PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 259, 5 October 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. W. H Ha rtgill is on a visit to Napier. Mr. ami Mrs. Skerrett, of Gisborne, lift for liume last night. Mr. Montgomerie. Secretary for the (’ustums, left for Gisborne last night. Lord Kitchener has returned. He received an ent luisiast ie welcome on landing. Mrs. Leslie Mom-kton. of '‘The Brow.’ 'Waipawa. is in Napier at present. Miss Beatrice Day. of the Plim-nur-Deniston Company, is staying nt the Masonic. Mrs. Von Dadelzen and Miss I’( ttit. of Waipukiii au. are in Napier for a week. Mr. (I. W. King lias been appointed assistant engineer in the Public Works Department. Messrs. W. Slaughter and H. J. Torbit are gazetted Inspectors of Factories.

Mr. Robert Fusz.urd. of Hastings, loft by the mail train this morning en route to visit England. I Rev. B. t. Thomas, of the Nelson I Congregational Chinch, lias received a call from’the Masterton Church. ' Messrs. H. I>. M. Maszard, A. Cumming, anti M. Pollock have been appointed c<mimissioners to classify iiic Westland Land District. A London cablegram states that Captain 11. H. <'ollim. of the Betksbire Begiment. has been appointed staff officer to New Zealand.

Miss Smart, mistress of the m-w •i'dicol at .Maraetutara, is expciled io leave Gisborne to-morrow evening'. | The school will prnhahly be opi-md for the first time on .Mondav. A London e.'blegiain state.; that the injuries sit -tti’iii’d b.v Mr. John Dillon, M.P., wlio was thrown out <d' ;i dogcart at Swinetord on Thur-.-(Iny, are not serious. The Rev. Idither McMemunin, wlio succeeds the Rev. Father Maples as parish priest at Pctone, is expected to take up his new duties on Wednesday next. Mr. Lawford, manager <.l’ the Dan nevirkc branch of the Union Bank of Australia, contemplates leaving Dannevirke on a holiday 11 ip to the Old Country in February next, 11. is reported that the failing health of Sir William Steward, now in the 7m.,1 ,u ir < f pe. is cHii.mig aims’ m.•.. a ; ti. his fremls. Hi’ is suffering from .u: i hl standing throat trcnMc. \ aiUn n. Tlie V.aipaiia Mail” slates thatthe Rev. C(,ekeriil, vicar of the Or-mo-mu ille district, resigns his charge at the end ot the year and will take up the duties, lor twelve months, of the Rev H ]’ < 'owx, vicar of Waipawn, dm mg his absence in England. The ‘‘Stratford Pemt” reports that Mr. F. W, Webster, who for many years has been manager of Mr. Newton King’s Stratford business, has undcrcd his resignation, which has been accepted, and will take effect at the end of this year. The Hon. W .Pill, a riliit eel of the new theatre!, at Danmiirke, Napier and the one to b<- erected b.s the Opern House Uompani in Manners street, Wellington, left for Sidney, en route to Mt Ihourne. yesi.i-rda.i. He is accompanied by Mrs. Pitt.

A Ne w Vo i k c a I»i eg ra m st a 1 e s that Sir George Reid has arrival at Washington on a visit to Bresident Taft and the Hr. lio:i, James Bryce. The Press Cltio gave an enthtisiasiic reception in his In; ur, and Sir George cordially acknowledged the compliment.

The Rev. J. ,1. Ni.rili, who for Ihe past eight years has been minister <>l the Wellington Baptist ('huirh. mis been called to succeed the Rev. IL S. Gray, of Oxford Tc-rrace Church. Cliiistchurcli. Mr. North is taking a week io think over (he im>tt<-r. Press Association.

Mr. J. B. Him*, M.P., has bevi indisposed of late. He htis liemi unfortunate in failing ;i. victim Io a complaint winch previously gave him trt.uhle, and though far from well hopes to continue liis I’niiia uientary duties for the >■« nminfler of this si ssioti without taking further i cst.

At a meet mg at I’etane last, evening which utis held for tlie purpose of discussing Government’s action in connection with the East Coast railvva.v a resolution was passed t>n the motion of Mr. T. Chirk, seconded by Mr. D .Milne, expressing sympathy with Mr. H. M Campbell M.P., in liis serious illness.

Mr. W. Williams, who is having Masterton to take up a position at Hastings, was entertained by the members of the Excelsior Hockey Club and representatives from St. Matthew’s on Wednesday evening, says the “Daily Times." During the evening, Mr. A. C. I’ragnell, on in half of the Excelsior Club, presented Mr. Williams with a handsome travelling bag as a token of their esteem and good fellowship. Mr. ami Mrs. John Jackson and Master Ernie, left Greynumth by the overland express on Tuesday morning. for their new home in Napier, under most auspicious circumstances, the weather being all that emild be dashed for the overland trip. About fortv of their per-< friends assembled at the station to bid them farewell ami. as (he train moved from the patfotm. gave them a hearty round oi cheering to let them know that tlup currying away their good wtshi's. At a meet tug of the Canterbury College Students Association on Thursday it «.t< decided to nominate Mr. L, S. Jennings, of Christchurch, as the Canterbury College candidate for 1 lit 1 Rhodes scholarship of 1012. Mr. Jennings received his early education at. Nelson ('<>■. lege. lie obtained a junior university scholarship and proceeded to Canterbury College, where he graduated Master of Science, with second ('lass honours in ma 1 hemat ies an<l mathematical physics. He also holds the B.A. degree. He was nominated by the college last year, but was 0 unsuccessful. ’