PARS ABOUT PEOPLE

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10339, 10 September 1926, Page 4

PARS ABOUT PEOPLE

Air J. Garde Grimshaw lias been engaged as soloist tor the Danne—virke Orchestral Society’s concert to be given on October 6th.

The appointment <» c Alessrs A\. D. Hunt, T. A. Duncan and A. Hamilton as members of the Aleat Producers’ Board lias been gazetted.

Rev. E. W. Burgin, die new vicnr of Pongaroa and Maugatainka, will bo tendered a welcome soci—l at Mangataiuoka this evening.

The Australian ladies' golf championship at Adelaide was won by Alisa McLeod, with Aliss Tolhi_ist as run-nel-up.—Cabled item.

The Rev. Stephen Wareing, of Al—cestor, Nottingham, has been .appointed curate of St. Pete: - parish, Hamilton. He is expected to —rave in New Zealand in November.

The Rev. S. Keen, of tlie Alcthodist Church, Gonville, whose health has been very unsatisfactory tor some time past, lias been ordered a complete rest and change. Air Keen lelfc on holiday- yesterday.

Air Ronald Chamberlain, ALA., Musß., F.ILC.S.. the visiting examiner tor the 1 rinity College of Alusic (lyondon). arrives in Palmerston N to-day, and will commence tlie local examinations in instrumental and cecal music and elocution in Saturday morning. The examinations, it is understood. will extern! over tiro whole ot the following week

The death occurred ill liis 91't year of another Wellington pioneer. All Francis Sidey, who Mure his retirement a good many years ago v as a well-known auctioneer ir. the cite. Tlie late Mr Sidey was born in Perth in Scotland, where bis lather was Lord Alayor. and lie came out to Australia and then on to New Zealand, arriving in Wellington 70 years age.

Mr Alex Kirkpatrick, tlie weMknown Hawke's Bay Rugby pla.yet and All Black was the principal tire in a happy ceremony at N« Park. Hastings, on Saturday. Or half of his old club (Hastings) the Hastings Sub-Union, lie was sen ted with a grandfather »■! ck wedding gilt, and the iu-com• a cheers for himself and foi brio lie were hearty denumstrat the special niche lie lias won l« sell’ as a sportsman in the r.ff< of the public.