Who’s Who and Why

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 7, 19 December 1925, Page 9

Who’s Who and Why

MR HARRY DAY, hag offered to bvtf the Wembley Exhibition in Ite entirety, but a decision has not yet been reached. He is a well-known. English theatrical producer and variety/ I agent.

LADY GRIGG is the wife of Sir Edward Grigg, Govrnor of Kenya Colony, Central Africa. N e w Zealanders knew her as the Hon. Joan Dickson Poynder, daughter of Lord md Lady Islington, when Lord Islington was Governor-Gener-al of the Dominion.

MP EDWARD H. UARRTNER was elected president >f the Canterbury Inlustrial Association ■or the second time. »n Wednesday evening. He is a great ’booster” for New 7.caland-niade goods, ■tnd has been closely issociated with Christchurch manufacturing concerns for many years*

LORD DABERNON, who has been British Ambassador at Berlin since 1920, declared recently that he would resign the office as soon as the Locarno Pact was signed. So far, the cables have not continned his resigns tion.

COMMISSIONER ROBERT HOGGARD, hcaa of the Salvation Army in New Zealand, climbed out on the handrails of a carriage on the Maui Trunk Limited express, on Thursday evening, and waved his coat to attract the enginedriver. A n axle of a carriage had broken, and was tearing up the track.

IRENE VANBRUGH (Mrs Dion Boucicaalf} has definitely cided to retire from the stage. Christ church still remesm bers this charming graceful aetress when she played kn M Mr Pim Passes ” Aren't We All—-?**\ and the two ptnerd 1 pieeee. 9