Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 313, 20 December 1923, Page 4

Personal.

Dr. and Mrs Thacker, of Christ church, are qxpected to arrive in New Zealand about January 25th.

Th© Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) is paying a brief visit to Napier. He will return to Wellington to-morrow.

Dr. and Mrs Veitch, formerly of Norsewood, are returning from Samoa early in the New Year to reside permanently in New Zealand.

Mr and Mrs R. Wellwood, senr., left Hastings this morning for Masterton on a visit.

The Hon. W. Nosworthy, Minister of Agriculture, and the Hon R. F. Bollard, Minister of Internal Affairs, left Napier this morning for Wellington.

Lord Leverhulme. who arrives in New Zealand on December 27th. will be the guest of the Wellington Rotary Chib on January 3rd. A Dunedin Press Association telegram announces the death of the Rev. John Mclnnes a Presbyterian Minister, who occupied charges in various parts of New Zealand.

The Countess of Carnarvon and LieutColonel lan Onslow Dennistoun, formerly of the Grenadier Guards, were married at a registery office in London.—Says a Press Association cable.

Mr W. Attwood, president of the New Zealand Fruitwrowers ’ Federation, who has been visiting the Hastings district with the object of urging organisation of the fruit industry, left this morning on his return to Nelson.

At a special meeting of the directors of the New Zealand South Seas Exhiibtion Company, held at Dunedin, Mr. J. Sutherland Ross (chairman) was unanimously appointed president of the forthcoming exhibition.

Mr. George Chance, of Dunedin, has received cable advice that he has been awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. Th© honour is held by only two other residents of New Zealand, one of whom is the Rev. H. O. Fenton, ofTDunedin.

Mr H. L. of New Brighton, has been appointed Town Clerk of Levin out of 62 applicants, in succession to Mr F. J. Ramsay, appointed accountant of the Horowhenua Power Board. — (Press Association.)

The marriage of Miss Doris E. C. Bayley, elder daughter of Mrs Alfred Bayley, London, formerly of Remuera, Auckland, to Mr. F. C. Fraser, of London, was celebrated at St. Mary Abbots’ Church. Kensington. London, on Saturday.

Major A. G. Kent-Johnston arrived in Auckland from London by the Ruapehu after an absence from the Dominion of 30 years. A company has been formed in England to reopen and work the sulphur deposits at White Island, and Major Kent-Johnston has been appointed to report on the undertaking.

Mr. Alexander Jobson, head office director of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, with hig wife and son, are expected in Wellington on Saturday from Sydney. During the war Mr Jobson was on active service, and he had a distinguished military career in which he attained the rank of brigadiergeneral.

The death has occurred at Dunedin of Mrs Pinkerton, widow qf the Hon. David Pinkerton, who was one of the representatives of th© city of Dunedin in th© House of Representatives from 1890 to 1896. and who afterwards occupied a seat in the Legislative Council till his death in 1906. Mrs Pinkerton was 89 years of age.

The Hawke’s Bay Hospital Board notifies that heads of families unable ti provide a good Christmas dinner will be suplied with one on Saturday morning at St. John’s Shoolrvoia, Napier, or upon application to Sergeant Hogan, Hastings. Applicants must present a recommendation signed by a clergyman ur some reputable citizen, and must apply in person. Mr. H. E. Nicholls, secretary of the Wellington Harbour Board since 1908, is retiring after 50 years’ service in various capacities in the clerical stuff associated with the management ol the Wellington wharves. The new secretary will be Mr. A. G. Barnett, who has been treasurer and assistant secretary since 1911. Mr. D. J. Gibbs fills the position vacated by Mr Barnett. —(Press Association.)

Mr. George Latham, who has announced his candidature for th© coming election, is the well-known contractor who has had 23 years’ successful experience in conjunction with Mr George Nelson and Mr. Kennedy with the reclamation of Napier South. He is a strong supporter of the diversion of th© Tutaekuri and Ngaruroro rivers and everything that is for the advancement of Napier and Hawke’s Bay generally. The death is announced by cable of Sir Henry Kiumber. at the age of 89. He was the first member for Wandsworth, holding the seat in the Conservative interest from 1885 to 1913. He was vice-chairman of the Capital and Counties Bank, chairman of the South Indian Railway Co. and founder or constructor of several colonial and other undertakings. His favourite work was to receive and reform commercial enterprise. Mr. Henry Richard Waldegrave. one of the pioneers of Palmerston North, died on Tuesday at the age of seventy. He is survived by his widow, two sons (Messrs B. C. and M. Waldegrave) and four daughters (Mrs G. O. Keeble, Misses Doris and Sybil Waldegrave, of Palmerston North, and Mrs E. T R. Carlyon. of “Gwavas,” Hawke’s Bay). His only surviving brother is Mr. F. B. G. Waldegrave, late Undersecretary of Justice, and now living in retirement in England. One son, Richard, well-known in Rugby circles, laid down his life in the Great War.

A message from Wellington reports th© death of the Rev. John Reed Glasson, pastor of the Terrace Congregational Church £or the past thirty years, aged 66. He took the service last Sunday evening and became ill later that night, Mr. Qlasson’s last public appearance was at the Town Hall thanksgiving service in connection with the Hickson mission, when he delivered a striking address. The late Mr Glasgon was intimately known to Congregationalists in Napier, and had been more or less closely associated with th© affairs of th© church there since its conception.

At the “breaking-up” ceremonies at the Hastings West School on Tuesday last the chairman (Mr J. Wright) on behalf of the teachers and pupils asked Miss S. Wellwood, who has received promotion to mistress at Te Hapara School. Gisborne, to accept a handsome travelling rug and unique bead bag in recognition of her long and valued services, extending over 10 years. Mr A. R. Cullen feeling replied on behalf of Miss Wellwood, and regretted the departure of a teacher who, by her devotion, had earned the esteem of parents and pupils, but the loss of Hastings West would be Te Hapara’s gain. A presentation to Miss Ronayne of a travelling case was also made -from the pupils of Hastings West Standard I and tho teaching staff. Miss Ronayne has made remarkable results with the children under her care, and has accepted a higher position at Napier. .

H. M. Bennett, F. 1.0., F.S.M.C. London, optician, visits Hastings on Tuesdays, 9 till 5. Union Bank Chambers (next Andrews and Steele, dent-