Mr Guy H. Scholefield.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 57, 22 June 1908, Page 5

Mr Guy H. Scholefield.

PRESENTATION AT WELLINGTON.

The Wellington Post of Wednesday last, has the following : Mr Guy H. Scholefield who has relinquished his position as chief reporter to the New Zealand Times to represent the associated press (Otago Daily Times, Christchurch Press, Evening Post, and Auckland Herald; in London, was entertained by his journalistic friends at the Empire Hotel on Tuesday evening. The Hon. R. A. Loughnan, M.L.C., presided, and about thirty pressmen were present. In proposing Mr Scholefield's health, the chairman, who during the greater part of his life, has been connected with journalism in New Zealand, paid a generous tribute to Mr Scholefield's work both here and in other parts of the Dominion, and heartily congratulated him on the promotion he had deservedly won at such an early stage of his career. Messrs P. C. Freeth (editor of the New Zealand Times), J. R. Gibbons (chief reporter of the Evening Post), Mr E. V. Hull (of the sub-editorial staff of the Dominion), and Mr W. H. Atack (manager of the New Zealand Press Association) also spoke in appreciation of Mr Scholefield's qualities as a man and a journalist. The guest of the evening suitably acknowledged these expressions of goodwill.

Mr Scholefield was married on Wednesday, at St. Paul's Tro-Cathedral, to Miss Adela Lucy Stapylton Bree, daughter of the late Miles Reginald Bree, of Southland, and Mrs Bree, ot Juizhcrbert-terrace, Wellington. The bride was given away by her brother, Air B. S. Bree. Mr H, T. B. Drew was best man, and Miss Scholefield, sister of the bridegroom, bridesmaid. The Rev T. H, Sprott, M.A., officiated at the ceremony. Mr and Mrs Scholefield leave for London by the Moray shire, due to sail from Lyttelton on the 27th inst.

Thus the Free Lance: Guy Scholefield, who, until last week was chief of the "Times" reporting staff, is no longer chief, but has risen to higher flights. He is now a J.P.! It was thought that he might quietly escape to London to the nice little billet he has so well earned as London editor for a New Zealand syndicate of dailies, before the sleuth-hounds who are ever on the alert to throw a J.P. noose round the leg of the first man it encounters saw him. There are, however, joking aside, a number of reasons why " Scho" should be a New Zealand J.P. in London. New Zealanders who desire to " blaspheme " in connection with New Zealand matters can swear as hard as they like before him, and again the letters " J.P." after one's name at Home are a good deal talismanic.

Another Wellington paper says : That Guy Scholefield was quite crushed with his presentations and his J.P. degree last week. He is said to be recovering.