PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 189, 15 July 1925, Page 9

PERSONAL

Rev. W. S. Rollings, who delivered ft lecture at the Baptist Church last night, returned to Wellington by this morning’s express. The Hon. D. H. Guthrie underwent a slight operation at a private hospital in Wellington yesterday morning, and was reported last night to be progressing favourably. Mr. Euler Perkins, who passed away at Auckland, aged 79 years, had been a resident of New Zealand for 55 years, and was a pioneer settler of the Port Albert district. His Highness the Maharaja Rana, Sir Bhawani Singh, Bahadur of Jhalawar, who is on a tour of New Zealand, arrived in Wellington from Auckland yesterday and will leave for the south this evening. The friends of Mr W. C. Neilson, of Stanley avenue, who recently underwent a slight operation for the removal of shrapnel from his thigh, will be pleased to learn that he is progressing satisfactorily. A resolution of sympathy with Miss B. Hayman and her mother in their recent sad bereavement was passed at last night’s meeting of the St. John Ambulance Nursing Division, of which Miss Hayman is a member. It was decided at the Manawatu Motor Club’s annual meeting last evening to forward a letter of sympathy to Mr Alan Hancock, a club member, who is now lying ill in the Napier Hospital, and expressing the wish for a speedy recovery. Mr James Wallace, who, with Miss Wallace, has been on a visit to England, returned to New Zealand by steamer from Sydney, arriving at Wellington last night, and was expected to arrive at Palmerston North by an afternoon train to-day. At the annual meeting of the Manawatu Motor Club last evening the president, Mr J. B- Grant, made brief reference to the death of Mr Augustus Torstonson, stating that the club had lost one of its best members. Out of respect to the memory of deceased the meeting adjourned its'deliberations for five minutes.

A motion of sympathy with the family and relatives of the late Captain Preece, who had been an active member of the Chamber of Commerce for many years was carried at the . monthly meeting of that body yesterday afternoon, all present standing in silence. The action of the president in sending a wreath on behalf of the chamber was endorsed. The death occurred at his mother’s residence, Brewer street, Napier, yesterday, of Mr John James lvirk Gilmour, of Victoria Avenue, Dannevirke. Deceased was 54 years of ago and a brother of Mr W. H. K. Gilmour, of Langston' Avenue, Palmerston North. He was very well known in business circles in Dannevirke and was also a prominent golfer. Mr S. J. Harrison, general secretary for New Zealand of the Returned f'N, Soldiers’ Association, was a visitor to 1 ■ Palmerston North yesterday. Prior to coming to this centre lie had, at the quest of the inmates of the Waipukurau sanatorium, paid that institution a visit of inspection. Mr Harrison, who is to tour through Taranaki, calling on the various associations cn route, left lor that province this l morning. The many Palmerston North friends of Mr M. Morrison, of l’aihape, will regret to learn that his only son, Mr A. G.- Morrison,- also of Taihape, is very seriously ill and his condition is causing his. relatives grave anxiety. Mr Morrison was a member of the Main Body,- N.Z.E.F., enlisting with the Wellington Mounted Rifles, and after being invalided from Gallipoli, was stationed at Walton-on-Thames with the rank of quartermaster-sergeant. A hardy old colonist, Mr Thomas Richardson, of Newton, Auckland, k who arrived in New Zealand in 18117, » celebrated his 97’th birthday this week. Mr Richardson was born at Pennicuick, near Edinburgh, in 1828. when > George IV. was reigning. He has thus lived under five sovereigns, the others being William IV., Victoria, Edward VII., and George V. Though perhaps a little less vigorous than a year ago, Mr Richardson is still Hale and hearty and in possession of all his faculties.