PERSONAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17236, 16 April 1930, Page 3

PERSONAL

The Duchess of Bedford, who is_ fly ing to Capetown, has arrived at Khai toum.

Mr. W. J. Rogers, Mayor of Wanganui, is progressing well after his recent operation for throat trouble.

The Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, leaves to-morrow for Wellington, and will be absent from Gisborne for 19 days.

The Rev. George Gibb, formerly of Knox Church. Purnell, and son ot Dr. James Gibb, of Wellington, has received a call |o ' Trinity Church, Lancaster. England. If is officially announced that the Duchess of York lias cancelled forthcoining engagements, and will not undeitakc any further functions during the summer. —A. and N.Z.C.A. I Lord ; mil Lady Blcdisloo will leave Wellington <>n the evening of April 27 In pay their first, official visit to jjbtnnia, and will remain there until Wednesday, April 30. • 'Jim Rev. J. \Y. Kemp, of the Baptist Tabernacle, Auckland, president of tlie Baptist Union, who lias been visiting Gisborne, leaves by car to-morrow on his return to Auckland. t)r. H. B. Latham has completed 50 years’ service at New Plymouth public hospital, and the fact is to he recognised at a public function. (Vinimem ing service when the hospital was a very crude institution, he has sepn it grow lo an up-to-date institution and lias advanced with the times, having been for some years radiologist Guests at the Masonic Hotel this week i include Mr. and Mrs. P, Canning (M ai pukurau), Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Boss (Napier). Mr. and Mrs. Couch (Sydney), Mr. and Mrs. Riddick. Mrs. and Miss Walker (Sydney), Mrs. Parkinson. Miss Bushy (Tnkoinai a Bay), Miss Freidman (Sydney). Miss Dowling (Napier). Messrs. G. I. Daulton (Wellington), E. P. Siminster (Wellington), E. Daniels (Wellington), I’. Graham (Wanganui), P. W. Peters (Napier), G. Agar (Christchurch), H. E. Perryman (Christeiiuri'li), H. 0. Thomas (Wellington), P. Maddock (An Ida ml), W. G. Macartney (Christ"hurelit, A. W. Graham (Melbourne), E. Re Kludge (Wellington), S. G. Parkinson. E. 11. Smith (Napier), E. Stewart (Napier), G- Howard (Auckland), Leggo (Nelson), A. T. Crossley (East Coast), and P. J. Horne (Christchurch).