Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 45, 1 February 1924, Page 4

Personal.

Misses Wicks and Lang, of Hastings left this morning on a holiday visit to Auckland.

The Hon. Edward Newman, 0.M.G., M.L.C.. and Mrs Newman, leave f« r England by the Rotorua on February 9th. Mr. Newman expects to be back in the Dominion in August.

Mr. H. Grigg, who left with his wife yesterday for England, has resided in Hawke’s Bay for 35 years, and is now paying a visit to his native place in Cornwall. Mr. and Airs Grigg will also make a tour of the Continent.

Votes of condolence with the relatives of the late Air Bear, a former secretary and Mr W. H. Tylee, former director, were passed at the annual meeting of the Napier Gas Company, to-day.

One of the few survivors of the battle of Waireka, Mr John Kenyon, died at New' Plymouth. He celebrated his 91st birthday on January 18th, and, for the past seventy years, had lived in the New Plynioutth district. Air J. \V. Alaclntosh. who for thirteen years hao geen manager of the National Bank at Dunedin, has (says a Press Association telegram) been appointed chief inspector to the institution and will be permanently locat. ed in Wellington.

The Hon. C. J. Parr, Minister of Education and Justice, leaves Wellington to-morrow for a tour of the Auckland and Waikato districts on business connected with his departments. He expects to. return to Wellington in a fortnight or three -weeks’ time.

Mr E. J. Howard, M.P., is confined to his home suffering from a severe attacck of influenza, and is reported to be seriously ill (states the “Lyttelton Times.”) He is also still suffering from the effects of the injuries he received in a recent motor accident at Geraldine.

The wedding took place recently at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Auckland, of Miss Qorothea Alary Ryan (daughter of Mr. and Mrs Robert Ryan, wellknown in sporting circles in Auckland) and Mr. Hubert F. Morton, an old Grammar School boy. now headmaster of Taupo "School. The Hon. Mark Cohen. M.L.C., for many years editor of the Dunedin “Star.” is spending a few days in Wanganui. Mr. Cohen has been convalescing after an illness on a quiet tour of the North Island. Th© veteran journalist is making a good recovery.

Miss Alary Gleed Tuttiett, wellknown “Alaxwell Gray,” the novelist, died on September 21st at West Ealing. She was born in 1848. in the Isle of Wight, her father being MrF. B. Tuttiett M.R.0.5., a doctor m practice at Newport (says the “Bookman”). “Maxwell Gray’s” first novel. “A Broken Tryst,” appeared in 1879, but it was not until 1886 that she achieved immediate and deserved fame with “The Silence of Dean Afaitland,” a powerful novel with a well-sustained plot*.

It was th© intention of Archbishop Mannix and Bishop MacCarthy to leave Christchurch for Dunedin yesterday morning, but their departure has been postponed m consequence of Bishop MacCarthy having to enter the Lewisnam Hospital for treatment. While at Rotorua recently he had one of his feet badly scalded as the result of the crust of the ground on which he was ritaniding giving way./ On reaching Christchurch, on Wednesday it was found the injury required further treatment. Bishop AfacCarthy wag reported yesterday to be getting on well.

Air. P. Beere, who succeeded Mr. Halligan as inspector of stock in charge of the Hastings stock district, has retired from the Department. Although his sojourn in Hastings officially only extends over a period of twelve months, Mr. Beere has made many friends, especially amongthe dairy farmers in the district, his'long experience among the dairy herds of Taranaki enabling him to assist farmers with practical advico in regard to the dairy cow and her different ailments It is not Air. Beere’s intention to leave the district. A few days ago the 'officers of the Department who have been directly associated with him met Air. Beere at the Department’s office and whilst expressing their very great regret at his departure from amongst them wished him all happiness and prosperity, at the same time making him suitable presentations in rememberbrance of their very pleasant associations. We understand that Mr. Beere’s expert knowledge as regards the wellbeing of the dairy cow will still ibe available should farmers require it. Mr. Dalgleish, inspector of stock, Nelson, succeeds Mr. Beere in this district.