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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 57, 18 February 1927, Page 4

Personal

His Majesty the King hat invested Sir H. P. Colebatch (Meat Australian Agent-General) at Buckingham Palace, states a London cable.

Sister Ethel Grenside, of Auckland, is at present in Hastings on a holiday visit to her parents, Mr and Mrs E. A. Grenside, Stortford Lodge.

The Prime Minister (Rt. Hon J. G. Coates) and also the Minister of Agriculture (Hon. O. J. Hawken). have been elected life members of the Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand.

Miss Hardy, who has been spending her holidays with her parents, Mr and Mrs Gathborne Hardy, in Hastings, left yesterday ou her return to Dannevirke.

An engagement of New Zealand interest, announced lately, is that between Lieut. T. B, R. WoodroolTe, R.N., to Miss Ida Duncan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs lan Duncnn, Welling ton.

The muny friends of Mrs A. Hodge, of the Vicarage, Taradale, will be pleased to learn that she is improving steadily after her recent serious ness.

The New Zealander, Basil Ward, has been exempted from the 1927 preliminaries for the Rome Scholarships in architecture on account of the excellence of his lust year’s winning effort, states a London cable.

Miss M. Pownall, Miss Marjorie Ashcroft and Mr A. M. Grior, of Hastings, left this morning for Christ church, where they will go through a course at the Teachers’ Training College.

Mr Charles Evans Scott, of Victoria University College, has been successful in obtaining his degree of L.L.M., having passed the necessary examinations with first class honours. Mr Scott is a son of Mr J. C. Scott, -who recently practised dentistry in Hastings, and a newphew of Miss Evans, of Hastings,

Constable Beck, of Hastings, left this morning for Wellington to join the police escort appointed to accompany the Duke and Duchess of York on their itinerary of the Dominion. The escort, which is composed of 80 men. all over 6ft high, will proceed to Auckland to meet Their Royal Highnesses on their arrival in New Zealand. i

At a recent meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society ot New Zealand, Sir Douglas McLean was congratulated upon the high honour recently conferred upon him by His Majesty the King, and the hope was expressed that Lady McLean and Sir Douglas would be long spared to enjoy their honour. Sir Douglas McLean briefly thanked the council for its kind wishes.

The Premier, the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates on arrival at Auckland by the Limited, was received by a large assemblage nt the railway station, including members of Parliament, representatives of the municipality >nd ooroughs. a number of railway officials. and workmen. To-day Mr. Coates is busily engaged with deputations and Government business, one strenuous deputation being representative of the unemployed. He will be tendered a civic reception at the Town Hall to-night (Press Association.)

Among the guests at the Mesonic Hotel, Napier, are:— Mr and Mrs A. Nixon, Mr and Mrs W. Nixon, Mr and Mrs Dawson (Sydney), Dr. and Mrs G. A. Buchanan (Toulbourn, New South Wales), Mrs C. G. and Miss Macindoc (Auckland), Mrs L. Walker, Mrs O. Baines, Mrs H. Baines (Ormondville), Mrs W. Clark, Miss Brodie, Mrs Murray, Messrs G. Crawshaw, J. Wauchope, ,T. B. Kirk (Gisborne), A. A. Hawes (Christchurch), J. W, Ross, T. Petersen (Masterton). A. S. West, A. E. Donoghue. J. Rodpsth, H. Whittaker (Wellington).