PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 119, 23 May 1933, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Chief Justice > (Sir Michael Myers) is leaving at the weekend for Auckland. Mr-. William. Ronald, Kinnaird,- of Patea, has been appointed inspector to the MarJborough Power Boar.d out of 168 applications, states a Press Association telegram from Blenheim. ,-■ Mr. J. W. Bailey, the adjudicator at the Christehureh Competitions just concluded, and Mrs. Bailey, arrived from the south today and leave for Auckland, tonight. ■ ' News has been received in';' Welling*1. ' ton that Mr. R. A. Grummitt, a well* known. Wanganui. dentist, died yesteiv day, and his funeral took place this afternoon. The late Mr. Grummitt, who was born in Oamaru, practised dentistry; in Wanganui for many years, and was an original member of the New Zealand, Dental Association. He was a prominent member of the Wanganui Golf Club) and of the Wanganui Club. Ho' leaves a widow and a grown-up family;". Appreciative reference to Mr. J. S« King's service to Rugby football as * referee was made at the last meeting of the Taranaki Rugby Union. Mr. King, who qualified as a 1 referee-' in. Wellington before going to Wanganui, and^ .from there ito' Taranakj,,has been' transferred back to Wellington . for; duty as a staff, sergeant-major at Trentr ham. ■ ■.•■. ■ ■'~.'. ■'■' ■ "■■':'.;' '■' ■•.;.■' ',{'■': ~ Mr/ W. Morrison, the newly-elected chairman of the■." Wanganui:. Harbour Board, has already-filled many public' positions with distinction. Ho has beeit a member of > the ( - Waitotara County; Council since 1906, and chairman-sine* 191 D. He is a member of the1 WanganuiRangitikei Electric Power Board, Credits Board, Board'of Agriculture, tha Highways Board;- and vice-president of the New Zealand Counties' Associatioii and New Zealand farmers' Uni6n., T ■ The death has occurred at Hastings of Mr. Anthony. Joseph: Tidal,_», wellknown business wan of Hawke's Bay. Born in Barcelona, Spain, in -1866, Mr. Vidal came to, New Zealand 22 yeais • later. With his uncle . (Mil Sole), of Wauganui, he went into -the; winemaking business. •Ho -.: subsequently; removed to ' Wellington," and after a. time established a business' in" Palinerston North, where he .remained for' * number -of years. In 1907 he trans- " ferred Jiis activities to Hastings. T« mourn his death, he leaves, his widows two daughters, Mrs. Hewitt (Auckland), and Mrs. Nankervis. (Te Mata^ Haveloek North)j and . Ihreo; ; sons^ Leslie (Rutherglen, Victoria); and Cecil and Prank (Hastings). .The funeral took place at the, Hastings Cemetery, impressive 'church, and graveside services being conducted by .the; ,Bey* Father Stewart, aiid the many, beautiful floral tributes received bore eloquent testimony -to the very- high esteem in which the deceased ; gentleman \ waj held. , ' • . ■■-.-., '-: . :.;;.'.:-> Mr. John Wood, has been appointed Assistant-Engineef-in-Chief ,or, 'th» Public Works Department in succession to Mi-. C. J.McKenzie, who was recently; promoted: to the position of'Engineer-in-Chief. Mr. Wood is an authorised. surveyor, and Associate Member, of theInstitute of Civil Engineers. 'He entered' the Public Worlds Department; at Wellington, as an engineering cadet oii August! 2, 1900, and -a year later1 ho went to Central Otago, being engaged) on the railway construction works between Wedderburn and Clyde. He was engaged on that'undertaking till 1906^ , when he was sent to the Nelson district as acting resident engineer. Ho served as an assistant engineer on thai, construction of that section of the-North! Island Main < Trunk railway between' Raurimu and Horopito. In 1908 Mr., Wood . was appointed engineer : representing the Government on the- ; -Otiral tunnel contract.' From 1910' to 1912, ho** was engineer-in-chargc of tho-iWestpbrfc district, and from : 1912. v to.i;il92o ; . had1 charge, of the Wharigareiv-district ia North Auckland. From Whangarei har was appointed in 1920 /inspecting engineer, head office. :For ten years Mr« Wood was chairman of tW Waimakariri River Trust, a position to5 which] he, was" appointed" by the' Government* Among the guests tat the. Midland • Hotel ;are Messrs. W.MandervUle(Ade* laide), W. J. Poison (Stratford)j H* Ellis (Napier), and G.E. Hutehinsoi^ (Auckland). ■ ■■'■■ ■'~"■" ■' ■•." '■':••■■'.',:: , ' Messrs. T. Reynolds, S. Bolton, P4 Bolton (Palmerston North), J. A'^ 1 Gentles, G. J. D. Stttt, H. A.4 Purser] ' (Auckland), and A. Izard (Wanganui)[ are staying at the Royal Oak Hotel. yisitors to Wellington staying at tli«i Empire Hotel include Messrs. L.' W^ Bagley (Dunedin), M.. S. Hendersoii (Auckland), W. Kniickie, T. Wink< (Hawera), and J. Taylor (New Ply* , mouth).Messrs. .T. 11. Penningtou ■ (Christ* church), W. G. Atacindoc," W. S< McLean, and A. Russell (Auckland); arc among tho guests at the Grand Hotel. Staying at tho Hotel Sti George ar» Messrs.. G. W. B. Lawson, G. Kenny; (Napier), C. L. Harrison, T. E. Clark, Turnlcy Jones (Auckland),. M. Frost (London), H. Roake, W. G. Brass, H* Waters, W. A. Young, and Rose (Christ* church).