PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 260, 19 October 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. and Mrs. T. 11. Lowry, of Hawke’s Bay, have returned after a visit to America. Mrs. AV. G. AVood of Napier, left by mail train this morning for Wellington en route to England. Miss H. AV. Morrison of New Plymouth, who has been visiting Napier, returned by mail train to-day. Mr. AV. R. vJiisholm, of Auckland, lute of Napier, who has been visiting Napier, returned by mail train thia morning. A well signed call from Manaia congregation to the Rev. P. Tait, of Port Ahuriri, was yesterday sustained by the Presbytery of Taranaki. Mrs. J. Higgius and Miss Madge Higgins, of Napier, left yesterday morning by mail train for AVellington, and sail to-day by the s.s lliverina for Sydney. Miss Phoebe Parsons, of AV oilington, who is singing at the “pop.” concert in Everybody’s Theatre, Hastings, to-night and to-morrow night, arrives in Hastings to-night and will star with Mrs. Mac Duff Boyd.

The telegraph staff in Wellington yesterday evening presented Mr. A. J. Talbot, superintendent, with an address expressing appreciation of his efforts on oehalf of the staff, especially in the direction of arranging "a rotatory Saturday hidfholiday. Mr Lance B. Vallanee, son of th© late Mr. J. C. Vallanee, died at Masterton on Thursday, at the ago of thirty-three years. The deceased contracted a chill at the Trentham camp some months ago, and complications arose which terminated fatallv.

A cablegram has been received by Dr. Averill, Anglican Bishop of Auckland, to the effect that the Rev. George Craig Cruickshank, vicar of Whangarei, has been wounded. It is understood by the bishop that Mr. Cruickshank’s condition is not serious.

A AA’ellington telegram states that Mr. H. F. Freshwater, who has hitherto filled the position of secretary and London manager of tho National Bank of New Zealand, has been appointed a director of tho bank in succession to Mr. Thomas Seaber, resigned. Mr Arthur Willis has been appointed secretary and London manager. Recent letters from the French front state that Captain L. M. Shera, who won the Military Cross for his services in the Gallipoli campaign, is doing equally good work as an engineer officer in the Somme advance. His friends in Auckland (says the “Star”) will be glad to hear that the letters stated that ftit the time of writing he was well.

The golden wedding of two old residents of New Zealand, Mr. and Mrs. Plummer, of Auckland, was celebrated a few days ago. Mr. Plummer, who arrived in New Zealand in 1861, took up sheep farming iv Hawke’s Bay, and went through the Maori war. He was on the Chatham Islands as Government commisariat to the Maoris when Te Kooti mutinied, and it was here that he was married, Mrs. Plummer being the first white woman to bo married on the Chathams. _ There are 12 children of the marriage.