PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 September 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Major A. E. Conway, officer commanding • Taranaki regimental district, is at present in Hawera and is staying at the Commercial Hotel. Captain Gave ' Maskelyne, ' the illusionist, died from pneumonia while en route to India, states a London press cable message. He was travelling to Tibet to appear in an adventure cinema film.

Miss O. O’Rorke, who is to conduct the training week lor Brownie Guiders of the South Taranaki Division, arrives in . Hjawera this evening front Hawke’s Bay. The Guiders are meeting her at 2 p.m. to-morrow at St. Mary’s Hall. Cable news was received at Hamilton to-day of the death in England ot Mr Oliver R. Panreil, engineer surveyor. He was also a member of blie Hamilton Borough CbuincdlL and also of the Cathedral chapter. He was 43 years of age. He leaves a widow and three daughters, states a Hamilton Press Association message. The third Earl of Durham, John George Lambton, died in London yesterday at the age of 73 years. He was Lord Lieutenant of Durham since 1884, and was Chancellor of the University of Durham. His property amounted to 30,500 acres. The fourth earl will be his twin brother, the Hon. Frederick Lambton. The death is announced of Sir Theodore Cook, well known in literary, sporting, and -theatrical circles in London, states a wireless message from Rugby. He had been chief of “The field” since. 1910.

Mr. E. D. McLennan, M.P. for Franklin, announced to the meeting of the Reform Party supporters’ at Waiuku yesterday that,' acting under medical advice, he had decided not to contest the seat at the general elec-: tion.

A Fires® Association message from Sydney reported the death pf Captain C. _ Spinks, formerly master of the Union Company’s principal, vessels. He wae 69 years of age. He was master of the Tailune wlhen be earned fame by salvaging; the Pfe-rthsHre in June 1899, wlhen that vessel was given up as lost. She was discovered with a broken tailshaft off Lord Howe Island and she was 90 days out from. Sydney. Captain Spinks was afterwards chief surveyor for the Marine Underwriters’ Association.

One of Hawke’s Bay’s oldest and best-known settlers., Mil- James Henry Coleman, died yeskerday at the age of 94 years, states' a Press Association message from Naipier. In the early da.ysi of Hawke’s Bay Mir Coleman was a. prominent paistoratist - and stockbreeder and, helped to found the famous Blackhead stud of Shorthorn cattle and Lincoln sheep. Be was an exhibitor at the first Hawke's Bay show and a prominent supporter for over 60 years. An enthusiastic supporter of volunteering, he donated the- Colemlan Shield for teams’ shooting, and a champion belt over a quarter of a century ago, sup- 1 pllying, the prize money for the. whole compilation annually. He built the memorail chiapel at Cbrinthorpe, near Hastings, in memory of his son who was killed in the Great War. He donated to the Napier Hospital a large ward 1 oailled the Coleman ward, which was just (being completed. He is survived by an only daughter. Mr Coleman was wonderfully vigorous in intellect /to within a short time of death. His private benefactions w r ere of a most libenall character. He arrived in New Zealand in 1859.

In moving a vote of thanks to Cr. C. ! E. Bletts on his voluntary retirement as ! a member of the Ka.ponga Town Board after 24 years’ service, the chairman Cr. A. R.. B'aties) at last night’s meeting of the board expressed the regret of hisi fellow commissioners and townspeople at losing the valued co-operation and .ripe.- experience of the retiring member. Or. Betts b,ad long and faithfully served the town, the interests of which, be bad always regarded as his own and acted accordingly. Mere words conveyed a very vague impression of Or. Betts’s worth as a. representative of the townspeople and the loss entailed by his resignation. Returning thanks far the chairman’s references., Cr. Betts said he had always looked upon the board’s meetings and deliberations as the chief business of the town, bad re-j earded 1 his. attendance thereat as a. duty he owed his .fellow townsmen. In consideration of the existing healthy condition of the board’s financial position, he felt justified' in relinguishing bis seat in flavour of a younger nuan and in doing so wished the-board a long continuance of prosperity and progress.