PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 19799, 24 February 1928, Page 6

PERSONAL

Among the new guests to tho Excelsior Hotel arc Dr and fills Hall (Surrey), filr W. C. Schwab (Niagara Falls), Messrs G. S. Young, W. G. Black, D. I/. Cummings, and A. P. Bennett (Wellington), filr C. Milne (Nelson), filessrs ML E. Alorrison and H. E. B. Watson, Mcsdamos Cook, llazlctt, and Francis, and Professor Webb (Christchurch), filr and filrs Inglis (Invercargill). New arrivals to the Grand Hotel include Major-general J. A. Douglas and Mrs Douglas (England), filessrs D. S. Evans and A. A. Jcnkin (Sydney), filr W. Goodfellow (Auckland), Mr H. H. Stirling (Hamilton), filessrs A. Osborne, T. B. Linklater, G. Donaldson, G. T. Mason, W. fil. Alow bray (Wellington) , and the members of the Australian cricket team. At the monthly meeting ol the Hospital Board last evening it was announced that Dr C. A. lay lor, the newly-appointed resident medical otbccr at the Dunedin Hospital, had arrived trom England and assumed Mr H. Stirling and filr B. Goodfellow went south this morning on dairying business. fil'r and filrs Arthur Barnett and their daughter, also filr and Mrs Robert Hmfson left by the 11.24. train tins morning, thus taking tho liist stage of a, comprehensive tour embracing Australia, China, .Japan, Canada, the United Stales, and the Old Country. A largo number of citizens assembled t„ soo tb«m oil'. Mr Barnett, intends visiting the world’s markets lor business purposes. ~,,,, , Mr and filrs M. G. Robertson and daughter wont away Ibis morning lor an extended lour of England and the Continent. r filessrs F. Brough and ('. J. J! Ara Marled this morning lor Manganni to represent the Otago Bowing Club in the champion double sculls. Mr Brough will also row in the champion single sculls. filr G. E. Curry passed through Dunedin this morning on his way Imm Gore to Christchurch. filr G. A. Rosevear returned last night from Mount Cook and Wellington. , , . Several Otago firemen lei L to-day by the 11.24 train for tho New Plymouth contests and eonlercnee —Captain Majlis of Gore, Captain Ruthatch ol Hillside', Foreman J. V. Salmon ol Dunedin , and delegates trom Cromwell, Civile, Tapaniii, and Kaitangata. Mr Otto Frind, a well-known mountaineer, who climbed Mount Cook fourteen vears ago, is in Dunedin. The Canterbury bowlers who came In Dunedin and won the Red path Shield yesterday bad a. great send-oil on tbo railway station to-day.. A Press Association telegram announces 'bo death ol Mr C. E. Armstrong, Mayor of Gisborne, and foimerh" district engineer of the Public Works Department. filr A. G. Henderson, ol the ‘Lyttelton 'rimes,’ has been elected chairman of the Press Association for the present year.—AVellington telegram. The under-mentioned justices ol the peace were gazetted last night; R. E. F. Butcher (Poolburn), A. Clark (Anderson’s Bav), A. H. Crawley (Dunedin), V. S. Jacobs (Dunedin). G. Jennings (Otara), ML Laidlaw (Dunedin), J. S. Little (St. Clair), ML H. Lyons (Dunedin), J. M'Diarmid (Oamaru) T. A. fil. Shearer (Drummond), V. T. Shocliy (Port Craig), A. Sim son (Queenstown), R. Skinner (Tuapcka Month), R. Teller (St. Hilda). When Mr C. V. Grimmett arrived by tho second express last night with tho Australian cricket team it was his first visit to his native city since his rise to international fame in the cricket field, filr Grimmett (according to ‘ Wisden ’) was born in Caversham on Christmas Day, 1892. Some of our cricket officials conceived the happy idea of taking advantage of the famous bowler’s presence in Dunedin and presenting him witli a memento of the occasion. Tbo form of the presentation is also a happy one. On a greenstone slab are throe greenstone '.stumps on a silver wicket. One of tho stumps is knocked back, the bails and bail lying near by, and on the wicket are inscribed the words “ Well bowled.” On the slab also aro the coat of arms of Dunedin city, and r. silver fern, the inscription on tho latter reading: “To C. V. Grimmett from the cricketers of his native city.” The combination appears to sum up in a particularly happy and effective manner the sentiments which have prompted the presentation. The memento is on view in the window of Messrs Dawson, Ltd., who are responsible for its manufacture. It is proposed to present it to Mr Grimmett at some suitable lime during tlie progress of the match with Otajio at Carisbrook.