LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1924, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

To-morrow Night! Soldiers’ Hall! Ihe usual Kiwi I'ontlmll Club’s Dante. Everybody assured of a good time. Good floor. Best of music hy Bonetti’s Jazz Band, which commences at f) o clock sharp.—Admission—Gentlemen Is G 1; Ladies Is.—Advfc. Rt. \Yor. Bin. John Goulston, of Sydney, lias been appointed the new Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of tin; Eremasotis of New South Wales at a meeting whereat 1,1(10 votes were recorded, which was a voting record for Grand Lodge. The Most \\’or. Rro. Will in in Thompson, who had been Grand Master for ten years, did not seek re-election and the principal interest centred in the appointment, of his successor. Wor. Ilro. Goulston had occupied the position of Deputy Grand Master for New South Wales for six year-, and last year visited New Zealand at the head of a Masonic delegation. The recipient of the high honor in the craft was a Hokitika hoy and a pupil of the local State School. His lather was here in business lor many years as a diaper in premises adjoining the Southland Hotel, Rcvell Street.

Admiral Sir Charles Edward Madden, (!.('.1!.. 0.C.Y.0.. K.C.M.0., K.C.8., C.Y.0., whose name has been suggested a- the .successor to Lord Jellieoe as Governor-General of New Zealand. is the first baronet, of that name, lie was First ami Principal Naval A.D.C. to llis Majesty since 1!.22. Commander of the Atlantic Fleet I‘JRI-22. He was Fourth Sea Lord of the Admiralty. 1!• 10-11 ; Rear-Admiral in the Home Fleet. I 111 1-12; Rear-Admiral Com matuling 2nd and 3rd Cruiser Squadrons in I lie Home Fleet. RR3-1-I. In .l'.lpi he was promoted Vice-Admiral, served ill the Rattle of Jutland. and was mentioned in dispatches. He was Chief of Stall to the Admiral Comtiiantl-ing-in-Chief. I!I! 1-11». and Seeotnl in Command of the. Grand Fleet, 11)17. He holds numerous foreign orders; Illumed in Rim the third daughter of Sir Charles (Inzer (a sister of l.ady Jellieoe), and has two soils and four daughters.