PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 131, 17 May 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr, Joek Macdonald, of the Hustings Municipal Theatre orchestra, ha s accepted an offer to play for the wellknown Paramount theatre orchestra, Wellington

Mr. A. T. Pyecroft has been elected to succeed Mr W. Page Rowe as chairman of the anthropology and Maori race section of the Auckland Institute.

The engagement is announced of Mai. the younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Phil Parsons, of Meeanee, Hawke’s Bay. to Lumsden, the elder son of Mr and Mrs Harry McGregor, of Mount Albert. Auckland.

The Hon O. J. Hawken, Minister of Agriculture, arrived at Dunedin last evening from Invercargill. Ho broke the journey north to attend the anniversary function, of the Edendale Dairy Company. The Minister left to-day for the north by express train.

A small party of Maori War Veterans visited Waimarama to-day to pay their last respects to one of their number, Ti Mo Te, a Maori over 80 years of age. who was buried last month. Comrade George, of Hastings. sounded “The Last Post” over the grave.

A vote of condolence nitli the relatives of the lute Miss Grace Brownlie, sister of Maurice and Cyril Brownlie en route to South Africa with the'All Black team. ,wa ß passed bv the management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union. er its meeting in Wellington last evening. The resolution is to be forwarded to Maurice Brownlie,

The Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson and Lady Alice Fergusson will remain at Auckland until June <, when they will make a tour of, the Taranaki and Hawke's Bay districts. His Excellency will open the new Masonic Temple nt Wnipukurau on June 20. He will then proceed to Wellington fdr the Parliamentary session.

A Sydney cable states that Mr. Bernard Gotliel sails by the Makurn to-dav to take up his duties as United States Consul at Wellington. Benno Moseiwitsch the noted pianist, and Sir Henry Scott, of Fiji, are also aboard. The latter will make a sojourn in New Zealand for two weeks.

A British Official Wireless message states that Commander O. S. LockerLampson, Foreign Under-Secretary-, stated in the House of Commons in reply to a question, that Sir Austen Chamberlain proposes to attend the council meeting of the League of Nations next June

Canon A. W. H Compton, of Wanganui, died suddenly in New Plymouth on Monday. Born in Lonuon in 1868, Canon Compton became vicar of Waimate Plains. Taranaki, in 1896, going to Wanganui in 1903 and to Mangatainoka in 1906. Subsequently lie was Warden of Bishop Hadfield Hostel, Wellington in 1909; vicar of Greymouth in 1914: and vicar of Brookfield in 1920. He was awarded the Queen’s Medal with three clasps for service as a chaplain in the South African War. and was author of the pamphlet “Some Familiar Hymns.”

Among the guests at the Masonic Hotel, Napier, are Miss Ludlow (Melbourne) Mrs F. G Hunt, Mrs Wood, Mrs F. Sherriff, Mrs P. Tanner. Mrs O. D. Bennett, Mrs Ring, Mrs Willock (Gisborne). Mrs D. A. McConnell (Martinborough). Mis s E. Fitzgerald (Tologa Bay), Mis A. Wylie, Messrs E. W Cook, L. S. Gandy, G. Bush. L. Purdy, J. K. Oliver, G. E. Smith. S. Anderson (Wellington) A. R. Whitsom. S. H. Provost (Auckland). J. Barbour, E Gough. L. Hamer, T. A. Brown (Masterton),

The Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. J. G. Ooates) had a busy day in Dargaville yesterday. From 9 am. till 2.30 p.m. with only a brief respite for luncheon he was attending tp deputations both private and public. In the afternoon he delivered an address at the unveiling ceremony, which was performed by Mi’s Ooates, of the soldiers’ war memorial band rotunda. The Prime Minister left shortly after the ceremony for t’aparoa, in the southern portion of the electorate, where he delivered a political address. He left for Wellington, via Auckland, bv express train at noon to-day.

Miss Maude Royden is expected to arrive in Hastings by motor from Dannevirke to-morrow, and will be the guest of Mrs. Douglas Williams, at Havelock North. Dissappointment has been expressed by members of the community that they will not have the opportunity of meeting Miss Royden, who regrets that owing to the hurried nature of her visit she feels unequal to meeting people either publicly or privately. Miss Royden arrives about 5.30 on Friday, lectures in the Municipal Theatre at night and leaves for Taupo and Rotorua earlv the next morning. Miss Elsie Williams and Miss Herrick motoring her through.