PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 209, 4 August 1937, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Mr T. C. Kent, who is in charge of the foreign exchange department of the Bank of New South Wales, at Wellington, lias been appointed on Eromotion to the head office staff of the ank in Sydney.

Rt. Rev. J. A. Kempthorne. former Bishop of Lichfield, is expected to visit New Zealand this month. Bishop Kempthorne, who recently vacated the onerous see of Lichfield, will arrive about August 23, and is expected to stay in Auckland for three or four days.

Mr T. B. Wright, branch manager of Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., at Wanganui, lias been transferred to establish the company’s interests in Melbourne. He was the recipient of a silver tea service recently at a gathering of about 40 of the company’s clients in the town. He has been succeeded by Mr S. J. Sievers, of Feilding. Rev. J. G. Laughton (Taupo) and Rev. D. Morgan (Opotoki) were the guests of Rev. J. Hubbard and Mrs Hubbard at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Manse, last ni(rlit ; and Rev. Hemi Nikora (Taumarunui) stayed with Mr and Mrs G. C. Petersen. They have been touring New Zealand for the past five or six weeks to make an appeal for Maori Mission funds, and left today for Wanganui, where their itinerary is being completed.

The death has occurred of Mr A. R. W. Pennefather Green, A Tauranga. The late Mr Green was very well known in Wellington, where he was for some years chief auditor of the Bank of New Zealand, an appointment made by the Government. He had been in failing health for some time, and at the time of his death was residing with his son, Mr N. N. P. Green, the manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Tauranga.

Hon. AV. E. Parry (Minister of Internal Affairs) arrived in Napier on Monday night and left yesterday for Gisborne, where he met the AVaikohu, Uawa and Cook County’s Councils to discuss the Government’s proposals for the amalgamation of local bodies. Mr Parry travelled up the coast to-day, visiting Tolaga Bay, Tokomaru Bay, and meets the ratepayers of Matakaoa at Te Araroa to-night. On Thursday the Minister will be at Ruatoria. returning to Gisborne in the evening. A visit will also be paid to AA r hakatane.

The death occurred yesterday at Wellington of Mr Richard Edward Robertson, AVestinghouse brake expert for the Railway Department. Mr Robertson, who was aged 76, served his engineering apprenticeship at the North-Eastern Railway works at Gateshead-on-Tyne, England. He was for some years brake expert to the New South AVales Government and came to New Zealand in 1900. joining the Railway Department in 1915. He was the originator of the New Zealand Safety First League for Children, and for many years addressed the school children on safety-first matters, and supplied free to schools and parents over 10,000 posters containing special instructions to children. Air Robertson leaves a widow, four sons and a daughter. The sons are Dr. G. H. Robertson, M.Sc., M.D., M.R.C.P.,of AVanganui, Rev. F. Robertson, 8.A., of Pukerau, Mr N. Robertson. B.Se., A.M.1.C.E., at present in England, and Mr R. V. Robertson, of New Plymouth. Mrs Hampton Brown, secretary of the Victoria League, Wellington, .is his daughter.