About People

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20109, 30 March 1928, Page 6

About People

Mr A. G. Bignell returned to Wan ganui from Christchurch yesterday.

Mr A. S .Burgess has returned to Wanganui very much improved in health, alter several weeks at Kawan. Mr F. E. Aloreton, of the Friends’ School, is in Wellington, attending a conference of the Howard League lor Penal Reform. A London message reports the death of Sir Charles Russell, solicitor. He was the guardian of the secrets of .half of England’s prominent social people, and acted for the Marquis of Jueensbury in the Wilde trial.

Mr Haldane Johns, who was up till recently in charge of the Vacuum Oil Company’s operations here, has returned to Wanganui, in order to develop the local interests in that branch of business on behalf of the Combined Buyers, Ltd.

A message from Detroit states that Mr Henry Ford is planning a trip abroad, which will probably incliiide

Britain and possib the Continent. Passports, which become effective on April 1, have been issued at Washington.

Guests at Foster’s Hotel include: — Messrs G. Paul, E. Al. Budall, R. B. Scott, E. A. Burns, .Mr and Mrs W. S. Burns (Auckland), M. A. G. Hine, Mrs Norton, Miss Norton, Mr 11- Knox, and Air A- Schloss (Wellington), Air -in.l Airs W. Glenn (Rangitikei), Air and Mrs D’Ath (Kimbolton), Air and Mrs W- Hosking and Mr McEwen (Waiuku), Messrs V. E. Hamilton, E. Kaper and V. J. Landers (Christchurch), Mr J. D- Dclbridge, Air and Mrs Scanned and Miss V. Scanned (Dunedin), Mr and Airs Brocklebank (Gisborne), Air G. Barham (Canada).