PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 52, 1 February 1932, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr J. Linklater, M.P., travelled by the Napier’express to Wellington today. . . ' Rev. D. McCosh, M.A., of Trinity Church, Nelson, has been appointed to the charge of St. Andrew s Ohuicn, Suva. . - Hon. E. A. Ransom, Minuter ot Lands, was a passenger from Dannevirke to Wellington on the express today. , Mr J. S. Cruickshank, head instructor at the Hokio School, has been appointed to the staff of the Rotorua Public School and has left to take up his new duties. /

; Mr A. H. Westenra, a well-known Akaroa resident, died a few, days.-aRO .at the age of 88 years. Deceased was :formerly in the service of the Bans; or ■New Zealand. \ Hon. J. G. Cobbe, Minister of Justice, who spent- the week-end at_ Ins homo in Feilding, lias returned to Wellington, but ’lie will probably be an official visitor to the Feilding Show this week. Mr V. Hodge, who has occupied the position of superintendent in tlie re Arolia Post Office for the- past three years, has received notification of nis transfer to Dunedin South, where lie will act as postmaster. Rev. J. R. Neild, curate at All Saints’ Church, who has accepted an appointment' in the parish of fixbridge, near London,. and. will l®. ave New Zealand by the Tainui on Wednesday week, preached, his farewell sermon at Takaro last night, j The death occurred last week* at his residence at Wade Heads of Mr James Bannatyne Graham at the ago of 83 years. Mr Graham was the son of mr George Graham, an officer of the Royal Engineers, who came to New. Zealand with. Governor Hobson in 1840 as one of His Excellency’s staff and who was present at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. At the annual conference of the New Zealand Horticultural Society, Mr G. Green was reappointed secretary and organiser. Mr W. V. Kingsbeer, of Palmerston North, was appointed treasurer. Messrs T. Waugn (convener), H. Bennett, W. T. Benefield, junr., W. V. Kingsbeer, J. S. Dallenger,,. A. McMillan, G. Cooper, T. D. Lerinie, J. N. McLeod and H. J. Cutler were appointed an executive committee. The death occurred this morning of Mr George William Haslam, of Main Street. Born in the Wairarapa fiftyeight years ago, the late .Mr Haslam had been a resident of Palmerston North for many years. He had been in ill-health of late and was admitted to the Hospital a few days ago, but failed to improve and passed away this morning. He had been a member of ,the Druids’ Lodge for about 20 years. A widow and grown-up son are left to mourn his passing. Mr Edward Walter, formerly M.P. for Stratford, died during the .week-end at the age of 66. Ho was born in Corn-r wall and came to New Zealand in 1886. After a year in the Waikato and Hawke’s Bay .he took up land at Douglas, where he lived until his death. He rendered long service on local bodies, including the position of chairman of the Stratford County. He defeated Hop. R. Masters for the Stratford seat in 1925, but lost the subsequent election to Mr W. J. Poison. He had been ill for the last six months.