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Evening Star, Issue 20993, 6 January 1932, Page 7

PERSONAL

Mr T. L. Wood and family, who have been spending the holidays in Dunedin, left this morning for Waimate. At the Grand Hotel last evening, Mr; Robert Hughes, who for the past six years has been assistant manager and chief cellarer, was tendered a farewell by the staff on the eve of his departure for Sydney. Mr C. Roskilly, who, on behalf of the staff presented Mr Hughes with a travelling rug and a suit case, referred to the very happy relations which had always existed between Mr Hughes and the members of the staff.. They were all sorry he was going away, and they wished him and his family every success and happiness in Sydney, where he was by no means a stranger, having resided there for many years.. Mr Paape presented Mr Hughes with a testimonial, accompanied by a cheque, and referred in glowing terms to the way in which ho had carried out his duties during the six years he had been at the Grand. A number of citizens presented Mr Hughes with a silvermounted walking stick as a token of their appreciation. Our Auckland correspondent telegraphs: There was a large attendance at the funeral yesterday of Dr James John Eade, of Devonport, formerly ( senior medical officer of Auckland Hospital, and superintendent of the Mercury Bay Hospital. Born at Eltham, he received his medical training at Otago University. As an undergraduate, there he was a prominent athlete, andj established a record for the mile run! which stood for twenty-five years. He received his Blue, and was a member of, the Rugby first fifteen at the University. He is survived by the widow, a daughter, and a son, Dick, who is a prominent athlete. By the death of Mr Edward Wilson Mosgiel and the Taieri lose one of the earliest settlers, a useful citizen, and an active worker in church affairs.. Coming from Camden, London, at the early age of nine years,_ his boyhood days were spent at Otokia. Later ho worked at_ Kaikorai Mouth and Fairfield, and in 1881 he commenced business in Mosgiel. He married the following_ year Miss Jane Thomson, and there is a family of nine sons and five daughters, now all well known through-' out New Zealand. He retired from business about 1916. For some years he was also a partner in the firm of Messrs H. Wilson and Co,; of Outram.- 1 He served on the Mosgiel t Borough'! Council and the school committee, and was a very active member and steady, worker on the business side of the Presbyterian congregation all his life.-' The family and_ his widow have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends. A Press' Association cable message from New York states that Dr Haldor, Barnes, of Whinhall, Michigan, thei physician who accompanied _ Admiral Byrd on his Antarctic expedition, will bo married on January 9, m Detroit, to Miss Phyllic M. Greig, of New Plymouth, Ntw Zealand, whom Dr Barnes mot during his visit to the dominion, j New registrations at the Excelsior j Hotel are as under:—Mr W. H. Polglase (Melbourne), Mr and Mrs Turnbull .JVf aster Turnbull (New Plymouth) ,■ Mr W. G. Harrison (Wellington), Miss J. Struthers, Mrs M'Nally, Miss J. L. l M’Nally (Christchurch), Mr P. Young J (Timaru), Mr A. F. Griffin (Queens-, town). Grand Hotel guests include Sir Mark and Lady Sheldon (Sydney), Mr H.i Johnson (Auckland), Mr and Mrs J.i F. Cracroft-Wilson, Mrs Derrick Gould,' Mr and Mrs S. F. Barnett, Miss Barnett, Mr J. Dighy, Mr O. R. Kresse,Mr G. W. Sherman (Christchurch),-; Mrs Arthur Elworthy (Timaru), Mr. and Mrs W. N. Bond, Miss M. Bond, (Dunrobin), Mr E. S. Johnstone, Miss C. M. Johnstone (Otaio), Mr L. P. Chapman (Mayffeld)', Mr R. Turney Cole (Oamaru).