PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 June 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Daily Express says that Air. W. Stapleton-Royle, a Socialist member of the House of Commons, is likely to be the next Governor of Tasmania. He is an agricultural expert. —London cable. The following members of Parliament were passengers by the mail train this morning: Messrs S. G. Smith, J. R. Corrigan, and Sir Walter Carncross. Mr W. A. O’Neill, of Riverlea, was a passenger by the mail train yesterday morning, en route to Auckland, vrlier'e he is to attend the dairy conference. An Auckland message reports the death of Captain Walter Frater, aged 87. Captain Frater was for many years in business with his brother as a "land agent. The death has occurred at Auckland of Mr James Clarke, who some years ago was engaged in business as a grocer in New Plymouth, going to Auckland upon his retirement. The resignation of Miss L. L. Sheat, M.A., assistant mistress at the New Plymouth Girls’ High School, was received at the meeting of the board last mght. Miss Sheat has been appointed to a position on the staff of the Auckland Girls’ Grammar School.—News. Mr J. Hunter, chief engineer of the liner Port Wellington, died suddenly at sea on Sunday, according to a wireless message received yesterday by the Wellington office of the Commonwealth and Dominion Line ■ The Port Wellington, w Inch left Wellington for London on June 14. was recently in nort at New Plymouth. Mr and Mrs A. McEwan, of Hamilton who have been the guests of Mr and Airs M . A. O’Neill, of Riverlea, on the occasion of their daughter’s wedduig, lert by yesterday’s express on the leturn journey to Hamilton. Mr and Mrs McEwan were former residents of Riverlea. Mr H. AI. Smeeton, of Auckland president of the Baptist Union of New Zealand, will arrive in New Plymouth to-day by the Rarawa. Air Smeeton is paymg aii official visit to the Baptist churches in Tai'anaki. * The Melanesian Afission Board has received a cablegram announcing the death on June 18 of the Rev. R. C. AI Sprott, missionary in charge of the 1 ngot district, Ysabel, Solomon Islands (states an Auckland telegram) The deceased had been 10 years on the mission field and was a nephew of Bishop Sprott, of Wellington. He leaves a widow. Air J. G. AlcKenzie, organiser for the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, who has conducted a very successful campaign in North Taranftki during the mst few weeks, some 500 new members bemg introduced into the various branches as a result, has come to South laranaki to conduct a similar campaign here. Mr McKenzie will be present at the meeting at the Oddfellows’ Hall on .F riday, when a definite decision as to the future Cff the union in this district will he made. A vote of sympathy with Airs G. Easton, of Hawera, in the loss sustained by the death of her husband was passed at the meeting of the New Plymouth High Schools Board of Governors last night. The late Air Easton always displayed a keen interest in the Boys’ High School, being a prominent t’ho Hawera committee which annually entertained the boys on then- visit to the football match against the \Y anganui Collegiate School News. The death of Air William Winstone, founder of the firm of Alessrs Winstone, -Ltd., merchants, aged 81, is announced in an Auckland telegram. The deeeased arrived at Auckland in 1859. In the Maori W ar he had charge of transport, which was an undertaking of some danger, as the Maoris frequently attacked from ambush. The firm of Winstone, Ltd., celebrated its diamond jubilee in Alareh last, the deceased presiding at a gathering held to mark the occasion. Air Winstone leaves a widow and a married daughter. The nigh esteem in which the late Air J C. Hobbs was held all over the district was shown by the very large number oi people, town and country who were present, at the funeral on (Saturday afternoon to nay a last tribute ot" respect to one "who- had spent all his life in Taranaki. The cortege was fuUy half a mile long. The Rev. ri. U. Monaghan read the burial seri ice at St. Mary's and also at the graveside. Messrs B. C. Lvsaght, J. Buchanan, N. Lewes, C. G. Trotter, i. A. Duckworth and S. C. Tonks were the bearers. A large number of beautiful wreaths were sent, emblems of the ui ? i es 9 ec t hi which deceased was held throughout the district, where he .iad made so many friends by his genial nature and attractive personnit T - 4 correspondent writes: “John Caleb Hobbs was the second son of the ate Air and Airs A. S. Hobbs, and was born in 1874 on his father’s station in Victoria, arriving in Hawera with his h i>m ] ;y in 1878. He was a very delicate child, and in spite of a r-ery virile disposition and robust appearance in later life he was far from strong, and suffered throughout his life from several more or less very severe illnesses) of " hich. no on-e beside the family circle and his doctor had any idea. He was of a most unusually lovable and magnetic personality, and made friends wherever he went, and being a man of upright and honourable principles, commanded the respect and esteem of all he was connected with, either in business or pleasure. He married a daughter of Airs and the late Mr J. W. Partridge. both families having come to Hawera about the same time and become life Jong friends. Air and Airs J. C. Hobbs endeared themselves equally to all who knew them, and jneir homo life was always surrounded uy a large circle of affectionate and iaithiul friends, which was evidenced by the numbers of sympathetic telegrams received, not only from all parts of Taranaki, but from the extreme ends of New Zealand, and even from Sydney. The fact that their beloved relative was so honoured and regretted in his early demise, as shown hy the irianv beautiful wreaths and large gathering at the church and graveside on Saturday, has been a great help and consolation to his sorrowing widow and family circle.”