PERSONAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19767, 15 February 1927, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr C. W. Poynter, of Wanganui, ia visiting Wellington.

His Honour Mr Justice McGregor is staying at Foster’s Hotel.

Mr C. G. Ross, of Wanganui, has been on a visit to Christchurch.

The Rev. J. L. Robinson, of Invercargill, was in Wanganui yesterday.

Mr T. M. Wilford, M.P., is visiting Wanganui. Ho is staying at the Imperial Hotel.

Mr John Caughley, Director of Education, is visiting Wanganui. He is at the Rutland Hotel.

Dr. and Mrs R. Noblo Adams and Mr F. Noble Adams, of Blenheim, are staying at the Rutland Hotel.

Mr F. W. Furby, of the Wanganui Post Office, is relieving Mr Bree, Chief Postmaster, who is on annual leave.

Mr Herbert Baillie, Wellington City librarian, was a guest at yesterday’s luncheon of tho Wanganui Rotary Club.

Messrs J. T. Werry and H. C. Hassall have returned from Christchurch, where they attended the New Zealand Drapers’ Conference.

Mr P. Higginbottom, president of the Wanganui Rotary Club, yesterday paid a visit to New Plymouth, where he attended the New Plymouth Rotary Club’s luncheon.

Airs M, Welcher 'Berkeley, U.S.A.), Alias C. Barnes (Philadelphia), Miss E. Robinson (Hawaii), and Air Quincy Pond (Auburn, Ind.) aro American visitors to Foster’s Hotel.

Air Vawdrey A. Brookie, of Wanganui h!as been appointed ranger for the Wanganui district under the Animals Protection and Games Act. Air Brookie will also act as an officer under the Fisheries Act.

Mr and Airs E. J. Hill and Air and Airs F. R. Marriott, of Wellington, arrived in Wanganui yesterday by car from Rotorua, and are staying at Foster’s Hotel. Alessrs Hill and Afarriott are well-known Dowlers, and had a game yesterday on the Wanganui Club’s green.

An Auckland message states that the Governor-General has relinquished the position of Dominion Chief Scout and president of tho council of the Boy Boy Scouts Association (New Zealand section). He consented to remain patron of the association and support the movement.

An Auckland message states that Sir Tom Bridges (Governor of South Australia) was a passenger by the liner Niagara to-day. He expects to spend a month in New Zealand on holiday, and ho is a guest at Government House. He intends to go deep-sea fishing at the Bay of ’lslands and will possibly make a visit to Rotorua.

Guests at the Rutland Hotel include Air and Mrs O’Callaghan and Air H. O’Callaghan (Taihapc); Air and Airs W. T. Edgccumbo, Alessrs C. Rowe, H. Sinclair (Christchurch); Airs Bayliss, Air J. C. Rowland (Sydney); Air J. H. Jefferd, Aladamo Zala, Miss A, Feltham (Hastings); Air and Airs Dyhrbing, Air J. R. Williamson (Wellington).

The numerous Wanganui friends of Air G. F. Allen, one of the best known of our early settlers and now a resident of Alasterton, will be interested to know that he celebrates his 90th birthday to-day. Despite his advanced years, Air Allen is wonderfully well and active, while his interest in and grasp of events and affairs is as keen ias ever. The 11 Chronicle” heartily joins in the congratulations which to-day’s happy occasion will bring to our old friend.

Visitors staying at Foster’s Hotel are Messrs T. G. Roberts, A. E. Watson (Wellington), H. Alillard (Palmerston North), D? Goldfinch, R. L. Goldfinch, F. G. Chomley (Sydney), H. W. O. Walker (Auckland), R. McAlillan (Palmerston North), Airs P. B. Bartholomew (Levin), Mrs K. D. and Aliss Anderson (Sydney), Mrs Field (Perth), Air and Mrs F. R. Afarriott, Air and Mrs E. J. Hill (Wellington), Aliss E. Thomas, Al ns Willock (Gisborne), Air and Airs C. Granville Holdsworth, Air J. Holdsworth (Gisborne), Dr. R. J. Boyd (Taihapc).

Aliss Eva Webb-Jones, the possessor of a rich soprano voice admirably cultivated in the course of recent study at the Sydney Conservatorium, delighted members of the Wanganui Rotary Club with contributions to their weekly programme yesterday. In several numbers Aliss Webb-Jones revealed the flawless purity of her voice, its range and power, and the ease and grace with which the notes were produced. In “Vainka’s Song” (Stutzman), “The Rain Fairies” (Arundalc) and “Advice” (Alolly Carew) she pleased her hearers, but the gem of the lot was the aria, “One Fine Day,” from “Aladamo Butterfly” (Puccini), an exacting piece sung with a high degree of proficiency.