PERSONALS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9575, 28 July 1923, Page 4

PERSONALS.

The deafli is reported from Sydney of Air. David Mills, r. director .. the L.S.S. Co., Ltd. A London cable ecates that the 'Wesleyan Conference designated the Rev. Amos Burnett as senior secretary of the We-levan. Foreign Missionary Bcciety. a' President at the 11-fi erenee. — A. and N.Z.C'.A. The death is repart>.-d from Dunedin of Air AA'illiam Dawson, aged 71. one or’ tiie rounder.- of Snt-ighr and Go., brewers, and pn-prictor of Law-on. Ltd., jewellers. Be v,‘a-_ an ■••x-Alayi.-r of Dunedin, member tor Parliament far Dunedin suburb', president of the New Zealand Rowling A— emth n. and a member of many public bodies. He gave freely to philanthropic organisation', his last girt F-ing g-00 tons of coal and 110 pairs of blankets for need sufferers. —P.A. Already what are .generally known as “catty” paragraphs are appearing in English papers regarding Air Masseyhs io: tl-foining visit to Loudon. The Birmingham Fas; points out that the Prime ..ii.nstcr ••refuses io leate New Zealand unless he can bo assured that no political crisis will arise during fits absence. He wul. tin.torero, suggest tone a compromise of some kind should be arrived at between the Government and the Opposition which will enable him to make the journey. The Alanchester Evening News reproduces a photograph of the Prime Minister, and speaks familiarly or ••Bill’’ Massey. The writer add': "he is broad, physically and mentally. His visits to tins eountrv have been so frequent that he might almost he sn id to possess a town iiou.se here. His massive frame, for he is over six foot in height, is well known by official-? oi AA hitehall. He is the only farmer Premier m tile Empire, and has halfc long Governmental experience, having been thirty years m Parliament, and eleven'years Premier of New Zealand.”

Air. A\ i Ilia in j. Honnessy, a woUknown resident of Gisborne, pass'.d away at the Cook Hospital Yesterday. The late Mr. Hen liessy. who was 62 years of age, at one time was m the boot business. Ke later took over the secretaryship of the old Gisborne Farmers' Union, and also held ike position of secretary to the East Coast Rabbit Board. Tim deceased gentleman found time to take part in various -ports, and for many years was a prominent figure in local bowling circles. The lue'Mr. Hennessy had been in Lad health some time. He leaves a widow v.i.d a grown-up family.