PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera Star, Volume L, 4 December 1930, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mrs W. J. Poison, of Stratford, visited Hawera to-day. A London message reports the death of Mr Walter Baker, aged 54, Labour M.P. for East Bristol since 1923. The Dominion s Rhodes scholars foe this year are John E. Dovclock, of O'tago 'University, and J. S. Watt, of Aucldand! University. Miss Ballantine returned to Hawera last evening after an extended trip abroad, during which she visited England, United States and the Continent. She was met on the station and welcomed by a large number of /Girl Guides and Guiders. The death of Mr M. .T. Connington, a member of the New vSouth Wales Legislative Council, a leading union advocate in the industrial courts and a former member of the Sydney Board of Trade, is reported by cable from Sydney. The ‘‘Hawke’s Bay Herald’s” Wairoa correspondent i niter viewed Dr. II allwright, medical’ superintendent of .the Wiairoa Hospital, ini connection with the cable regarding bequests to one of his son's on, certain conditions by a deceased! grand-uncle. Tlve news did not come a 3» a surprise to Dr. Hallwright. as the matter had been in the air for some time. Tlve particulars given in, 'the cable are correct, however, anc! Dr. Ha'U'wright states the matter is one for the lad himself to decide, but probably something twill be decided upon when 'the beneficiary| comes home for the 'Christinas holidays. The lad! wins .educated first at Wairoa and then at. Ilunt'ly, and is no'w attending Hadfield 'College.