PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 212, 22 August 1927, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. Livingstone Hopkins, the caricaturist, has died, aged 82, says a Sydney cable.

Successful candidates in the Mar examinations of the Institute of Actuaries include in Part . Lockett, of Wellington, and in Part 2, Section B. Bokden. of Wellington.—

The Mayor of Hastings (Mr. G. A. Maddison) who has been attending a Eire Boards’ conference in Wellington is expected to arrive home tomorrow night.

As a result of the effects of his recent accident, the Leader of the Opnosition (Mr H. E. Holland) goes int„ hospital to-day. Eventually an operation may have to be performed.

The engagement is announced of Edwyn Wilding, of Wilanda Downs. Southland, youngest son of Mr and -Mrs F. Wilding, “Fownhope,” Christchurch, to Esther youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs F, Armstrong, of Akitio, Hawke’s Bay.

The Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. R. F. Bollard) was taken suddenly ill on Friday, and is at present confined to his home His condition yesterday was reported to have shown considerable improvement Mr Bollard will be absent from the House of Representatives for some days.

The Rev. F. Wilkinson, of the NewZealand Presbyterian Mission, has arrived at Sydney from China en route to Dunedin (states a cable message) The Rev. Wilkinson has been stationed at Kongchuen. a few miles north of Canton. He savs that conditions about there have eased considerably, and although missionaries have been recalled from the inland stations since January, many are returning.

Mr AV. E. Bidwill has been elected unopposed to the office of president of the Wairarapa Racin'- Club. Mr Bidwill thus enters his sixteenth rear as president. He was first elected an official in 1884, and in 1912 assumed the presidenc- Mr Bidwill has now announced his intention to present a 100-guinea gold cun to the club to be attached to the prize for the Wairarapa Cup race run on the first day of the club’s New Year Meeting.