PERSONAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 143, 2 June 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Ttu- Karj-f'r wih t’znr at Fir.;;i-h Skerries ir* June. King Gtome was Lariqiu iy ni»mb»>r> r ? :;,r Ju-.-kt-y Club at Epsom. Mr. [ »'!ix W Spi>-»r>. of Messi-. Spiers and p f >r*i. the wellknown falrrnr. i* Pri" Association. Mr. J. G. Carpenter. of tie Napier Lands Office. will leave by th*' express train tomorrow *»u a short lisit to Wellington. Mr. Geo. Hunter, who is announced to contest the Waipawa seat in the Opposition intere-t at the next general elecion is in Napier today. The Rev. Father Cahill, of Dannevsrke. has been on a short visit to Napier, and returned home yesterday. Among recent visitors to the North Island is Captain Eastberry. R.N.. of Dunrd'ii. Captain Eastberry was an offior of the H.M.S. Harrier, and took part in the troubles of the early sixties. Tiie Rev. S. S. Osborne, who has been minister in charge of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. New Plymouth, for the past seventeen years, recently tenth red bis resignation to the Presbytery.

Mr. Robert Fletcher, chatn Tin of the Wellington Harbour Boa:J and a member of the WellingtonCity Council, has decided to * ontest the Wellington Central seat at the genera! election, against 'Jr. F. M. B. Fisher. Mr. T. W. Dent, of the headquarters staff of Messrs. Booth, MacDonald and Co., and late manager of the Hastings branch of that firm, is in Hastings. His visit to Hawkq’s Bay will extend over 5 or 6 days. Mr. E. A. Cacrlyon-Bcnnet left by the Wimmer a yesterday, eni route for Melbourne where he will fulfil a long engagement. Before his departure the crew of the Irene and several of his pupils presented Mr. Bennet with an illuminated address in which Kis professional talent and many other sterling good qualities were extolled. Advice just received at Wellington from England intimates that the Chapter-General of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem has selected Mrs. W. B. Fisher, honorary secretary of the District Nursing Guild of St. John. Wellington, as a member of the Order, and that the selection has been sanctioned by King George. - Miss Ava Symonds whose violin solo at the Hastings Harmonic Society’s concert on Wednesday night charmed and delighted every person in the huge audience, has been selected by Mr. Gorlitz, to assist in the orchestra accompanying the Sheffield Choir. Mr. Macduff Boyd, who has been assisting her in her studies is naturally very proud of his deservedly popular pupil. The Chief Justice. Sir Robert Stout, left Wellington for Auckland yesterday, to go on from there by the s.B. Aorangi on his way to Rarotonga. His business at the Cook Islands is to investigate a charge of murder there, ana also to make enquiry as to the administration of the islands. Mr. H. H. Ostler,, Crown Prosecutor, and Mr. F. Waldegrave, Under-Secretary for Justice, go to Rarotonga by the same' steamer. i Many will regret to hear, wavs the “P.B. Herald.” that Captain; C. W. Ferris, one of the oldest re-' sidents of Gisborne, has. for reasons of health, determined to *»*v!?r his connection with the town. Cap tain and Mrs. Ferris have not »n joyed good health of late, and they are leaving on Saturday week to take up their residence in Sv mcv. Captain Ferris has been 'or *6 years associated with the ’ fe of this district. He came to Gisborne in 1865. at the time of the Maori war, arriving with the Hawke s Bay defence force Jn H.M.S. Brise 1 He served through the war here and on the West Coast, being twice wounded. He was in charge of themilitary camp at Waikaremoana for some time. After the cessation of hostilities. Captain Ferris settled down in the district.