PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 97, 7 April 1934, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr L. G. Luxiord ha» returned ; o Hustings from Wanganui, where he Las been on a holiday visit.

Sir Henry’ Walford Davis has been appointed Master of Music to Hi* Majesty in the room of the late Sir Edward Elgar.—British Official Wireless. .

The King and Queen travelled to Windsor by road on Thursday afternoon. It is expected that the Court will remain at Windsor Castle for about one month. —Press Association.

Mr. G, A. Maddison, Mayor of Hastings, was last night re-elected as patron of the Hawke’s Bay Wrestling Association. Mr. J. 8. McKee was elected unopposed as president.

The Hon. Sir R- Heaton Rhodes has accepted the offer of the Bishop of Christchurch of appointment as a a lay member of the Cathedral Chapter in succession to Dr. William Irving.

Dr. L. A. Lewis, who has been superintendent of the Rotorua Hospital for some years, will leave by the Port Gisborne for England on April 28. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Lewis.

The Rt. Rev. L. 8. Kempthorne, Bishop of Polynesia, who has been staying in Auckland since his arrival from Suva a fortnight ago, will leave for Napier shortly to attend the sittings of the Anglican General Synod.

His Grace Archbishop Redwood, of Wellington, will be 95 years of age to-morrow. There will be no special celebrations to-morrow, but on Monday a dinner will be attended by a few of his Grace’s clerical friends.

, The King has approved the appointment of Sir Josiah Crosby, British Minister at Panama, to be envoy at Bangkok. Sir Josiah began his diplomatic career at Siam and previously served at Bangkok as vice-consul in 1911 and acting-consul general in 191920.—British Official Wireless.

Mr J. W. Norrie, the chairman of the management committee of the Hawke’s Bsy Rugby Union, who is nt present in ill-health, was conveyed sincere wishes for a speedy recovery by members of the union at the annual general meeting held last evening.

' Lord Tyrrell, retiring British Ambassador, was given a farewell reception at the British Embassy at Paris, says a British Official Wireless message. The British colony presented Lord Tyrrell with a morocco-bound book bearing his coat-of-arnis and containing the names of subscribers to a number of farewell gifts.