PERSONAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 117, 3 May 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr. Freeman Pous, solicitol. Dannevirke. is on a visit to Napier. Mr. S. C. Jones left Hastings for Wellington this morning on a business trip. Mr. H. Joll left Hastings by this morning's mail on a fortnight’s holiday. It is expected that the Hon: T. Mackenzie. Minister for Agriculture. will visit Hawke’s Bay about the 19th inst. The Hon. J. A. Millar left Christchurch for the South to-day. He was deputationised on railway matters at Temuka, Ashburton, and Timaru. Misses Hodgson and Green, of the staff of the Hastings High School and Mahora School, left by this morning’s express for the holidays. Sir Robert Hart has definitely resigned from the Customs. China. Mr. Francis Arthur Aglen. Deputy-Inspcctor-Generai of Maritime Customs, China, succeeds him. Mr. Henry Hayward, of Hayward’s Enterprises, Ltd., will leave Wellington for England by the lonic on June 15. his object being largely a holiday making one. although he will be on the lookout for anything new in the way of moving picture entertainments in the Old World. Dr. Tosswill and Mrs. Tosswill, and their two sons, with the Rev. Brocklehurst. Mr. Grey, and Miss . Hodge leave by special coach for Taupo to-morrow. They will spend a fortnight’s holiday in thermal land, returning to Hastings. about the 20th inst. During Dr. Tosswill’s absence Drs. Barcroft. Alacdonnell. and Wilson will attend to his patients. Major-General Godley arrived in Auckland by the Main Trunk express on Monday, and on Tuesday, accompanied by Mrs. Godley and Captain Melville, he left for Dargaville, on a visit to the northern districts. Major-General Godley is expected to return on Friday, and he will then go to the Southland district, afterwards returning to the North Island and visiting the Taranaki and Hawke’s Bay provinces. Among the visitors to Wellington is Mr. W. H. Herries, one of the leading members of the Opposition in Parliament. He will follow up thn Dfilirii-Ili r-nnn.niGf x’lrir-k vr-rie

Among the visitors to Wellington is Mr. W. H. Herries, one of the leading members of the Opposition in Parliament. He will follow up the political campaign which was commenced in the South Island bv ti e Leader of the Opposition. Mr. Herries will go to Nelson by the Alapourika to-night. On Thursday he will speak at Wakefield, and he Will subsequently address meetings at Hokitika. Rimu. Ross and Kumara. On May 15th Mr. Herries expects to reach Christchurch via Otira. He will address a meeting at Palmerston North on his way home.

Mr. E. J. Riddiford known throughout the Dominion as King ’ Riddiford and the largest payer of taxes especially of the graduated tax. in New Zealand, died at 2 p.m. to-day of heart failure. He had been ill for some time, but had rallied recently. A grand nephew, Basil Forster-Pratt, died here at 8 this morning of appendicitis. after a very brief illness. The death was a shock to Mr. Riddiford. Mr. Riddiford's body will be taken to his olu home at the Hutt for the funeral. Mr. Riddiford was the first child baptised ip New Zealand by Bishop Selwyn. and his father, who arrived in 18.39, brought out with him the first h i °” S£ ? Prectprl at Pipitea Point. ‘‘King” Diddiford leaves three sons and three daughters. He was easily the wealthiest man in New Zealand, and has large areas intact in this and the Wairarapa districts.

Ever since coming to England five years ago (says the London correspondent of the “Post”). Mr. Cecil Jameson ('Wellington) has. been working assiduouslv at his art studies, devoting considerable time to figure work and portraiture. He has now settled down for a while at a studio in King's road. Chelsea, a part o f London where artists congregate ,p goodly numbers, and he is planning to hold a show of his work some time in June. Latelv Mr. Jameson has been bnsv carrying out portrait and chalk drawing commissicois. He Ims just completed an oil-painting of Lady Hall-Jones. The High Commissioner has promised him a brief sitting for a chalk drawing, and other sitters on }>C ]Ct recentlv have mchidcd Sir Kenmwnv. Mr. H . Pember Reeves. Sir William Russell, D r y Parkinson. Miss Hall Jones, and Mr. W. T. Stead. M hile staying down in Essex recentlv he had as sitters Mrs. M . G. Gladstone and her two daughters, all of whom chose t® be done in chalk. Mr. Jameson expects to have some landscape canvas ready to include in his exhibition.

< j Dr. Waterworth, connected with i Mr. A. G. Hughes, dentist, of HastI ings, returned from a holiday trip to Auckland last night. Mr. R. W. Haise, manager of the Hastings branch of the Bank of New Zealand, left for Wellington this morning. During his absence his duties will be discharged b> ' Mr. T. E. Corkill, of Wellington. Mr. C. M. Whittington, the | chairman of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board, left by the express train for Woodville this morning, where he will enquire into the question whether the children attending the Woodlands road school should be conveyed to the 'Wood-, ville school or whether the former school should be closed. Mr. Crawshaw, secretary of the Education Board, accompanied Mr. Whittington to Woodville.