Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IX, Issue 81, 20 March 1919, Page 4

Personal.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hannah returned to Napier yesterday after visiting Napier.

Mrs. Angus McKinnon returned home yesterday after a short visit to Napier.

Sergeant W. Green left Hastings yesterday for Rotorua and Auckland, for the benefit of his health.

Mr. Allan McCorkindalc, of FeihL ing, who has been on a visit to Hastings left on his return home this morning.

Mrs. J. A. Macdouell, and her sister. Miss Munro, left Hastings this morning on a visit to Welling ton.

The Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, and his Associate, Mr. R. Cook, left by the Arahura last night for Gisborne.

A cable from Sydney «tat«s that the Reverend John G. Whecn has been elected President of the Methodist Conference.

Miss Fulton left by mail train this morning on a visit to the South Is land. She will be absent for some months, having let her house. Air. and Airs. AA. J. Stratton and party, who have been enjoying a brief holiday at Taupo, have returned to AVairaarama.

Messrs M. Tansey ami 11. Green, (Returned Soldiers Association) have been appointed additional members of the AVaipukuran Repatriation Committee.

Airs. J. G. Stewart, of AV estshore, Napier, has received a cable stating that her son. Gunner AV. Stewart, has been removed from Ihe dangerously ill li§t.

A recent engagement unnoiim-ed is that of Alias Hilda Marsh, youngest daughter of Mr. AV. I'. Marsh, Commissioner of Crown Napier and Air. R. AV. Deck, of Dunedin.

The Methodist Conference at Sydney has agreed to transfer Rev. C. A. Sims, from New Zealand to New South AV ales for special repatriation work in connection with the A’.AL C. A. Press A ssoci at io n.

Tin- wedding of Air. John Thackeray Lipscoinbe. manager of the Bank of Australasia. Napier, to Mrs. Oli\e Treve Newman, look place at Napier on the 12th. iml. lhe Rev. J. A. Asher officiated.

Mr. J. A. Nash. M.P., Ims acceded to a request to seek re-election as Mayor of Palmerston North, but lias made it a condition that if again returned he must not be urged to become a candidate for the office two years hence.

Lieut. Geoffrey McLean, brother of Constable McLean, of Hastings, is due to arrive in Hastings by mail train to-morrow night. Lieut. McLean. who arrived by the Athenic, was a Main Body man and one of the first to enlist.

On inquiry at Nurse O'Callaghan’s Hospital. Hastnms .this morning it iias a'-certamed that Mr. A hilly, one of the victims of the '■ecent motor ear collision at Lougland" crossing, was slightly better hut he i - still in a irii serious condition.

Passengers for Taupo by the H.B. Motor Company's special cars from Napier today included: Mrs. San derson. Mrs. .1. Moore. Mrs. and Miss K. Lane. Mrs. Alkc, Mrs. AV. W. Moore, Mis Alilsler, Mrs. and Miss Williams. Mrs Oxford. Mrs. Crawford, Misses McLagan ami Marshall. Al< ssrs C. L. Fleming an J W. Wells.

The many friends of Mr. IV. E. Campbell, bniahu road, one of the unlucky sufterers from the recent motor collision at the Longlands crossing, near Hastings, will be glad to hear that he is making favourable progress towards recovery, though, owing to the nature of Ins injuries, it will necessarily he some consider able time before he is able to lie about again. Lieut,-Colonel Powles, D. 5.0., C. M.G., is returning to New Zealand in command of a draft of returning soldiers in the s.s. Ajana. He left New Zealand with the Main Body in October, 1914, being the Brigade Major in charge of the men on board the Athenic. Lieut.-Colonel Powles was attached to Defence Headquarters in Palmerston North before the war.