PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9042, 13 May 1915, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Dr K. McNab, M.P., arrived from the south yesterday morning. Mr D. H. Guthrie. M.P. for Oroua, is on a visit to Wellington. Sir Joseph Ward returned to Wellington from Christchurch yesterday morning.

Mr R, A. Anderson, of Invercargill, arrived in Wellington yesterday morninn.

The Hon. W. H. Herries is expected to return to Wellington from’ Auckland this morning. Cajitain J. 18. Rainey, of Napier, is at present in town, and is staying at the Grand Hotel.

Among the bookings for the south bv the Wahine last evening were Lieut.-Coloncl Gibbon, Drs Todd and Wallace. '

On board the Main Trunk express from Auckland yesterday morning were Messrs Patrick, Evans, Goss, Greenwood. Hoakey, and C. Hudson. Councillor T. \V. Pilcher has boon appointed to represent the. Eastbourne Borough Council on the Hutt Park Committee. The Hon. James Allen- left for the south last evening to attend a recruiting meeting at Ashburton to-day. He will return to Wellington on Saturday morning. The Prime Minister (Right Hon, W. F. Massey) visited Palmerston North yesterday to attend a recruitin tr demonstration there. He returned to Wellington last evening. Mr and Mrs James Trewin, of Feeding, are at present on a visit to Wellington. They motored down yesterday accompanied by Mr W. J. li. Tre-. win, and are staying at;the Grand Hotel.

Travellers by the outward-bound Main Trunk expresses yesterday included Mr and Mrs H. AVilliams, Messrs Winders, llighton, Cramby, Toddy, Lobb, Hepburn; Darren, and F. Davidson. Visitors who arrived in town yesterday and are staying at the Grand Hotel include Messrs' C. J. Talbot (Fairlie) , F. Kearsley (Auckland), E. Short (Feilding), W. Brown, T. Kerr, A. Lennon, and J. AV; 11. Osborne (all of Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Fenwick, Mr and ■ Mrs McOardle. Messrs J. B. Thompson, H. Cotter. Frost. Currie, Brown, Darbyshire, Kearsley, Carpenter, Napier McLean, and Beveridge arrived from the north by the Main Trunk express yesterday afternoon. Recent arrivals at the Hotel 'Windsor include Mr and Mrs J. McKenzie (Geraldine), Mr and Miss Bishop (Christchurch). Messrs Harkncss (Master tom), J. Eogerson (Dunedin), A. Hobbs, -MeWright; F. Binns (Christchurch), Harris, Balche, Young, and Catchpole (all of Auckland).

Messrs T. Cunningham (Palmerston North), Martel! (Hastings), Saunders (Featherston), Kiicher (Invercargill), AV. F. AVise, L. Smith (Ma&torton), A, T. Hookey (Nelson), M. Pauli anc Deackin (AVanganui), B. Henning am' T. Penlingtdn (Akaroa), are staying at the Empire Hotel while in town. A motion of deep sympathy with the parents of Lieutenant AA r . Skelton, a prominent member of the Christchurch Accountant Students’ Society, who has been killed in action, was, on the motion of the secretary (Mr T. AutOn) carried in silence at last evening'# meeting i of the Wellington Accountant Students’ Society. -

Mr H’. E. Lodge, county clerk, Levin, has offered his services with tho expeditionary' forces. At the Horowhenua County Council meeting on Saturday, it was resolved that six months’ leave of absence bo granted Mr Lodge to join the forces, on the understanding that, if necessary, further leave will bo granted. ■

During the sitting of the Masonic Grand Lodge yesterday, a presentation was made by the Grand Master te U.W. Bro. J-l. H. Seaton, on behalf of the 'Wellington Board of Inquiry. It consisted of an illuminated address expressive of appreciation of bis service* as secretary of the board for the last ten. years, accompanied by a silver tea and coffee service and salver for Mrs Seaton.

Sir 11, D. Stronach has resigned, tho position he has held for many yearn as manager for Otago and Southland of the London and Lancashire Fire -Insurance Coral)any in. order to join the service of the Commercial Union Assurance Company, and will from Juno Ist fill the position, of manager at Dunedin for that company, succeeding Mr J. Wcsnay, who has been promoted in the service of his company. M. do Martens, a distinguished Belclan visitor to the Dominion, and who is at present in Christchurch, is ' a major in the Belgian army and will leave Auckland by the Niagara on. May 18th to rejoin his regiment at Havre, France. M. Martona had previously retired from the army because he was above the age limit, but that limit has now been extended, and he is eligible to fight. ' A pleasant little function was held at Messrs E. W. Mills and Co.’s warehouse yesterday afternoon, to honour Mr E. W. Gibb, on the becaffioii of hia having completed fifty years’ continuous service with the firm. Several of' tho directors of the company were present, and the manager (Mr C. A.Briggs) occupied the chair. Mr Gibb was warmly congratulated upon the capable and efficient manner in which he had always attended to his duties. The manager, in paying a tribute to Mr Gibb’s long and faithful service, said that the directors also wished to express their gratitude, and on their behalf he presented Mr Gibb with a gold watch suitably inscribed, and a grant of six months’ leave of absence on full pay, while from his fellowworkers he had much pleasure in presenting him with a travelling trunk, rug, and deck chair. ■'A handsome oak salvor, with silver mountings, and two silver photo frames, a gift to Mrs Gibb from the employees, was then presented by Mr J. F. Mills (son of Mr E. W. Mills), who referred to tho integrity of tho guest of honour, and the good f x. 1 hip which had always existed betw Nfc lC ’ him and younger members of the him. Tho recipient suitably responded, and narrated some interesting reminiscences of the firm'a early days and the various changes and advancements that had been made by the company between the time he started as a boy and the attaining of his present position of head traveller. Mr John Elliott, who has over forty years’ service with the company to hia credit, proposed the health of Mr Gibb, extending to him the best wishes ot his fellow-workers.