Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 278, 4 November 1924, Page 4

Personal.

Mr. E. W. Watson qnd his daughter, Mrs Sykes, left Hastings this' morning on a visit to Wellington. Mr. F. L. Bone, of Hastings, wno has been on a visit to Sydney, arrived back in Hastings last Saturday. The new commander of H.M.S. Veronica Commander P. Hawden, arrived by the liner Remuera on Sunday and proceeded to Auckland yesterday. Dame Nellie Melba is again ill in Melbourne, suffering from laryngitis, and has been ’forbidden by her doctors to sing, or even talk, for a month. Mr Bernard Chambers, of Hawko’s Bay, returned from a visit to England by the Remuera on Sunday. He wa? accompanied on the trip by Miss H. M. Chambers. Mr. W. Gimblett left Hastings by th© mail train this morning for Palmerston North, where he will judge the Southdown sheep at Hie first Itbyrfl Show. Mr. and Mrs. Herrick Tonkin, of Dunedin, formerly, of Napier, are to return to Napier this month, Mr. Tonkin having been reappointed to Jie Napier branch of Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd. Mr. R. H, Lanauze, who is known in theatrical circles a s “Richard Webster,” arrived in Hastings last Saturday on a visit to his family prior to leaving next week *to rejoin his company ar Sydney. England has produced one of the world’s greatest dancers in Mlle. Butsova, who is with Madame Pavlova at Covent Garden. Her real name is Hilda Boot, and she is a native of Nottingham. Commander R. J. Buchanan, who has just retired from the *ervice of the Royal Navy, arrived by tho Rem uera. He was accompanied by Mr« Buchanan, who is a New Zealander and it is their intention to settle! perj manently in the Dominion. Mr. J. Tyler, assistant city engineer of Auckland, who has made an extensive tour of Great Britain and the United States, for the purpose of investigating and observing the latest engineering methods employed in large modern cities, has returned to Auckland. Mr. W. E. Caldow secretary of the Royal Wellington Choral Union, in Hastings last night in connection with th© production, at Hastings am Napier, of Mendelssohn’s orator ia. “Elijah,” by the combined choirs of the Wellington, Hastings and Napier Societies. The engagement is annunoced of Miss Daisy T. James, great-grand-daughter of Sir Geo. Travers Whitmore, KJ.C.M.G. and youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs T. J. James, of Dargaville. to Mr Robert L. G. Hansen, only son of Mr anfl Mrs Paul M. Hansen, Auckland. The following are guests at the Masonic Hotel, Napier:—Messrs J. Sclater (Sydney), W. Birtwistle (Melbourne), P, Marshall, A. V. Twist, S. Gough (Wellington). J, Nutting (Palmerston North). R. Harding (Waipukurau), J. D. Smith <D. R. Larsen, A. Hewison. R. Lavin, Mr a J. Pike (Gisborne), Mrs E- Parkinson (London), Mr. and Mrs H, Philcox (Auckland). Among tho passengers who' arrived from London by the Orcades (says a Sydney cable) were Mr James Craigie, of Timaru, and Dr. Izard, of Wellington. Dr. Izard, while at Home, in quired inter alia,, into the administration of the English pensions system for returned soldiers. Ho said bo favoured tho scheme, and on his return to New Zealand would urge its adoption-