PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 24 November 1926, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

A London Press cable states that Sii Francis Bell is sailing for New Zealand on 3rd December in the Corinthic. Masonic Hotel visitors include Messrs Agar, Meikle, Reinhold, Strickland, Saunders, Curry, Walker, Davis, Dempster, Plimmer, Gibb, Ingram (2), Morton, Thompson, London; Mr and Mrs Pike and Misses Pike (2), Mr and Mrs Rothciiild, Mr and Mrs Plimmer (Wellington); Dr Haigh. Detective Javrokl, of Wellington, is in Nelson on Supreme Court business. Mr R. W. Anderson, of London, representing the Ardath Tobacco Co., was in Nelson to-day, and left in the afternoon for Blenheim.

Captain W. P. Collins, one of the senior masters of the Union Steamship Company, died in Wellington last evening, states a Press Association,telegram. Mr Jas! Hair, who sustained serious injury to an eye on the golf links a fortnight ago, was removed to a private hospital at Richmond yesterday for an operation. To-day, however, Mr Hair snowed considerable improvement, and the operation was not performed.

Commercial Hotel visitors include: Messrs Foley, Dickie, Kouri, Reesby, Gome, Gray, Crcsswell (Wellington); Mrs Reed (Napier); Misses Burns and Harding (Dunedin); Mr_ Edwards (Motueka); Messrs Haswell, iMduat (Blenheim); Mrs and Miss Mouat, Misses Coulter (Blenheim).

A Sydney Press cable states that Mr Coyle, Secretary to the Wellington Hospital Board, has been appointed Secretary to the Newcastle. Hospital Board.

The death has occurred at Dunedin of Police Superintendent Mathiesoe., aged 60, after an illness of some weeks. —Press Association.