PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 262, 24 July 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. James Marchbanks, engineer for tho Wellington Harbour Board, will leave New Zealand on a business visit to America nest month. Mr.' Marchbanks is to study at first band mattes concerning the modern way of hanalinij coal and cargo at tho most improved ports in America. Mr. Thomas Tanner, aged 88, died at Havoloek North from complications following nn operation last week, slaves a Press Assocktion telegram. He arrived in New Zealand in 1850, took up land in Hawke's Bay in 1853, and had resided since-■ then in'the Hawkes Bay province. As member of Parliament for Waipawa from 1887 to 1890, ho was a kocn supporter of the Atkinson Government. In local affairs he was a great worker, and for many years was a member of local bodies. Decently lie had been a cliicf pillar of the Y.M.C.A. Mr. Tanner had a family of eight, several of whom are married and living in Haivke a Bay.

Acting on medical advice, Mr. Bernard P. Page will not conduct for tho Wellinston Amateur Operatic Society this year. Mr. Frank Thomas has been appointed acting-conductor, and Mrs. Bromley Hill has been engaged as accompanist. Tho rehearsals of "The Gondoliers" are proceeding satisfactorily. Mr. J. Valentine, says the "Bluff Press," has received a card from his son Petor, that he is a prisoner at.Limburg, Germany, and was wounded in tho lc. Intimation has also been received that his brother Charlie is nlso n prisoner at Limburg, and that ho is uninjured. No information as to how they are progressing was received. The death has occurred at Auckland of Mr. Richard Kent,- who was for many years prominent in football, tennis, and oveling circles in Christclmrch. Born and educated at 'Woolwich, Mr. Ken learned the cncinoerinit tavide there, and came to New Zealand by the Mcrope in 1567 After being in tho Railway Department for fourteen years, .he began tho manufacture of bicycles m Christchurch, and in conjunction with Mr. Cunington exhibited the first electric light in CiuiterbiiTV. Mr B. J. Bighlon. secretary to the New' Zealand Picture Supplies, Ltd., is to loavo on a visit to America by tho Makura next month, Mr James Muir line been appointed tho Otaki Bowling Club's delegate on ■the Wellington Bowling Centre.

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