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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 301, 20 December 1937, Page 6

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VICE-REGAL His Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral (Viscount Gaiway) arrives in Wanganui this evening. He will bo the -guest of the Wanganui Garrison Officers’ Club at dinner to-night. Tomorrow morning he will present the prizes at Nga Tawa School, Marton, and will then return to Wanganui to present the prizes at St. George’s School in the afternoon. To-morrow evening he will be the speaker a: the Wanganui Collegiate School break-ing-up ceremony, after which he will leave for Wellington. i Mr and Mrs oGrdon Hammond left at an early hour this morning for Tauranga, where they intend to spend three weeks of the Christmas vacation. Visitors io Wanganui are Mr and Mrs W. Reay, of Coogee, Sydney. Mr Reay was a member of the Wanganui “Chronicle” staff over fifty years ago, leaving New Zealand in 1885 to join the staff of the Sydney Morning Herald. Mr Reay is still actively engaged on that journal, and is spending afew days in Wanganui renewing old acquaintances. Hon. Gilbert Carson was editor-proprietor of the “Chronicle” durin Mr Reay's residence in ! Wanganui. Mr Reay’s lather built the first cottage at Castleclifi’, and his" brother, Mr Tom Reay, was for manyyears with the late Mr Peter. Bell, draper, of Victoria Avenue. Members of the Wanganui Bowling Club, during the afternoon tea adjournment on Saturday, stood m silence as a mark of respect to the memory of a prominent member of the club, the late Mr. D. E. Dustin. The president (Mr. A. J. Crawford) spoke feelingly of Mr. Dustin’s association with the club, of the fact that not only had he been a member but had served on the committee, where he was courageous and sound in expression of his opinion. As a bowler he had entered into the spirit of the games in such a way as to cement good fellowship. His fund of good humour made him sought after in rink play and his passing led a blank in the ranks of the club. Members would greatly miss his cheery disposition.