Personal

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 211, 24 August 1926, Page 4

Personal

Bishop L. S. Kempthorne, Bishop of Polynesia, arrived at Auckland on Sunday by H.M.S. Diomede, and will stay in Auckland for several weeks.

Mr E. A. Henderson left this morning on his return to Auckland after spending a week with his mother.

Mr. and Mrs Fickling and family and Mrs Fickling, senr., are leaving Havelock North to-morrow for Western Australia for an extended holiday.

Mr. A. Hobson was last night elected as president of the Napier Chamber of Commerce and Mr. 8. Somerset-Smith vice-president for the ensuing year.

A New York cable reports the death of Mr. Charles W. Elliott, aged 92 years, president emeritus of Harvard University, at his summer home in Maine.

Mr. Justice Ostler, who is presiding over the sessions of the Supreme Court at Gisborne, expects to return to Napier next Thursday night and will resume the Napier session on Friday.

A civic farewell will be tendered to the Premier in Auckland before he leaves to attend the Imperial Conference—either a public farewell in the Town Hall at midday, or an “at home’’ in the evening (Press Association.)

The many friends of Mr. Richard Stone, of Heathcote road, Hastings, will learn with pleasure that he was discharged yesterday morning from Royston Hospital, where he ha s been a patient for some weeks. It is satisfactory to know that Mr. Stone is making a good recovery.

At last night’s meeting of the Napier Chamber of Commerce feeling reference was made concerning the loss of the late Mr. 8. McLernon, who served on the executive oi the Chamber for many years, and it was decided to place on record the Chamber’s appreciation of his valuable services and the interests he devoted to Napier.

The Napier Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting last night decided to place on recurd the valuable services given by Mr. it. tV. Waterhouse, who was retiring from business and going to reside in Aucxland. tie was president of the Chamber fot three years and served on various committees tor many years. He was responsible for the convening of ail the Chambers of tire province to discuss mutual interests, the results being most fruitful.

Among the guests at the Masonic Hotel, Napier, are:—Miss Bullen (Christchurch), Mrs. A. F. Fitzherbert, Misg M. Goldingham, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Oram, Mrs. H. E. Pacey, Messrs. W. G. Day, W. 0. Nicholson (Palmerston North), Mr. 8. Bolton (Woodville), W. H. Corrigan (Sydney), K. McDonald, M. C. Hiddleston, C. Lamberg, H. Stevenson, 0. W. Barber, W. E. Lawson, M. W. Bourke, Mr.s L. B. Rowe (Wellington), Misses D. and E. Emmerson, Mrs. C. W. Kasliburn (Gisborne).

There died at Auckland last week a lady who was very closely associated with the foundation of the settlement of New Plymouth in 1841, namely, Mrs. Von Rotter, relict of the late Louis Von Rotter, who was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. F. A- Carrington, the “father of the settlement.” Mrs. Von Rotter, who was 92 years of age, came out with her father and mother in the barque Brougham, which arrived here on February 11, 1841, bringing the survey staff. She married Mr. Louis Von Rotter, who was at one time postmaster at New Plymouth, and afterwards at Thames. Mrs. Von Rotter has for some years been living at Epsom, Auckland.