who since 1914 had been largely responsible for the production of the “Police Gazette.” Born in Northern Ireland, Senior-Sergeant Nixon for - some time worked for a British railway company. In 1903 he went to Kimberley, South Africa, where he joined the Municipal Police Force. Later he came to New Zealand, and after serving as an attendant at the Porirua Mental Hospital, he joined the Police; Force in 1910. He served at Greymouth, Auckland and Wellington, and in 1914 was transferred to the office of the “Police Gazette.”