PERSONAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16506, 25 November 1927, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr. A. C. Clhrkd, of fiishorno, has been visiting Napier. Inspector Eccles rotwnerl to Oiisborne last night after a'visit Jo Invercargill. After 23 years' service as chief public librarian in Wellington, Mr., H. Bailie is about to retire tit the age of 64., In the Legislative Council yesterday three days' leave of absence was granted to the Hon. L. M. Isitt on account of illness. Nurses. F. S B. Smith and C. Reid, of St. Helens Hospital, Gisborne, succeeded in passing with 75 per cent, or over in the recent State- examination for midwives. Sir Laming Worthihgton-Evans, nocompanied by his wife and daughter, leases London to-day for n tour of India, from which he is expected to return in the middle of February. British Official Wireless. J At the tea adjournment on the OJsborne Bowling Club's green yesterday, the opportunity was taken of bidding farewell to an* old and respected member of the. club, Mr. ,1. R, Redstone, who is leaving for Wellington to inside, in a few wcii-enoscn wcrds, the vice-president. Mi. 1 Stephenson, farewelled Air. Redstone on behalf of the members and presented him with a wallet, suitably engraved, ns a token of the esteem in which he 18 held in the (vlnh. Mr. Redstone feelingly responded, and ■three hearty cheers were given to him. At the, same time the opportunity was taken, of welcoming to the green veteran bowler, Mr. R. Thelwall, who has been ill for a considerable time, and the hope was expressed that the popular member would be able to take part in a game at no distant date-