Personals.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 20, 6 January 1923, Page 4

Personals.

Mr. W. L. T. Elliot, son of the Rev. W. J. Elliot, who was travelling with the Auckland cricket team in Taranaki, has had to be removed to the hospital suffering from diptheria. Mr. W. Meldrum, S.M.. is to take the Westport Court until a successor to Mr. Maunsell is appointed. The latter has gone to Nelson in succession to the late Mr. Evans. Mrs R. J. Wildish, well known in musical circles in Gisborne, left last week for Wellington, where she intends to enter the theatrical profession. Captain W. Wilcox, who for some years has occupied the position of as-sistant-superintendent of the Marine Department at Lyttelton, has been transferred to Auckland to act in a similar capacity. Mr. E. H. Williams is at present in Christchurch to witness the playing of the second test match, Maclaren’s M.C.O. team v. New Zealand. The match commenced yesterday and finishes on Monday. There passed away on Wednesday Mrs Walter Davidson, one of the very earliest arrivals in the Nelson settlement. She was born on board the Martha Ridgway in the Bay of Biscay, her parents being Mt. and Mrs Andrew Malcolm. Mr. Justice Angas Parsons, of the Supreme Court of South Australia, arrived at Auckland by the Niagara, and will spend about a month in the Dominion. He is accompanied hy his two sons. Mr. J. B. Mac Ewan. of Wellington, who has been absent since April, is leaving London this week on tbe return journey to New Zealand. He has spent most of his time in Canada, United States. England, and the Continent. The death of the Rev. Mother Marie St. Cajetan occurred at the Cambridge Convent on Saturday morning at the early age of 33 years. The deceased was born in Canterbury, and for many years has been engaged in church work. She went to Cambridge in 1918 to take charge of the local convent. A telegram from Tauranga reports the death of Mr. Thomas Tudhope, aged 77. He served in the ’sixties in the third Waikato regiment and subsequently saw service in Taranaki, being a member of Major von Tempsky’s Forest Rangers. He afterwards settled in the Oamaru district and resided there for fifty years. He leaves four sons. Messrs T. Tudhope, Lands Office, Napier, W. Tudhope, solicitor, Hamilton. J. M. Tudhope. Crown Law Office. Wellington, and A. Tudhope, Tauranga. The marriage took place recently of Miss Gwendoline Maude Martelli, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs H. de C. Martelli. of Auckland, and granddaughter of the late Field-Mar-shal Leeson. Earl of Milltown, and also grand-niece of Colonel H. de C. Martelli. of the English, and later of the Indian Army, and Mr. Arthur W. Yates, second son of Mr. and Mrs W. M. Yates, of Rangitata, South Canterbury. The Rev. Dr. Gibb performed the ceremony, which "took place at St. John’s Church. Wellington. The “Grey River Argus” says; The cable message recording the death of Professor George Samuel Sale in England has more than a passing interest for West Coasters, as Mr. Sale was the mot notable figure in the earliest days of Hokitika, where he was the principal agent for the Canterbury Provincial Government in inaugurating the capital of Westland. He thus won the cognomen of “King,” and his word was as much law as that of any King. Officially he was “Warden” Sale. He was Deputy Superintendent, magistrates treasurer, warden, and many other duties fell to him, including that of amateur surveyor. Mr. D. F. Wilbur, whose duties as American Consul-General cease at the end of March, has had a lengthy career in the Consular service. His first post was as Consul in the Barbadoes, which he held for on© and ahalf years. He was then promoted Consul-General and /transferred to Singapore, and three years later was sent to occupy a similar position at Halifax. Nova Scotia. After two years and four months he was transferred to Kobe. Japan, and a year later Io Vancouver. British Coluifibia. Here he remained for three years and three months. fojlowL'g this wnh tw<. anr a-half years in Switzeiiand, five and a-half years in Gen.»a Italy. ieav'rg that country to come to New Zealand.

.News has been received of the death in>Melbourne of the Rev. H. W. Burridge. Mr. Burridge had been in ill- - for some time, but the end was not expected. He was born in Melbourne and -was educated at the Presbyterian College there, graduating M.A. and B.D. After he had entered the ministry he. was called to Perth, Western Australia, where he was when he accepted a call to St. Paul’s, Invercargill, about ten years ago. He served for two years in the war and returned to St. Paul’s, but some little time after his return he went to Wellington to supply for seven months during Dr. Gibb’s absence. Subsequently he returned to Australia, accepting a call to St. John’s, Essendon. Melbourne, and remaining in that charge until his death. The University Senate on Thursday announced the results of the recent examinations for the diploma of banking. In the list of successful passes appear the names of the following Hastings candidates: C. H. Castles. Parf I Bookkeeping and Accounts; J. H. Chamberlain. Banking Part I Bookkeeping and Economics: A. K. Collins, Banking Part 1 Bookkeeping and Bills of Exchange; C. J. Du Flu, Banking Part I; Accounts, Banking and Commercial Law. The successful Napier candidates are C. J. Anderson, Bookkeeping; P. J. Blanchett. Book-* keeping; G. T. Brebner, Bills of Ex* change; J. H. Coppeck, Bookkeeping, Economics. Bills of Exchange; D. E. Hamlin. Bookkeeping; D. R. McLean, Bookkeeping and Commercial and Banking Law; H. Martin, Bookkeeping; N. M. Richards, Bookkeeping; and R. E. Sowter, Bookkeeping, Economics. Bills of Exchange. The results of the subjects Currency and Banking. Economic History and Economic Geography, which are examined in England, are not yet to hand.