PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 18998, 21 July 1925, Page 6

PERSONAL

Sir J. G. Ward came from Invercargill this morning and went on to Wellington. Sir 11. Heaton Rhodes and his private secretary (Mr G. F. Dixon) went by the II.JU train from 'Dunedin today, bound for Christchurch. Air Adam . Hamilton travelled from Invercargill to Christchurch to-day. Air D. Phillips started this morning for Auckland. Mr James Rennie (of Fleming and Co.) came from Invercargill this morning and wont 011 to Christchurch. Air Andrew Hegarty, who has been visiting Dunedin, started to-day for ids Home in Gisborne. Mr H. Viukerman, of Yickcrman and Lancaster, Wellington, is the engineer who .is coming for the Frankthn Falls damming operations. The name was given as Vickers in yesterday’s issue. He is duo at Dunedin to-morrow. Mr A. Stewart, ol the Law Courts Hotel, _ went north this morning en route for Australia, and expects to be away a few mouths. Tno Hon. J. G. Coates, Prime Minister, has been appointed president of the New Zealand Royal Life-saving Society.

The death occurred at Auckland of Mr Isaac Hopkins, aged eighty-eight, for many years apiarian expert to the Agricultural Department. The following new guests have been booked at the Grand Hotel:—Messrs J. Anderson and A. M'Clurg (Wellington), Messrs L. Russell, C. Atkinson, and (J. J. Morrison (Christchurch), Mr J. Mucky (Auckland), Mr J. 31. Allen (London, Canada), Mr and Mrs A. Wilson and Mr G. Todd (Invercargill). Staying at the City Hotel aro Mr and Mrs J. W. M'Lean (Queenstown), the Rev. Rankin (Cromwell), Messrs A. E. Reeves and G. J. MiHer (Auckland), Messrs H. Price and A. G. Middolton (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs A. G. Stewart (Milton), and Mr J. C. Neill (Invercargill). Mr Philip Palmer, of Sandringham street, St. Clair, died yesterday morning, in a private hospital, after being laid aside by a paralytic stroke for a little over two months. He will be well remembered in business and musical circles. He was of English birth and breeding, his native town being Wokingham (Berks). Coming out to Otago by tho ship Margaret Galbraith, fiftythroe years ago, lie entered tho service of Hallcnstcin Bros., and later on joined tho employ of Ross and Glcudining, for whom he worked thirty-two years, being for a long time manager of the firm’s clothing factory in Stafford street. In recent years ho had a tailoring business of his own in Princes street south. Mr Palmer was in his day much sought after as a musician. He played the trombone in tho City Guards Band and afterwards in the Garrison Band, and when the famous Charles Stantley came to unedin in 1889 and demanded a, bass trombone for the performance of ‘ Elijah,’ Mr Palmer was tho player who stepped up for the duty. He subsequently studied the French horn, and played it with the Philharmonic Society for over a period of fourteen years. Mrs Palmer survives her husband, and there aro four daughters and two sons Mr George Palmer, on the Caversham School staff, and Mr P. Palmer, one of the teachers at the Kensington School.