PERSONAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 275, 6 November 1916, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Dr. Henley left Napier by the Monowai this afternoon for Wellington. Mrs. (Dr.) Caro returned to Napier this morning after a visit to Gisborne.. Miss Hardy, of Blackburn, and Miss Knight, of Onga Onga, have returned home after a visit to Hastings. Misses Walding, Morton and Mackey. Mesdames Day, Walding, Sivinnock, Benge, Messrs. Taafe, Cray and Pearce were passengers to Napier by the Arahura this morning from Auckland. The following passengers left Napier this afternoon by the Monowai for south : —Wellington : Misses Smith, Waterhouse, Humphreys; Mrs. J. H. Skeet and child, Messrs. Norton and Sweet apple. Lyttelton : Misses Murphy and Wheeler. Dunedin: Mesdames Cossentine and children, Clifford and Rankin, Messrs. Norton. D. N. Mackenzie, Cameron and Clark. The following have booked passages by the Arahura which sails tonight for Gisborne :—Mr. and Mrs. McClelland, Mr. and Mrs. Ewen, Mr. and Mrs. Piersse, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Brown, Mr and Mrs. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs McKee, Mesdames P. Barry, Humphreys, C. J. Morrissey, Miss Scully, Messrs. Kenway, W. Ross, Hassey and C. Anderson. Rev. T. and Mrs. Tait left Napier by mail train this morning for their new sphere, Manaia. A large company of friends assembled to cheer them on their way, among them being the girls of Mrs. Tait’s Bible Class, the Revs. Hodge, Richards and Dodds, several elders, managers and Sunday School teachers. As the train issued forth, three ringing cheers were given for Mr. and Mrs Tait.

Mr. Douglas Hay, an Auckland stockbroker and well-known in cricket circles throughout the Dominion, was the victim of a motor accident at Ngaruawahia on Friday last. He was endeavouring to avoid some animals on the road, and it would appear as if, intending to apply the foot-brake, he pressed the accelerator instead, with the result that the car bounded forward, and, after striking a fence, turned a double somersault. Mr. Hay was struck in the chest by the steering wheel. Several ribs were broken, and his chest was crushed, causing hemmhorage of the lungs. He is at present in a private hospital at Ngaruawahia. Adjutant Bladin, who has been engaged at the Salvation Army’s Institute at Featherston during the past nine months, will proceed to the front with the 19th Reinforcements, while Adjutant Winton, of Auckland, will go as a chaplain to Egypt. In addition, at the request of General Booth, Commissioner Hodder has appointed Captain Elston and Captain M’Pherson, together with their wives, to take up work in the interests of the Anzacs in connection with the Salvation Army’s Institutes in England and France. Here they will minister to the spiritual as well as the temporal needs of the men : their wives will also do duty connected with the institutes.

The Arahura arrived in Napier from northern ports this morning with the following passengers:— Misses Wilkinson, Wheeler, Loisel, Williams, Hall, Barber, Glutles, Barron and Cogswell; Mesdames Beston, Coventry, Wilson, Jolly, Caro, Beardmore, Grubb, Barron, Wallace, Loisel, Paynter, Howse, Sherratt, Kels, Mathews, Wall, Stewart, Hall, Spencer, Yielding, Rasmussen, Somervell, Denholm, Turnbull, Pardoe; Messrs. S. M. Forrest, McKenzie, Taylor (2), Brookes, Paynter, Beardsmore, Balkind, Paynter, Rutherford, Loisel, Stewart, Campbell, Goodman, Bock, Dorse, Loosman, Anderson, Crawshaw, Spencer, Smith, McLernon (2), Cording, Sellars, Sheath, Shirley, Duske, Jeffrey, McCallum, Parker, Kels, Matthews, Birnie, Thompson, Kain, Rees, Shaw, Mann, Dods, Siglev, Preston, Yonki, Schaeffer, Sir, Kendon, Lieut. Olsen, Dr. Reid and Master Roisel.

Murray, Roberts and Co. have received advice that the C’orinthic arrived in London on the 3rd instant.

Two more casesof diphtheria, one from Hastings and one from Napier, were reported to the Hospital Board to-day.

The following are the returns for Napier Hospital for the week ended yesterday’:—ln at last date, 94 males and 56 females ; admitted during the -week, 20 males and 16 females ; discharged, 12 males and 7 females ; died, 2 males; remaining in at date, 100 males and 65 females. Up to the present time, the total number of men in New Zealand who have been granted exemption from military’ service on the ground of employment in some indispensable industry is 496, states the Hon Arthur Myers, Minister in Charge of Munitions and Supplies. He explains further that the greater number of men so exempted will have their cases reconsidered at the beginning of next year, as exemption is only’ granted till the end of the present year. The Remuera from London, via Panama, arrived at Auckland at 10 o’clock on Saturday evening with 21 returned soldiers. Major Turnbull, D. 5.0., was in command of the party, which includes eight officers, 10 N.C.O.’s and three men. Ten are returning for commissions. The wounded men benefited greatly by’ the voyage, due to the fact that only’ cool weather was experienced in the equatorial zone. Lieutenant F. A. Rutherford, Roy’al Field Artillery, of Onewhero, recently awarded the Military Cross, on sick leave, and Messrs. Carncross and Lee, M.’sP., were also passengers. At the public farewell social tendered to the Hastings quota of the 23rd Reinforcements to-morrow evening, speeches will be given by His Worship the *Mayor (Mr. W. Hart), and Mr. H. M. Campbell. The ladies of the Liverpool Committee will make the usual presentation of parcels and the badges will be served out to the members of the departing contingent. The Send-off Committee will meet at the Drill Hall at 10 a.m., and those friends who support the function are requested to send any supper contributions to the hall cluring the morning.

Great interest is being taken by’ the school children in the concert to take place in the Municipal Theatre Hastings, on Friday night. To-day over 250 children began their rehearsals under the baton of Miss Gray, and drill squads are assiduously training under the control of Mr. P. J. Sefton and Miss F. Epps. The tableaux will be arranged by Misses R. J. Hodgson and F. R. Livingstone of the Secondary school staff. The box plan is now open at Halls. Patrons are advised to convert their 2/- tickets into reserves at 2/6.