Personal

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 33, 9 February 1939, Page 6

Personal

Mr. H. Holroyd is a Wanganui visitor to Hastings. Mr. W. S. McCrorie, of Wanganui, is a visitor to Auckland. Judge Brown, of the Native Land Court, is a visitor to Hastings for a silling of the Court in that district. Cr. G. Bennett, who was recently operated on for appendicitis in the Wanganui Public Hospital, has returned to his home. The Rev. H. Sharp, minister of the Mt. Albert Methodist Church, Auckland, and Prince Jione, Tonga, are visiting Palmerston North. Mr. F. C. Leahy, of Wellington, who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. W. M. O'Connor, of Utiku, left last night on the Limited express for Hamilton, Rotorua and Tauranga. Mr. R. J. Bell, of Wangamli, is a visitor to Auckland, where he is presiding at the annual conference of the New Zealand Master Plumbers’ Association. Mr. C. L. Pleasants, 8.A., N.Z., has replaced Mr. A. M. Harvie on the teaching staff of the Wanganui Collegiate School. Mr. Harvie is undergoing a flying instructors’ course at Auckland.

Mr. C. E. Critchley, Australian Trade Commissioner in New Zealand, left Wellington on Tuesday night by the Awatea for Sydney on a business trip. He expects to be away for about a month.

Mr. W. J. Rogers, Mayor of Wan ganui, stated at Tuesday's meeting o. the Wanganui City Council that Cr J. Siddells, who is a patient in a Wei lington private hospital, is progress' ing favourably and hopes to be abl. to leave his bed at an early dale.

The Minister of Education, the Hon. P. Fraser, informed educational authorities at New Plymouth in a brief discussion on Monday night, that he hoped to be able to make an early visit extending over two or three days to the Taranaki and Wanganui Education Boards’ districts. Wing-Commander H. W. L. Saunders, who is to succeed Group-Captain the Hon. R. A. Cochrane as Chief of the Air Staff, is a passenger from London by the Mataroa, due al Auckland on February 24. He is accompanied by Mrs. Saunders and their two sons. At a meeting of the council of the New Zealand Jersey Breeders’ Association in Palmerston North the president, Mr. G. H. Bell, referred to the loss sustained by the Jersey breed in the death of Mr. C. E. Cuming, of Hamilton. A resolution of sympathy was carried. Mr. T. E. Johnson, senior aircraft inspector for the Civil Aviation Board in Melbourne, was a visitor to Wanganui yesterday. Mr. Johnson, who has just arrived in New Zealand after a 15-months' tour of Holland, England, Canada, and the United States, is staying with his sister, Mrs. W. C. Simson. Mr. A. L. Leaman, who has been accountant of the Napier branch of the Commercial Bank of Australia for the past five and a halt years, has received notice of his transfer in a similar, capacity to the banks Dunedin branch. Mr. Leaman anticipates leaving Napier towards the end of the month, his successor being Mr. R. L. Harrowfield, of Wellington. Mr. James A. Linen, president and chairman of directors of the International Correspondence Schools, London, arrived at Auckland by the Aor'angi on a visit to New Zealand. Although this is partially a business trip to New Zealand for the first time, Mr. Linen hopes to visit the various scenic resorts of which he has heard so much. The death occurred on Sunday of Mrs. Marie Golding, of Hamilton East, one-time nurse to the late Sir Gerald Du Maurier, the famous English actor. Born in Berne, Switzerland, in 1857, she later went to England from France with the Du Maurier family, acting as Sir Gerald’s nurse until he was 12. On the marriage of Sir Gerald’s sister, Mrs. Golding toured Canada and the U.S.A, with her, and was married in Bundaberg, Australia. She and her husband settled in Hamilton in 1914. Mrs.. Golding is survived by her husband. The death occurred at his home .n Brook Street, Nelson, on Sunday; of Sergeant J. Cantion, at the age of 51 years. Mr. Cantion had spent the week-end in the Wangapeka district, and collapsed shortly after reaching home. Deceased was born at Ballycanew Ireland, and joined the Royal Irish Constabulary. He came to New Zealand in 1914, and was stationed for four years at Wellington. He was transferred to New Plymouth, and in 1931, to Mokau, where he was promoted to sergeant and went to Wellington again. He next came to Nelson. reaching there in January of last, year. The late Sergeant Cantion married Miss V. Tobin, of Wellington, in 1915. He is survived by his widow, two daughters. Misses E. and D. Cantlon, and two sons, Messrs. John and George Can II on.