PERSONAL STEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 14 August 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL STEMS.

A Greymoutli telegram reports the death- of 'Mr. James Creagh, ex-Mayor of Brunnerton, one of the earliest settlers on the West Coast, aged 72. The death has occurred in Wellington from pneumonia of Mrs. Henry Blundell, widow of Mr. Henry Blundell, one of the three founders of the “Evening Post.”

Mr. J. B. Murdoch left by the mail train this morning for Wellington, where he attends the meeting of the National Dairy Association. The Hon. 0. J. Hawken, Minister of Agriculture, was a passenger for "Wellington by this morning’s mail train. The Prime Minister and Mrs. Baldwin left London on Sunday morning for Aix-les-Bains, where they propose to stay about five weeks (states a British Official Wireless message).

Mi*, and Mrs. G. Anderson, of Tauranga, who are on a holiday tour of Taranaki, are guests at the' Commercial Hotel, and leave on their return home, via Hamilton, to-morrow. A Press Association message from Sydney to-day recorded the death of Mr. 11. Brown, editor of the “Agricultural Gazette” of the Department of Agriculture, New South Wales, aged 50 He was formerly, in New Zealand with the Christchurch “Press” and “North Otago Times.” He was held in high esteem within and without the Government service. There were four hundred mourners at the graveside. A pleasant function eventuated last evening when members of the Hawera Football Olulb- and other sporting bodies met to -bid farewell to Mr Ron. Barron, of the local branch of the Public Trust Office, who has been transferred to Auckland. Mr R. Mortlock presided over a large attendance, and on behalf of the Hawera Football Club- presented Air Barron with a suit-case. Festivities were kept -up until midnight with speeches -and stories, a most convivial evening being brought to a. close by the singing of “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.” Mr Barron leaves Hawera tomoiTow morning for the scene of his new duties.

Noted dignitaries of the Roman. Catholic Church are passengers _ by the Niagara to attend the Eucharistic Congress at Sydney (states an Auckland Press Association message). They include Bishop Heylen, of Namur, president of the permanent committee of congress; Le Comte B’Yanville, of Paris-, permanent secretary of congresses; Prince F. Decroy, who was Dean of Moms during the war; and Bishop Descham-ps, of Montreal.

The London “Daily Express” states that Lord Chalmsford’s name is freely rumoured as successor to Sir Herbert Warren, president of Magdalen CoUege, Oxford.

Rev. J. J. No-rth, D.D., Principal of the New Zealand Baptist College, Auckland, and Ali*s- North are visitors to Hawera in connection with the opening of the- new Baptist Church. They are staying with their son, Air A. K.. North, Victoria Street. The Prince of Wales, with his brother the Duke of Gloucester, will leave London on September 6 on a tour of East Africa, stated a British official wireless message. They will travel overland to Marseilles, where they will join the- Kaisarhim for Egypt. They will there transfer to the Alaldar for Alombassa, which they are. due to reach on September 28. Residents of South Taranaki who will leave Wellington by the Maheno on Friday for Sydney to attend the Twenty-ninth international Eucharistic Congress include Mr and Airs 8., McCarthy, Mrs M. J. Good-son, "Musses A. and "iv. Good-son, Mrs A. J. Gibbs (Alton), Mi: i<s J. Fitzgerald (Nolan Road). Others who will travel with, the South Taranaki party are Air and Alts T. McPhi/lips (New Plymouth), Mr andi Mrs C. J. McCarthy and her Font, Mr 1,. McCarthy (Wanganui). The Rev. Father Cullen, priest of the Hawera Parish, will leave for Sydney by the Alnkura on the 2Sth ins-t., accompany i no- Archbishop O’Shea to the which will be- in isession from September 6th to September 9th inclusive.

The death of a; well-known pioneer settler, Air. Alalcolm Moolnnes, occurred at Alakaraka yesterday (states a Gisborne Press Association message). He v\*as 88 years- old. Born in Scotland, Air. Madnnes came to New Zealand in 1858, but later went to Australia and- returned to New Zealand at the time .of the Gabriel’s Gully rush. Forty-seven years ago he came to Hawke’s Bay, where he met with a friend, Air. R-. G. Alather, also from Scotland. After working on stations the two took up land/ in Poverty Bay 37 years ago, being the first settlers on the Crown land near Wh are rata, and until 1914 they remained on the land in Poverty Bay. They then returned to Alakaraka, where they have -lived since. Mr. Alaclnnes and Air. Alather had- been

inseparable companions for 47 years, and neither had married-, the two being well-known identities in the district on account of their close association .

Sir James Gun son was yesterday -selected as i the official Reform candidate for tlie Auckland Suburbs seat at the general election, the other three aspirants. Messrs I>. B. Rusril, AI. Laing and B. Bunn, withdrawing. The four met the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon,

J. G. Coates) following which a ballot was taken among them, this resulting in Sir James Gun-son’s selection . Thev then waited on Air Coates

again to acquaint him of the result and to ask for his confirmation. This was given, Air Coates congratulating the cand-idaest on meeting in conference and agreeing to settle their differences in such an honourable and reasonable

manner. It was striking and refreshing to see such party loyalty, and he hoped it would he an object lesson to others who might think of being insistent and to throw the- election campaign, from a party point of view, into ch ao-i bv vote splitting. Ho congratulated Sir James Gunson on his selection.