PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3599, 3 April 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

On his deerstalking expedition to Paradise, in the Lake Wakatipu dis_ trict, the Governor-General is accompanied by Captaim P. MacKenzie, and Meiers Walter Peak and Jas Reid, of Glenorchy, both of whom have shot on this block in previous years. It is probable the party will finish up in Capples Valley, when they will make their headquarters at Mr G. Shaw's Elfin Bay Siauon. His Excellency returns to Queenstown at the end of the week.

The Rev. Father Coonnolly returned to his parish at Kilbirnie, Wellington, by the Main Trunk express yesterday. A London cable states that the Prince of Wales is going to Biarritz (in the Bay of Biscay) to recuperate. Mr Sydney Kinkcaldie returned to Wellington from Auckland by the Main Trunk express yesterday morning.

•Mr A. Hannay, managing director of Manson and Barr, Ltd., returned to Palmerston North yesterday after a fortnight's visit to Auckland. Mr. Ashton Barker, Dannevirke, motored Mrs Barker through to join the Auokland-Wellvngton train yesterday and remained in X J almerston for the races.

Mr W .R. Kembell motored up from Mastorton yesterday for the Manawatu R. C’s. Autumn, meeting, and will return to Palmerston North again for the second day’s sport.

Mr. M. Connolly, President of A.S.R.S. is addressing a few meetings pending the decision of the Wages Board on Monday, when lie will journey to Wellington to receive the decision.

Mr Tom Gillispie, Native Land Purchase Officer went through to Wan ganul yesterday on departmental business and makes the return journey on Saturday.

Mr Peter Grant went on to Wellington by the New Plymouth express to Wellington cn route to his home at Christchurch, after spending a few days in Palmerston North, Mr H. T. Armstrong, M.P. for Christchurch East, returned to Canterbury last night, after a political campaign in and around the Manawatu, on behalf of the New Zealand Parliamentary Labour Party..

Mr. F. C. Atkinson, Wanganui man, ager of a big Dominion establishment passed through to Wellington yesterday on a short business trip. He is identical with the very able international rugby referee of that name. Mr F. W. Miller, general secretary of the New Zealand Public Service Association, was present at a meeting of the Palmerston North branch on Tuesday. He was a visitor at Awapuni yesterday, and went on to Dannevirke In the evening. He expects to be absent from Wellington for six weeks on propaganda work, as far north as Whangarei,

Mr. Tom Taylor, am old Wellington cricketer returned to the Empire city by yesterday’s Auckland express after an absence of three and a-half years in Nelson and fifteen months in the Queen City. He was a member of the Wellington club’s eleven, in the years when the match with Midland always filled the benches, and played under the captaincy of Mr. C. E. Richardson, the one time N.S.W. representative skipper.

It will be of interest to the cricketing public to learn that Mr. E. M. Dowson, C.8.E., Director of the Survey of Egypt undertook the reproduction of maps and supervision of the print, ing of Colonel Guy Powles’ book “A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force,” Mr Dawson is the old Harrow, Cambridge University and Surrey cricketer who was a member of Lord Hawkes’ team on the 1902-03 tour of Now Zealand. The Rev. Father P. McCarthy, the New Zealand International footballer (half-back on second test v N.S.W. at Christchurch on Ist. September last) recently transferred from St. Bede’s College, Christchurch to Blenheim, Marlborough will no doubt find his services invaluable in their next Scd. don Shield challenge with Golden BayMotueka, the holders. The final last year was drawn at Motuoka, 9 all, after the Bay had lifted the Shield from West Coast the previous week.

On the eve of her approaching mar. riage, a very popular member of the staff of the P.D.C., Miss Bydia Matthews, was farewelled and honoured by the, management and staff at the Kosy Hall last evening. There was a large attendance and a very pleasant evening was spent. After supper, Mr Jas Wallace, on behalf of the firm, made Miss Matthews a valuable presentation, while Mrs Rowlands, for the staff, handed the guest a handsome set of crockery. Mr Histed suitably replied on Miss Matthew’s behalf.

A most unusual occurrence took place at Marton yesterday morning, when atraveller on the AucklandWellington express expired in the carriage in which he was making the journey. The deceased was Mr D. Shilson, aged 57, a Tahiti planter, who was en route to Wellington to catch the connecting steamers for the Islands.