PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 177, 11 July 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

The Hon. J. A. M:liar celeb’ated j his 57th birthday last Monday. i Dr. J. P. I). Leahy left Nap; to play per s.s. Victoria for Sydney - a I Wellington. ; Mr. Rustin, one of the North Island Rugby team, arrived in Napier I by the express last evening. The Right Hon. Joseph lain, whose birthday was honour Home last Monday, is now 76 yea » 1 ; of age.

' Mr. Maxwell M. Carpenter, mana ■ ger of the Rangitikei Sawntiilers’ | Association, arrives in Napier by toj night’s express. ! Mr. J. D. Avery, secretary of tLr New Zealand Rugby Union, arrived ; in Napier last evening, and puts ip • at the Caledonian Hotel.

Mr. Crawshaw, secretary of the Hawke's Bay Education Board, left Napier this morning to give evidence before the Education Commission now sitting in Wellington. The Rev. M. Diamond, of Newcastle. N.S.W., has accepted an engagemen under the Dunedin Hebrew congregation, and will reach Dunedin in three or four weeks' time.

I His Excellency the Governor, in I reply to an invitation by the Rugby Union to attend the Inter Island match next Saturday, regrets that State matters preclude all possibility of his presence. Mr. and Mrs. Donald McDonald, of Edendale, Southland, accompanied by the Misses McDonald and Mr. McDonald, jun.. arrived in Napier yesterday. They intend to make a few weeks’ stay in the town. A presentation of a silver-mounted mottled rimu walking stick, suitably engraved, was made on Monday evening at Auckland to Mr. Norman Cranby. of the firm of J. Griffen and Co., contractors, who has been transferred to Napier, the firm’s head office. The presentation was made on behalf of the employers by Mr. W..Foote.

Captain William Sinker, R.N.R., of the mission steamer Southern Cross, which arrived at Auckland from the New Hebrides on Monday morning, while suffering form sunstroke in the islands had an attack of malarial fever. The vessel was brought to Auckland in charge cf Mr. Burgess, the chief officer, but on arrival in the harbour Captain Sinker was able to be on deck.