PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 122, 8 May 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

His Excellence' the Governor. Lord Islington, returned from the Titira camp yesterday morning by motor car and proceeded to Otatara, where he was the guest of Mr. G. P. Donnelly. Lord Islington left to-day for Auckland. General Godley accompanied his Excellency from the camp, and left by the mail train this morning for Wellington. Judge Gilfedder, of the Native Land Court, arrived in Hastings by last evening’s mail train. Mrs. H. Wilding, of Auckland, returned home this morning by the mail train from a visit to Mrs. J. K. Bovle.

Mr and Mrs Dickie, of M airoa, who have been holiday making since Easter, have returned to Napier on their way home.

Mr. Cliffe McCullough, of M imbledon, passed through Napier last night on his way to England on a six months’ visit.

Mr. Donald Banks and his brother, Mr. Edward Banks, left Hastings for Matamata (Waikato) where the latter resides, by the mail train this morning.

Miss Dolly Ellingham, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis, has made a speedy recovery, and left Nurse O’Callaghan’s private hospital at Hastings to-day. Mr. Robert Davis, son of Mr. D. E. Davis, of Hastings, has been invalided from the Tutira training camp suffering from an attack of appendicitis.

At the annual meeting of the Dunedin Harbour yesterday Mr. J. H. Walker was elected chairman, defeating Mr. Belcher, the retiring chairman by 7 votes to 6. —Press Association.

The many friends of Mrs. Foster of Hastings, who underwent a successful operation at the Waipawa Hospital, will be pleased to hear that sire is progressing satisfactorily, and will be able to return home shortly.

Mr. Lawry, ex-M.P., was entertained last night at Ellerslie by friends and presented with an illuminated address and a purse of sovereigns. Among the speakers was Mr. Lang, representing Manakau, who mentioned Mr. Lawry’s political service of a quarter of a century and said no man was better fitted for a seat in the Legislative Council.

In an interview at Christchurch yesterday, the Hon. J. A. Hanan, Minister of Justice, said that the appointment of inspector Cullen to fill the position of Commissioner of Police seemed to have met with general approval. In all probability Inspector Mitchell, of Dunedin, would be appointed inspector at Auckland. An appointment to the vacant inspectorship had not yet been made.

The Hon. A. M. Myers will leave Wellington for Christchurch to-day. He will be accompanied by the Hon. H. G. Ell, who is to be tendered a “‘social” by his constituents at Sydenham. The Hon. Dr. Te Rangihiora left Wellington for Wanganui yesterday to attend a meeting of the Maori Council there to-night. The Minister for Public Works (Hon. W. D- S. MacDonald) will visit Taranaki on his return from Marlborough.