PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 19614, 21 July 1927, Page 6

PERSONAL

Ale T. Summerville was a pa-xcngor •for Christchurch by this morning’s express • ilr W. E. Tait, who arrived from Invercargill last night, went north again this morning. Mr T. W. Reese, who has been in town during the past low days, relumed to Christchurch by the through express to-day. Mr J. Horn, M.P., journeyed to Wellington this morning. Air W. Alexander, agricultural editor of the Southland ‘Daily News,’ arrived in Dunedin by the through express from Invercargill to-day. Colonel M. M. Gat'd’nor and Licu-tcnant-eolouel Thoms, who have been in Dunedin in connection with an instructional course, returned to Christchurch this morning. .Mr E. W. Essex, passenger manager for New Zealand of the Canadian Pacific Railways, left to-day, en route to Auckland.

Captain Sattortlnvaitc was a passenger ofr Oamaru this morning on departmental business. Mr W. M'J.can left for Christchurch fins morning. Mr “Tal” Austin, a once well-known local representative cricketer, is visiting Dunedin for a few days. retiring from the firm of Sargood, pon, and Eweu, Wellington, six years ago, lie has resided on his fruit orchard in the Nelson district.

Mv the Tahiti on Tuesday last Captain I?. S. Park, R.N.Z.A., returned to (ho dominion alter two years’ absence. Whilst in England ho took gunnery staff courses at Woolwich, specialising in const artillery work. He will bo stationed in Wellington at Fort Dorset. The Bristol Piano Company lias received advice hy cable of the death on Sunday last, at Maine (0.5. A.), ol Mr Frederick T. Sieimvay, president of the world-famous firm or piano mannlaeturers, Steinway and Sons, whose pianos are used by almost all of the greatest living artists. The matter is of interest to the musical public bocan.se the long history of the embraces lour generations of the Steinway familv. The founder was Mr Henry E. ‘Steimvay, who was born in February. 17!)7, and had four sons and one daughter. The deceased president was a direct descendant through Charles Steimvay, the third sou of the founder. Now visitors to the Grand Hotel include Messrs A. S. and R- W. Anderson (London)> Mr \V. It. Melville (Vancouver), Messrs L. F. Elsby, D. Halley, and A. Whatclcy (Wellington). Recent arrivals to the Excelsior Hotel include Messrs J. M- Eeod and G. Phelan (Wellington), Mr H Mazey (Christchurch). Dir and Mrs Rowley, Dir Sale, and Mrs J. Garrett (Invercargill). ■. Among those staying at tae Uty Hotel are Miss Cutting (Christchurch), Dir and Mrs C. Rose and Dir Edgar (Invercargill), Misses Dluckic and Pinaer (Tapanui), and Mr Meredith.