PERSONAL NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1933, Page 13

PERSONAL NOTES

The death is reported by the Press Association at Invercafgill of Mr. Colin Eobertson, a pioneer of the Waikaia: district and among the foremost of Southland's public men. Ha- was 82 years of age.

Mr. S. W. M. Stilling, New Zealand representative of the .Australian National Travel Association, will-leaise by tomorrow night's express for Auckland, and will return to Wellington oa

Major General W. L. H. SinclairBurgess, General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Military: Eorces, returned to Wellington this mornine from, the South Island. . \'. ....."."-.

The Eight Eev. L Eichards, Bishop of Dnnedin, was among the\passenger» this morning from the South. .Island,

Squadron-Leader T. •' Mv Wiltes^ Director of Air Services, has" returned, to Wellington from the -South- Island.- -

A Press Association cablegram, ironi Vancouver to-day states that.Mr.i C. Wyatt, English landscape painter^ died at Santa Barbara, Calif 6rnia,cn: Wednesday. ■ ■•-.■ . • r ..::".';■-'•■.,

Mr. Justice .Blair left Wellington this morning to preside at the,quarterly sessions of, the Supreme Court at Napier, openings on Monday. Mr. Justice Ostler has gone to New Plymouth, for;;r-the quarterly sessions, : also starting • pa ■ Monday. / " ~.;/,..'_ v

I The deathis reported iaGhristchurch !of Mr. H. A. Kent, a prominent figure iin the printing trade in New Zealand. jHe arrived in New Zealand as a "child [at the time of the Otago gold rushes, j and was apprenticed: to the " printing lousiness of Messrs. Shaw; Arnott,"and Co., Dnnedin. In 1865 he was appqint■ed the first Government telegraph-mes-senger in the country, and later, on removing to the West Coast, after completing an apprenticeship, he -was appointed printer of the "Evening Star," and' subsequently of; the ' * West Coast Times." In 1873 he. - joined 'tia Christchnrch ."Press." After'a year at the case he'was appointed-printer of the "Globe," an evening-~ paper printed by the "Press" Compaiiy; for Mr. C. A. Pritchard, whoka interest; afterwards bought out by the company, which also acquired an opposition evening paper, "The Telegraphy" the name of: which was changed to ?'Truth ?>:^and again to the "Evening News.'? Ok thedeath of the printer of .tie"" iW6eUjr Press and Eeferee" Mr: IJeni; took on' that position, and occupied it till: the "News" ceased publication. tTnial'Ms retirement last year he was ehgaged\as a compositor/ Mr.- Kent was tyrieft married, his second wife^ /Who' predeceased him, being Mrs. Beatty, .mother of the well-known aetressesj-^Misses Maud and May Beatty. He is survived by two married daughters living in the Christchurch district. . ..'...- .

Mr. and Mrs.-D. Pym (Eeigatc,- Eag-: land), Mr. and Miss E.S. Bates;(Melbourne),. Mr. and Mrs. W. Stranger. (Melbourne), . Messrs. VT. Wi Tucker (Salisbury, rßtodesia),, E. B. Bennett (Christcnurch), E. Thomas (lionSok), and H. McCoy (Auckland)'are among the guests at the Midland "Hotel. x

Messrs. A. H. Wright ■'■ (Palmerston; North), "C.E. gtott' (Hawera),: B. H.Couchman (New Plymouth), O. Baste*; (Auckland), Or. H. Huggins ; (Dannevirke),. L. Shortt' (Wangaaui), and.S. Bisley.(Patea) aie staying at the Grand Hotel.., ■ ...." "■: ,•.;.-■':■;" :

- Visitois to "Wellington staying! at-the' Boyal Oak Hotel include; Messrs. W. E* Dewett (Glasgow), J; BuU- (Hnnter•vUle), and G. W. Birss (13unedin)^i-

'.. Among the guests .at tie Hotel St. George are' Mr.r ana,; -Mrs.; James ;EdV wards (Auckland), Mr. and: Mrs.' ;A1 : Michaeles (Melbourne), Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Cohen (Sydney),: Messrs.;:^ Powdrell (Napier), A. B. Bnrgess: (^anganui), D. G. Swartz (Holland.)^and D. Davies (Auckland). - ■..►---

. Messrs, A. D. Seabrook, D.;. A.vßnrcK (Auckland)j T. White (Wangairaijj'/H. Speight, E. M. Greenslade (Dunedin),! •A. ■£. Duncan (Christchurch), and -1. ■Hamilton (Nelson) are guests"at Ithe Empire HoteL - .;.:::,;

Sir Alfred Bankart, of AucHaiia, 1!*. at' present visiting. Welliiigton, and ill* staying at the Midland1 Hotel.-T: " :'■"..-■