PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 74, 11 March 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL

The G overnor was formally welcomed to Auckland at Government House this morning by BDhnp Cross let and a committee r*’pre<entine the Church of England. His Excellency. acknowledging the presentation of ji: address, commented on the reference therein to the vast tract ni country covered by the Auckland dio-e-c. Hsaid the difficulties that confront the workers who carry put their ministries must be realised by everyone. In conclusion, he said the work, ticfoundations of which were laid by the Rev. Marsden and Bishop Seiwyn. istill being carried forward by trusted eager workers. There may have been inen both abler and greater than they, though it is not easy to cite them, but in all history, there were none more intrepid, none more pure —-Association. Air. and Mrs. W. F. Harris left for Wairoa this morning. ' Mr. Fred Hall, of Gisborne, arrived in Napier this morning. Dr. Chesson left Napier by the express this morning for Wellington en route to Christchurch. Mr. P. Fitzherbert. solicitor, of Dannevirke, is at present visiting Napier.

Mr. and Mrs. Keith White and Miss Ida White arrived in Napier yesterday on a short visit. Mr. D. J. Doole was a passenger by special car for Wairoa this morning.

Dr. Somerville, Mr. Plank and Constable Torr left by special coach for Wairoa this morning. Miss Charters and Messrs. Charters and Barry left Napier for \\ airoa this morning. Mr. C. H. Arvedsen. of Hastings, leaves on Thursday on a visit to his native heath in Germany. Lord and Lady Chelmsford have left Sydney for London. They received an enthusiastic farewell.

His sisters and neice visited the Pope at Rome A medical bulletin states that he is suffering from simple bronchial offer‘ions and needs watching, owing to his age. The Pope has suspended audiences. At the Supreme Court. Napier, yesterday, Sir Robert Stout (Chief justice) admitted as solicitors of the Supreme Court Messrs. lan Mackie (of Messrs. Carlile, McLean, Scannell and Wood’s office) and David J. London (of the firm of Messrs. Cresswell and Gleeson). M. Francis Latouche, one of the rising poets of .France, lost his life under peculiar circumstances in Paris a few weeks ago. He was walking quietly along a footpath in a busy street? when a motor car skidded on the road, mounted the pavement, and struck him down. He died almost at once, his skull being fractured. The poet was aged only 28 years. Miss A. K. Duff left Hastings this morning, travelling via the Main Trunk to Auckland, where she joins the P. and O. Liner Moldavia, sailing from the Northern port on Friday afternoon for London. Miss Gertrude Gallien, of Hastings, proceeds to Auckland by the Mokoia, leaving Napier at 11 a.m. to-morrow. Wednesday, connecting with the Moldavia for London on Friday. Mr. William Calder, M.1.C.E., an old “Stone” School and Otago High School boy, has been selected by the Victorian State Government out of 100 candidates for the position of chairman of the County Roads Board recently set up for that State. For the,past 15 years Mr. Calder has been city engineer for Prahran. Melbourne. His new post carries with it a salary of £BOO per annum. Sir John Findlay has just sold his residence in Wellington, and this has been followed by an auction sale of household effects and a portion of his library. Curiosity has been, aroused as to his plans, and it has been freely suggested that he intends going to England. The Wellington correspondent of the “Lyttelton Times,” however ,says that he has no plans of that sort. He has decided to live in the attractive cross-harbour suburb of Day’s Bay, where he has long had a house. As for political plans, Sir John is not communicative, but an impression is gathered that he has not lost his interest in those matters.