Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 273, 3 November 1916, Page 6

Personal.

Mrs. J. S. Jessop, of Wairoa, is visiting Napier. Mrs. Keith White, of Porangahau{ who has been visiting Napier, returned home to-day. Mrs. E. Holt and family, returned to Cape Turnagain yesterday, after a visit to Napier. Mr. and Mrs. E. Sandiman, of Wairoa, arrived in Napier this afternoon on a visit. Corporal E. Cornford, of the 21st Mounted Rifles, is spending leave in Napier. Mr. C. Douglas, of Napier, is at present confined to his bed with illness. Mr. H. Thompson, of Napier, is on a brief visit to Masterton and Wellington. Mr. A. Warburton, editor of the “Waipa Post,” Te Awamutu, is paying a short visit to Hastings. Chaplain Father Moloney, recently invalided home from the front is on a health visit to Napier. Captain Fraser, who has been acting as Quarter-master on one of the New Zealand transports, has returned to Napier on a short leave. One of the best known nurses in Auckland, Miss Jean Dalton Foote, of Rawlingstone Hospital, died at that institution last night. Constable J. A. Dempsey, of the Napier Police staff, has received notice of his transfer to Kawa-Kawa, Whangarei, where he is to be put in charge of the Police Station. Mrs. Foster Brook left Hastings for Wellington this morning. Her son, Lieut. Cyril Brook, leaves v-ith the 19th Reinforcements. Sergeant E. Ryan, of Port Ahuriri recently reported wounded, is now progressing favourably m the 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford. Mr. G. D. B. .Bayliss, Field Supervisor, for the Department of Agriculture, has taken up headquarters, at the Napier office of that Department. Mr. Harold Gregson, oi Auckland has been appointed musical judge for the 1917 Festival of the Dominion (Christchurch) literary and musical competitions.

Mrs. F. J. Tonkin and Miss T< n kin left Hastings by the mail Ira.n this morning for Welligtm to Lla bon voyage to Lieut. Tonk.n, who leaves with the 19th Reinforcements.

The Rev. Dr. Walkins, one of the best known minister of the Methodist Church in New Zealand, is now over 80 years of age. He is now in Melbourne, and the state of his health is reported to be unsatisfac tory on account of his strength having been O’'c-rtnxr?d by too much public speaking.

What n us - fie one of the last remaining links with Trafalgar has been snapped by the death at Whimple, Devon, of Miss Emma Agaes s ule, youngest surviving child of Lieutenant Yule, who. as an officer of the ’Victory, took part in the battle. Miss Yule was in her ninety-lievcn t : yea r.

Adjet. nt W. Winton, of the Salvation Army has received word from the Dr fence Headquarters, Wellington, that he has been select cd for chaplain’s work in Egypt. He will be leaving Auckland within the next for-- days to take up his new duties in connection with the military work in the land of the Pharaohs. Probate in the estate of the late Dr. A. A. Martin, of Palmerston North (who died of wounds on active service) was recently granted by the Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, to John Thomas Martin and Elias Martin, the executors named in the will. It is understood (says the “Mana-, watu Daily Times”) that the estate left by the deceased totals in value upwards of £50,000. At the Port Ahuriri Fire Brigade meeting last night feeling reference was made to the death at the front of Private George Johnstone, an old member of the Brigade. In passing a vote of condolence to his parents, it was decided to have the deceased soldier’s three years’ service certificate framed, and forwarded on to Private Johnstone’s parents.

An interesting and charming wedding took place at Auckland on Wednesday (says the “Star”), when Miss Dorothy C. Nathan, only daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Sidney J. Nathan, was married at the temporary home of the bride’s parents, “Ngaponga,” to Second Lieutenant BickertonFisher, son of the late Mr. James Bickerton-Fisher, formerly one of the best known residents of Christchurch.

Lord Llangattock died of wounds in France, at the age of 46. He w-as a son of the first Baron Llangattock, and was educated at l-.t, n and Oxford, where he won his M.A. and B.C.L. degrees. In 1896 ha became a barrister at the Inner Temple. From 1906 to 1907 he was Mayor of Monmouth. Most of his property is situated in Moni’imitbsnirc but he also owns land hi several other counties. His brother, the Hon. H. A. Rolls, is heir tn the title. — Press Association. We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Frances Spackman, wife of Mr. Henry Goold Spackman, of Napier. The deceased lady, who possessed somewhat unusual musical talen, and had given valued services in connection with church choirs and choral societies, both in Gisborne and Napier, was a daughter of the late Mr. Arthur Parnell, of Gisborne. Many friends in the district will regret to learn of her death, and her son and daughter, as well as her husband, have the sympathy of every one who knows them.