PERSONAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17747, 6 April 1932, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mrs. W. T. Combs, Dannevirke, who is paying a round of visits here, is at present- the guest of Mrs. P. C. Bayly, Ilaronga road, Kaiti.

Miss Drina McGrath, Dannevirke, who is visiting relations in ‘Gisborne, is at present the guest of Air. and Mrs. H. L. Maynard, Ilaronga road, Kaiti.

Air. Weir, the aviator who intended flying from Australia to England and who was held up uf Darwin by engine trouble, lias now decided not to make the aGeinpt as lir.s- engine is unreliable.

Aliss rrene vriliiums. Hie 22-ycnr-oM axialrix, who is living from Perth to (Sydney, was forced down by heavy rain 15 miles from the South A list rn - l.inn-Victorian border and her plane became badly bogged.

ATr. Tau Henan* was granted two days’ leave of absence by the House of Representatives yesterday on account of illness in the family, and Mr. VV. Nash three days’ leave of absence on account of illness.

On ibe eve of his departure for Alelhournc, the manager of the Wanganui branch of the Bank of New Zealand. Mr F. ft. Dunsford, was fare welled by a representative gathering of business men and clients of the hank.

A presentation ot an address, in booklet form, and a wallet containing 100 guineas, was made to the Rev. Dr. A ilHam McDonald, of the Epsom Presbyterian Church, prior to his departure lor England.

Captain O. F. Baker, of the l anteibury Regiment, has been awarded the New Zealand long and efficient service medal for 1.6 years’ service. Captain T. 11. Mitchell has been awarded the New Zealand service medal for 12 years service.

yii-. n. ,1. linstock, chairman ot directors of Lotus, Ltd., Stafford and Northampton, arrived at Auckland by the Niagara from Sydney on a six weeks’ combined business and holiday visit to Now Zealand. He was accompanied by Air. 1. Bostoek.

Tho Hon. Roland IX Kite,on, a director of the Bank of England and vice-chairman of Dorman, Long and Company, was a through passenger to Vancouver by tin Niagara, at Auckland. He is returning to London after attending the opening of the Sydney I Larbor Bridge.

Mr. A Ii White, who lias held the position of aoeouiitaiit at the Lunds ami Survey Department, New Plymouth, for three/ and a half years, has received advice that he bus been appointed to tiie position of accountant. New Zealand Reparation Estates. Apia, Samoa. .Mr. White leaves to take up bis new position about the middle of April.

Guests at the Masonic Hotel this week included Mr. and Mrs. J. DMitchell and Messrs. IT. Gentles,. A, Mitchell, G. Reid and C. Bell (Wellington): Mr. 1. Reid (Buenos Aires); Messrs. Gibson, G. Davis, L. Speech ley and H. Piorard (Palmerston North) ; Messrs. J. Kean and H. M. .Tones (Auckland); and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace.

The esteem in which Mr. Peter McColl, power stations superintendent, is held was shown by the representative gathering of the staff of the Wellington tramways and electricity department to bid him farewell on the occasion of his retirement from the corporation's, service Mr. McColl was presented with a radio and gramophone unit.

The Rev. F. 11. Wilson, of the Sudan United Mission, and formerly of Dunedin, arrived at Auckland by the Niagara on Monday, lie is accompanied by Mrs. Wilson. They have completed 11 years’ service in tho Sudan, and will spend four or live months on furlough ill New Zealand, after which they will go to tho United States, where Mr. Wilson will resumo his work for the church.