PERSONAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 428, 6 August 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

lhe Morea's New Zealand passengers w ere Air. Birch. Airs. Birch and child. * Ilie death is anmmm-ed at London of Mr. M alter Emanuel, fl. humorous writer. Cr. J. I'. \\ iliiamson lias declined lo vit lid raw his resignation from Hie Napier Boroiigii Council. Afr. 1.. IL ]•’. Simpson (architect) representative for Air. If. E. White, arrived in Hastings last evening. Afr. Norman A. McK lizie, of the Post, ami Telegraph Department, Napier, is spending his annual holiday with his people in Carterton.

Air. Ernest. Denton, late of Christchurch and Invercargill, who nisi ailed ilie Diesel oil-engines on H.M.S. (/iieen. Elizabeth, has now received a commission in the. Iffoyal Naval Reserve, ami is going act iv <• service.

Mr. Cole, third engineer at the Napier power house, has resigned bis position. It has been reported nt another local paper that Air. Jones, also an engineer at the power house, has resigned, but this is not correct. Mr. Jones is retaining his position, Mr, M. G. Somerville, of tuo (hi nt church oilice of the South British Insurance Co., Ltd., lias received notice of his promotion to tlic .\apiei’ branch of the compaany, mill leaves in a lew days to lake up his now duties, sues the ( hi istihureti “Press.”

A London Press Association cable states 11ml Sir George Reid, whose ii.iin ;is High Commissioner will .short |v expire, expresses an earnest desire ihal (lie question of Ills Clfli* rial position should rioi be associated in any wav with parly po.ities. ’lhe ilc.ith is reported ol Airs. G-. Malibelt as having m-curicd al (!>«• i’almeis'en North Hospital on Tm-s dav. lhe (!(■(■< ased was well-known' in Ibinkifs Bav, and much sympaihy will i>e extended Air. Alabbelt and lamilv in their lime oi sorrow. Air. J. Haninnc. stationmaster at Hastings, b'f' tlii - m<>rriing on three weeks’ holiday in the South I'-iind. Mr. F. J. Eisaid. relieving orticer on the \\ clliiigton sectiop,. will take up Mr. Hanning's duties during liis absence. ■ Lieutemuil D. Williams, who lias been accepted b>r active service, was met by the membe’rs of the Napier Fire* P'>li< >’ last mening and presented with, a wristlet -watch. The- presentation was made by Captain E. Hyde.

Mr. K. Ward, of the clerical staff<>f the Hawke's Bay and North British Freezing Co., who is leaving with the Napier quota of the Eighth Reinforcements on the 17th, was this morning presented with a silver, illnmimms-faeed wristlet watch by his fellow employees. Mr. R. AV. Baumbarl. brother or Mrs. Eric Simpson. <>t Hastings, is spending a lew days here, pnoi to liis going into camp on the 17th iiist Br. Baumgart's brother. Bruce, is a member of the Field Engineers attached to the Fourth Reinfuree-im-nt s.

The Rev. F. Tucker, who for lhe lust five vears flit*; been iu charge of l.'ie Ta’radak-Clive J’resby tenan ( Imrch. lias rex'cntly a. tall to the Warrington Seaclift charge, and leaves for Ids now sphere.ut labour about tie l~th inst. ile.; congregations, b<;tii at. Taradale and ( live, inti nd taking leave of tiiv Minister al. farewell gatherings. .Members of the Hastings ami St. Leonard's Bowling Clubs, members of the Hastings Golf Club, the medical profession ami numerous other friends of Captain AlcKibbiu assembled at the railway station this morning to bid iiim farewell on his depart nrc for Trentham. As the tr.iiii moved off three rousing cheer.-; were given.

. Prior to his departure for Trentiuim this morning. Captain AleKibbin was presented by Air, E. J. I . King, on behalf ot Air. J. kindlay. of Napier and formerly of II a-tings, wit li a pair of field glasses as a. memento, with the wish that mi his safe return ilie glasses should be handed back to the giver as a keepsake. Information has been received ill Wt-ellingion that Major J. Gcthin Hughes, D. 5.0.. has been promoted to t’ii rank of colonel. Colonel Hughes left New Zealand with the Main Expeditionary I'oree on the staff of General ami is at present understood to be the con> manding officer oi tin Canterbury* Battalion, during the absence ot Colonel Brown, who was wounded iu action and invalided to England.

A very pleasing function took place at the Piccadilly tea rooms yesterday, when the executive of the Y.M.C.A. entertained Captain AlcKibbin. formerly a member ot the board anti chairman of the physical department, to lunch. During the proceedings Captain AlcKibbin was presented with a case of pipes, congratulatory speeches being made bv .Messrs. JL E. Grainger (hon. G. Darvell (treasurer). F. E. Barley, and E. J. F. King. Apo-lo-gies t were read from Messrs T. Tanner and E. T. James (chairman of the board), these two gentlemen being’ absent from town. Captain AlcKibbin suitably responded to the pn sentation made to him. At St. Alatthew’s Church. Hastings, on Wednesday morning last, a pretty wedding vias solemnised, when' the Rev. J. B. -Broeklchurst united in matrimony, Air. Frederick S, Thomas, son of Mr. and Airs. A. Tliomas, of Christchurch, and Miss Lucy Sneaile, alto of Christchurch. The service was a full choral one. the, “Wedding Alarcli’’ being played by Air. I’. Tombs. At the conclusion of the ceremony the guests were entertained at the residence of Airs. W. G. Hawkins, Ontram road. The happy couple received hearty congratulations from a wide, circle of friends, and were the. recipients of many valuable presents. They subsequently left for the south on their li-mevmooii.