Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 131, 26 May 1921, Page 4

Personal.

Recent visitors to Auckland were Mr P. J. Ryan, of Napier. Mr A. D. McLeod, M.P., has returned to the Wairarapa from a visit to the Auckland district, much benefited in health.

Dr. C. .J Reakes, Director of Agriculture, who has been on a visit to Australia, is expected back in Welington to-morrow. Mr .J. Hislop, Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs, is at present on a deparmental visit to Auckland. On Thursday Mr Hislop will leave for Rotorua. Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M., having left Wellington for a well-earned vacation. Mr J. S. Evans, S.M., Nelson, is doing duty at the Wellington Magistrate’s Court for a few days. Mr. Justice Frazer, president of the Arbitration Court, with the assesors. Messrs. W. Scott and J. A. McCullough, arrived in Napier last night. After the Napier sitting the members proceed to Gisborne. The flag at the United States Consulate, in Auckland, will be flown at halfmast for thirty days, as a mark of respect for the memory of Edward D. White, Chief Justice of the United States of America, whose death was reported by cable last Friday.

The following cablegram has been received by a Wellington resident from Sir William Herries, M.P. for Tauranga, who left some weeks ago for England: “Am much better. Intend leaving for New Zealand during second week in July, per steamer Rimutaka. t Labour troubles are bad here, preventing enjoyment of my visit. Remember me to all friends.”

The oldest trader on Niue Island, Mr R. H. Head, died there last month, after having resided on the island for over fifty years. Mr Head was trusted by Europeans and natives alike, being regarded as a man whose word was his bond. There were gretft lamentations among the native population.

Advice has been received of the death at Ealing, London, on March 27, of Mr R. C. Annand, who was well-known to the w'hole printing world as the inventor, patentee, and builder of large newspaper presses on the rotary principle, also many other machines and devices in use at the present day. In 1915 Mr Annand, with his wife'and daughter, visited New Zealand.

Air J. 11. Tait, of Messrs J. ami N. Tait, ami Mrs Tait have just concluded a motor tour through the dominion in company with Mr and Mrs F. W. Thring. J. C. Williamson Films (Ltd). The tour traversed Auckland, Rotorua, Wairakei. Hawke’s Bay, Picton, ami Canterbury’ The visitors sail by the Niagara on Saturday for Sydney.

Miss A. Henderson, who has been on the staff of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, in mission work in the Punjab for 10 years, and prior to that in India for the Church of Scotland for 15 years, is spending furlough in Auckland. For the last year and a-half Miss Henderson has been in charge of the leper station at Sabathu.

The Prime Minister (the Right Hon. W. F. Massey) was due to reach England yesterday. The Imperial Conference is to open next week, and it appears that Mr Massey will have less time than he originally anticipated to attend to New Zealand business, including the raising of a loan, before the sittings of the conference begin.

Mr Delamore McCoy, who has held the position of editor of tho Sydney “Sun’’ for the past two years, was given a dinner at Usher’s Hotel by thi directors of “Sun” Newspapers, Ltdprior to his departure for London, where he will fill the position of Lon don manager and editor of United Cable Service, Ltd. He received two handsome presents.

The Rev J. Dawson, secretary to the N.Z. Alliance, leaves shortly for England, having been ordered a sea voyage. Mrs Dawson will accompany her husband. Air Dawson will attend the International Anti-Alcoholic Congress, to be held at Lausanne, Switzerland, in August, and will be one of the delegates from the New Zealand Methodist Conference to the Methodist Economical Conference in Wesley’s Chapel, City Road, London, in September. Air Frederick Hobbs is visiting his native land after 24 years’ absence in the Old Country. Air Hobbs was born in Christchurch, and left for London in 1897. For many years he has been playing the leading baritone parts in Mr d’Oyley Carte’s Gilbert and Sullivan Company, touring the English provinces, and in 1919 he was associated with the record revival in London. Air Hobbs returns to England at the close of his Colonial engagement to resume his position with Air d’Oyley Carte.

Airs Katherine W. Burcher, wife of Air A. E. Burcher, of Breeze Mount, Remuera, Auckland, died on Sunday. Air and Airs Burcher had been married just 50 years. They came from England 43 years ago. Airs Burcher was a wellknown artist, having been trained by a fellow of the Royal Art Society before leaving England. Deceased was a member of the Auckland Art Society from its inception, and a valued exhibitor for many years. During the war Airs Burcher made a copy of “In Time of Peril” in the Art Gallery, by which the sum of £BOO was raised for patriotic purposes.