Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 199, 8 August 1923, Page 4

Personal.

Mr. J. Job, of South Africa, is touring New Zealand.

Miss Vivian Branson, of Hawke’s Bay, is visiting Lower Hutt, and is the guest of Mrs. Blakely.

Mr, G, M. Currie, of Kai-iwi, the well-known racehorse owner, returned from Sydney by the Makura. H’i Excellency Viscountess Jellicoe and th* Hon. Lucy Jellicoe leave early next month on a visit to Japan.

The Rev. W. F. Knnedy and Mrs. Kennedy are returning to their home in Honolulu by the R.M.S. Makura.

After thirteen years’ service on the Auckland waterfront. Detective M. (xourlay has been promoted to succeed Senior-Detective Cameron at Wanganui.

Mr and Mrs W. W. Smart, of Havelock North, left Hastings this morning for Woodville, on a visit to their daughter, Mrs Patterson.

The Right Rev. Monsignor McKenna, of Masterton, who has been confined to his bed for the past month, is now convalescent.

Mr. and Mrs Tidy, of Marton, who have been guests at Hillsbrook. Havelock North, returned home by motorcar to-day.

The Hon. C. J. Parr, Minister for Education, who last week suffered a relapse of influenza, has recovered sufficiently to enable him to resume his duties.

M, Emanue Hajny has received recognition as Acting Consul-General for Czecho-Slovakia. His headquarters will be at Sydney, and he will have jurisdiction over New Zealand.

A noted American in the person of Miss Mary Dingman industrial secretary‘to th© World’s Y.W.C.A.. ha« arrived in Sydney, and will shortly visit New Zealand.

Dr. P. H. Buck, director of Maori hygiene, at Auckland, left by the Manuka to attend the Pan-Pacific Science Congress at Melbourne.

Stout, who has been in a private hospital in Wellington, is much unproved in health and left for Hawke’s Bay yesterday, where she will stay for a time while convalescing.

An improvement his been reported in the condition of Mr. A. McDonald, pf Masterton, the Wairarapa racehorse owner, whose health has been causing some anxiety of late.

A well-known resident of Nelson. Mr. W(. F. Worley, d>e<l there on Saturday, at the age of 70 years. He was engaged as a school teacher for 37 years, and wa« a geologist of note.

Mr. H. A. Wilson, president of tjje Masterton Miniature Rifle Chib, before leaving Masterton for Hastings, was presented by Mr. C. Hood, on behalf of the members of the club with a parting token of esteem.

The death occurred on Friday at Aramoho of Mrs. Jane Goss, who had been a resident of Wangauui for 16 or 17 years. She leaves two daughters. Mrs. A. Bathgate and Miss D. Goss, and a son. Mr. Lawrie Goss, of Hastings. to mourn their loss.

The death pf Mr. John Poland, father of Mt. H. Poland. M.P.. occurred at Auckland on Friday, at the age of 85 years. The late Mr. Poland arrived in New Zealand from Ireland in 1863, and shortly afterwards settled at Tuakau. where he resided until a few years ago. when he went to Auckland to live.

Mrs M.B.E.. who for four years has wonted diligently on the Auckland City Council, and for other New Zealand local bodies, is at present in Sydney, and intends touring Australia, and later the Continent and England, where she will see what other people and other lands are doing in the matter of munieipal affairs