PERSONAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 186, 24 July 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Their Majesties King George and Queen Mary have returned to London from their .Scottish tour. ■ Mr. D. Macdonald, who lost his arm whilst erecting machinery on. Friday last, is making fair progress, at Nurse Jeffards private hopital. Mr. T. G. Jamieson, recently of Coromandel, took up his duties at the Crown Lands Department, Napier. this morning. Mr. J. E. Lane (President) and Mr. J. A. Fraser (secretary, of the, Hastings branch of the New Zea-, land Farmers' Union left for Wellington this morning to attend the Dominion conference.

Mr. A. E. Elwood, head barman at the Albert Hotel, Hastings, has purchased Mr. W. Meade’s interest in the Plumpton Park Hotel. Meanee, and enters into possession on August 30th. Mr. C. R. Pollen. Commissioner’ of Crown Lands, left Napier by the express train this morning tor. Wellington where he will attend ; the conference of Commissioners of Crown Lands. ( A London cable announces the death of Sir Percy Bunting, editor’ ■of the ‘’Contemporary Review” i and of the "Methodist Tinies” ; also’ the death of Mr. W. C. Steadman, , secretary of the Trades Union Con-, gross. !

It is stated that Sergeant-Major’ Wallingford, the great English '• musketry expert, and considered; by many of the best military authorities to be the first rifle shot in : the world, has been appointed to ; the New Zealand Staff with the ’ rank of lieutenant. He will leave for New Zealand shortly. I

On Saturday morning Mr. T. P. Halpin, who has resigned his position as local manager for Messrs. Macky. Logan and Co., of Napier, to enter into business at Wellington. was met by the Napier firm’s, staff on Saturday morning and presented with a valuable liqueur stand . Mr. F. H. ’Williams, who is Mr. Halpin’s successor, made the presentation and the recipient suitably responded. Mr. Halpin leaves ; for Wellington on Wednesday.

The many friends of Mr. T. St. Lawrence Toner in the Catholic ■ congregation of St. Patrick’s, Napier. were pleased to hear his voice; once more amongst the choir last evening. The pleasure, however. ; was mingled with regret by the . knowledge that it was possibly the last time he would be heard 1 amongst the choir of St. Patrick’s. Long and serious illness has, broken Mr. Toner’s health and tie-; cessitated the cancelling of all his I professional engagements in Napier and it is probable that a long period ’ of rest will be necessary to restore , him to health and vigor, hence his J reluctant severance from his friends , in Hawke’s Bay. He sang last night; Gounod’s “Repertir,” and notwithstanding the ill-health which has left him but the shadow of his former self, his rich resonant baritone did full justice to the interpretation t of Gunod’s devotion.