PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 170, 3 July 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. and Mrs. Waterhouse, of Mangawbare, ace spending a fear, days in Napier at present. ■

Colonel Johnston, of Wellington, arrived in Napier last the mail train.

Mrs. Harding, of Gisborne, is at present in Napier, where she makes a short stay.

Mr. and Mrs. Newton, of Auckland, accompanied by Miss Newton, are on a visit to Napier.. Bishop Sadlier, Bishop-designate of Nelson, and Bishop Wood, Bishop of Melanesia, were passengers to New Zealand by the Moeraki on Monday. :

Mr. F. C. Brown, the New Zea.land Government poultry expert, who lias been visiting Victona and South Australia, left Sydney far New Zealand by Saturday’s stemaer. Carlton.

The Czar’s only son, the Grand Duke Alexis Nicholaievitch, is reported to be suffering from tuberculosis of the knee, which may result in his being crippled for life. There were signs of weakness in the joint some months ago when the Czarevitch hurt his leg. Mrs. Gerald King and her daughter, Miss Kiore King, of Hawke’a Bay, are in England for something over a year, says a London correspondent, during which time Miss King will study elocution and dramatic art at Sir Beerbohm Tree’s academy. Since their arrival in March, Mrs. King and Miss King have been visiting relatives in Cambridge and Warwick.

The Hon. J. Bryce had a civic welcome in the Sydney Town Hall today. This evening the’ GovernorGeneral, Lord Denman, is giving a dinner in his honour. To-morrow he will be welcomed at the University, and subsequently a State Government welcome will take place at Parliament House. Mr. Bryce will be Lord Denman’s guest until Friday and afterwards Lord Chelmsford’s guest.

An old identity has passed away at Feilding in the person of Mrs Whirkcr at the age of 70. She wa» I>< rn at the Hutt, and came to the Feilding district >n 1864. The deceased lady passed through some stirring adventtires with the natives both in intertribal fights and in the Maori wars. She leaves a grown-up family, amongst them being several who have played in representative football matches for Manawatu for many years.

| The wedding of Air. John (Don) H. I Miller, cf Gisborne, second son of I Mr. W. Miller, Otago district agent for the New Zealand Government i Agricultural Department, to Miss J Jani? V. Cato, youngest daughter of I the Rev. Tancon Cato, Anglican vicar in the parish of Braidwood. N.S.W.. was celebrated at Auckland tc-day. After the ceremony guests were entertained at the resident of the Hon. F. B. Sewell. Mr. Miller is well known in Hastings, having been for a number of years in the employ of Messrs. Williams and Kettle, Ltd.