PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 February 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Viscount Lascelles has been appointed a Knight of the Garter, and his father, the Earl of Harewood, a G.C.V.O.

Mr. E. G. Sutherland, the New Zealand athletic representative and champion javelin thrower, is leaving with the Africans to take up his residence in Natal.

The many friends of Mr. H. Read (Harry), of Everybody’s Theatre staff, will learn with pleasure that he is progressing favorably after his recent operation. In the course of a week or so he hopes to be about again. Mr. F. E. Powell, teller of the Bank of New Zealand, Opunake, has received notice of,his transfer. Before leaving members of the Church of England, with which he has been closely associated, presented him with a writing case.

The Wanganui Herald says the many friends of Mr. David Smart will regret to hear of his death. The deceased, who was for many years on the staff of Messrs. H. I. Jones and Son, was about as usual till last week, when he became unwell, passing away unexpectedly on Saturday morning at the ,age of G2 years. The death occurred at Wellington on Sunday evening of Mr. William Pryor, secretary of the New Zealand Employers’ Federation, who passed away after an illness of twelve months. The late Mr. Pryor was a native of Dunedin, and was 54 years of age. He started life in his father’s employ at Dunedin, as a fruit merchant, and subsequently was engaged as a coal merchant and contractor in North East Valley, Dunedin. Mr. Pryor next came to Wellington in December, 1906, and accepted an appointment to the position which he had occupied till his demise. The marriage of Sir George Hunter, of Porongahau. M.P. for Wawarapa, to Mrs. Edith May Munro, of The Terrace, Wellington, took place at St. Peter’s Church, Wellington, last' week. Relatives only were present, including Mr. and Mrs. W. H. S. Moorhouse, Mrs. Cox, and Mr. J. P. Maxwell. After the ceremony the wedding party was enter* tained by Mrs. Moorhouse at her residence in Dixon-street, and later Sir George Grey and Lady Hunter left for their home at Porongahau.

The engagement is reported of Miss Isabel Massey, younger daughter of the Prime Minister, the Right Hon. W. F. Massey and Mrs. Massey, to Mr. C. W. Salmon, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Salmon, who are at present in Masterton. Mr. Salmon who was in Canada prior to the war, joined the N.Z. Engineers in London, served with them in Egypt and France, and received his commission in the field. He attained the rank of Major, was mentioned in despatches and awarded the D.C.M.