Personals.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 232, 13 September 1922, Page 4

Personals.

Miss Skerrett, of Wellington, is visiting Napier. Mr. H. A. Russell left Hastings for Wanganui this morning. Mr. W. E. Caldow, of the Wellington Choral Union, is on a visit to Hastings. Mr. D. O’Brien left Hastings tins morning for Christchurch on nis annual holidays. The death has taken place at Eketahuna of Mr. Samuel Peagram, one of the oldest settlers of the Waihoki Pah Valley and Tinui districts. Mr. and Mrs H. G. Warren who have been on a visit to the Islands, returned by the Navua on Monday morning. Out of fifty applications Mr. Angus Craig, deputy superintendent of the Wanganui fire brigade, has been appointed superintendent at Hamilton. Mr. F. W. Cook, chairman of the Heretaunga Dairy Co., left for Wellington by the mail train this morning to attend a conference of representatives of dairy companies. Mr. J. W. Tibbs, M.A., headmaster of the Auckland Grammar School, on retiring at the end of the year, proSises to visit his mother in Hobart. rs Tibbs is in her 90th year. Mr. A. King, son of Mr. G. R. King, Tomoana is at present in Royston Private Hospital, where he has successfully undergone an operation for appendicitis. Mr. David McDougall, Mayor of Gore, will stand against the Hon. G. J. Anderson in the interests of the Liberal-Labour party at the general election. Mr. W. 4. Beddoe, Canadian Trade Commissioner, who has been confined to his bed at Takapuna. Auckland, for some weeks, owing to illness, is now convalescent. After forty years’ service in the Post and Telegraph Department. Mr. J. S. Winstanley, postmaster at Opunake, has received word of his retirement on superannuation. The names of Messrs. Wm. Fox, senr., H. I. Hallett. Stephen Kaunter, A. C. McNeill, H. A. Pederson and T. G. Simcox appear in the last Gazette as constituting the Puketitiri Domain Board. Mr. W. J. Fulsdeth, formerly manager of the Bank of New Zealand, Mosgiel, has been appointed manager at Oxford, in place of Mr. A. H. C. Orr, who has been transferred to Sydenham as manager. According to the latest London papers the belief is held that the Prince of Wales will early next summer visit South Africa. The Prince, it is added, sill5 ill no doubt make a big tour ”upmntry,” and will be away several months- , The death of an old and respected resident of Morrinsville, Mr J. S. Reid, is reported. Mr. Reid was formerly stationmaster at Morrinsville and Town Clerk to the late Town Board, from which position he recently resigned. Mr. C. H. Chapman, of Wellington, was asked to accept nomination in the Labour interests for the Patea seat, but he declined the invitation owing to the fact that the electorate was so distant from Wellington. Mr. H. S. Fairchild, at present resident in Auckland, has been appointed secretary of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Fairchild is to devote the whole of his time to the duties of the position. He is a son of the late Captain John Fairchild, and was educated at Wellington College. Captain Joseph Maxwell, marine superintendent of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company at Auckland, celebrated his jubilee in the company on Sunday. Fifty years ago the captain joined tile sailing ship City of Dunedin as apprentice and during the sixteen years be was in “sail” he made no less than 15 voyages. When the company purchased its first cargo atoamer, the Mamari. Captain Maxwell was given the command and he remained at sea in various of the company’s boats until 1911. when he came ashore to take over the duties of marine superintendent . . A sad incident (says the Auckland “Star”) occurred at the premises of Milne and Choyce. Ltd., on Monday morning, when Miss Alice Macksy collapsed and expired suddenly. She came to business apparently well, but had a seizure at the foot ,of .the stairs and fell Dr- Drier was immediately called and was in attendance in a few minutes but could only pronounce life » he extinct. Miss Mackay who had charge of one of the mlllinen'workrooms. was middle-aged and lived with her mother at No. 2. Eglingfon Av._ nue, Mount Eden. It is understood that she was not feeling well on Saturday evening.