PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 3 May 1934, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mrs J. Hilderbrand will leave today 'On a visit to Kaikoura. Miss Ailsa Dillon will leave this morning on return ro Wellington. Mrs II F. Doogan and Mr P. Doogan will leave to-day “for Wellington . Mr Norman Rowe, of Nelson, arr ved yesterday on a visit to Hokitika, where he former y resided. Masters Jerry and Jack Chunn wiL arrive from Christchurch to-day on a visit to thcT parents A London cable states that Mt Bernard Darwin, “The Times’’ golf correspondent, has been appointee Capta n of the Royal Ancient G-»l Club. Mr AV. 11. Weaver, of R«>xl»o rough, who has been visiting his dai gliieMrs M. P. Lynch, Thompson Sir <•: leaves by this morning’s express on return A Sydney cablegram slat's tha’ : bsulot for the Directcwiate of the Autralian Mutual Provident Society ha. resulted in the re-election of Si; Samuel Hordern and Mr \V. A. Mac Kay by large majorities Guests at Revington’s II >ivl include Mr T. M. Charters (Christ church ), Mr P. Helens (Chris'church,. Mr \V, A. Valentine (V.’i-l lington), Mr W. Spong (Ch:istchureh), Mr V. Wailace Wright (Duned n). The engagement is announced ot Mavis, only daughter of Mr end Mrs E. J. Rundle, Shakespeare Street, Greymoubh, to Charles, second son of Mrs and the ’ate Mr R. Todman, Gillingham, Kent England. Th' redding avill take place at Auckland early in Juno Th© veteran minister of the New Zealand Presbyterian Church, R i v. A Greig, in h’s ninety-sixth yea* and eight months older than Aren bishop Redwood, was given a h A artv welcome at a meeting of the Dunedin Presbytery. Mr Glreig gave his opening sermon sixty-six years ago A Press Assn, message state tha tne death has occurred in the Chris’ church Hospital of Arthur Wi iiin. Mitchell, 78. the oldest resident o. the Chatham Islands, where he sei! r*u in 1877. He was burn at Bedford in 'England, and .was a member of tin. (hathams Jockey Club, and other bod es for a long period The death is announced from Mei bourne of Herbert John Pit her, ageu (C. He was a prom nent cyclist in I c early da •s, being the Australia!, and New Zealand champion in l.S.i-l and 1895. defeating A. A. Zimmerman. He also buid and ilew at R:veiton one of the first aeroplanes to be flown in the Dominion. Later made pioneer flights with it in Australia. He was noted as a mechanic, and built a motor car and marine engines. Mr R. B. Tennent, Fields Super iii I endent of the Department of Agri culture for Otago and Southland, habeen appointed Director of the Fie’dDivisiQn in succession to Mr J. W. Deem, who has retired on superannuation. Mr Tennent has been in charge of the Fields D vision in Otago and Southland for several years. He came to Dunedin 11 years ago, after special courses of study in Scotland, which followed thirteen years in the Commonwealth Depart meat of Agriculture.—Press Assn. The death occurred at Chr stchurch yesterday afternoon of Mr P. F Bean, following a sudden illness which occurred while he iwus playimtennis. Mr Bean, who had passed Ins seventy-third birthday two day> ago, was a retired Tail way servant whose last appointment was that ot Stationmaster at Lyttelton, lie wa.a very enthusiastic tennis player, and his skill and steadiness enabled him to pJay regularly in company with much younger men. Mr Bern bore his years very lightly Tie was extremely popular in term's and golf circles, in both of which he was a regular club player. At every 1 emutournament in Christchurch he was a familiar figure, usually taking charge of the umpiring, though he did no* often unipine Irmself. He iwas th* most remarkable of tennis veterans of Christchurch, and when he played in a veterans’ exhibition match at Wilding Park recently, w'-th J. IT. Kirk, E. J. Ross and J. IT. Kir! he was mur,h the most active member of the party. Press Assn. The head of the Sa'vatimi Am? General Higgins, announces his r«tirement on November 10. Ihe High Council will assemble tx> elect hi> successor about August 27. Wi ling ir the “War Cry” General lliggin. recalls that he originally said that he could not promise to continue in office beyond hs seventieth birthday. A. Iwrge number of leaders throughout the world had asked him to con tinue. but two physicians doubted it his health would permit. A message has been received by the Salvation Army in New Zealand from Genera’ Higgins who recalls that when asked by the High Council in 1929 to assume the leadership, he announced he could not promise to continue oiflee beyond the period announced in his resignation. After consultation with two ve»nv eminent London physicians as to the likelihood o- bi<health permitting an extension, he was compelled to accept the nnfavourable verdict they gave. He y quests prayer that the Amr may y kept to the paths of service. H<’ bids it to go forward. T.et the wo-h see its dependence is upon God, nor uian Mrs Higgins joins him in meetings, and he concludes: "O'.r fnith for the future is strong and unshaken. ”