In and Out of Town

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19777, 3 November 1938, Page 17

In and Out of Town

News items intended for publication in this column cannot be accepted unless accompanied by the signature and address of the sender. Notices of engagements require the signatures of both parties, and a charge of 5s will be made for such announcement. Mrs. J. H. Taplin, Ruatoria, left this week by plane for Hawke’s Bay. * * * ♦ Mrs. W. R. Barker, “Midelneyßallance street, is visiting Auckland. 9 9 9 9 Miss Helen Baird. Taihape, is the guest of Mrs. E. Ewart Brown, Ormond road. • * * * Mrs. E. M. Monckton, Ngatapa, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Lane, at Marton. 9 9 9 9 Miss Joyce Wicksteed, Ruatoria, is staying at her cottage at Wainui Beach. , * * * * Mrs. W. Clark, “Opou,” is expected to return from Wellington on Saturday next. 9 9 9 9 Mrs. IM. L. Holden, Cheesemau road, is expected to return from Wellington on Saturday. * * * * Miss D. Bagnall, Peel street, is returning during the week-end after spending a week in Wellington. * • • • Miss O. Crawford, Stafford street, is returning during the week-end after a short visit to Wellington. 9 « * * , 'Miss R. Henley, who has been the guest of 'Mrs. Keith Smith, Albert street, is returning to Auckland tomorrow. * * * * Mr. and Mrs Eric Reid, Waikato, left yesterday for Tanaetua after being the guests of Mrs. D. Walker Bain, Kaiti Esplanade. * * * • Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Williams, Ruatoria, are the guests of the latter s mother, Mrs. W. G. Maclaurin. Waipura.” 9 9 9 9 Mrs. Eric Shelton, Tolaga Bay, who has been spending a holiday in Holland, has left on her return to New Zealand. • * * * Miss Janet Miles, Wellington, who has been the guest of Mrs. G. M. Reynolds, Ormond, is. now visiting Mrs. Paul Williams, Wairoa. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Nolan, Wairoa, are arriving at the end of this week to spend' the week-end with Mr. ana Mrs. F. Wrey Nolan, Russell street. ♦ * * * Miss Muriel Barker, “Ulverstone,” intends leaving to-morrow for Christcnurch to visit her sister, Mrs. Nowell Izard. • * * * Miss Judy Bourn, Auckland, who has been tne guest of Mrs. W. A. Bowie, Kaiti esplanade, left by plane to-day for Napier. *99 9 i Mrs. Mason, Miss Ferguson and Mr. C. Ferguson, have returned after spending a week-end in Wellington with their sister, Miss Molly Ferguson. * * * 9 At a recent social evening held by the Te Hapara Ladies’ Guild, a delightful vocal solo was given by Miss Eirene Halbert, accompanied at the piano by the Rev. K. Liggett. * # * * Mr and Mrs. F. E. Humphreys, “Wilencote,” Ngatapa, who were visitors to Hamilton for the Royal Show are expected to return on Saturday next. * » » • Mrs. L. T. Burnard, Russell street, intends spending the week-end m Hastings for the Woodford House exeat, her daughters being at school there. * * * * Miss Ruth Herrick, Hawke’s Bay, chief commissioner of Girl Guides for New Zealand, is expected to arrive in Gisborne on December 1 to make an inspection of the Guide companies in the Poverty Bay district. 9* 9 * Miss J. Studholme, who has been the guest of Mrs. J. G. Nolan, Clifford street, left on Tuesday for Wairoa en route for Hawke's Bay, where she is staying before returning to her home in Canterbury. 9 9 9 9 Mrs. Loriston-Clarke, who is the guest of Mrs. J. G. Nolan, Clifford street, is leaving to-morrow for Christchurch, Her husband, Commander G. N. Loriston-Clarke, captain ot H.M.S. Wellington, left Gisborne with his ship yesterday for Lyttelton. * # * 9

Mrs. G. W. Humphreys and her daughter, Mrs. J. C. Sibley, accompanied by the latter’s family, have booked their return passages to New Zealand by the Rimutaka, to leave England on December 8, after spending a holiday in the Old Country.

Commander and Mrs. W. G. Hewson and family, who left Christchurch in May for Europe, have been spending several weeks at St. Jean de Luz in France. Mrs. Hewson went to Marseilles to meet her brother, Mr. Jack Bristcd, who flew to Europe from Sydney. With him, she flew to Geneva, where she found much to interest tier. On the beach at St. Jean de Luz, sn.: casually met a Wellington friend, Miss Enid Bell, who has been spending many months abroad. Commander and Mrs. Hewson are now in London, staying at a hotel in Richmond Hill, the manager of which is the wellknown tennis player, formerly Miss Betty Nuthall.