PERSONAL ITEMS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 10 November 1933, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. E. A. Ransom, Minister ol Lands, was a passenger-by the southbound Taranaki express train tins morning on his return to Wellington from Hawera.

The Hon. W. W. Snodgrass has been granted leave of absence roi seven clays by the Legislative Council on account of illness, the Press As sociation reports. The Princess Royal passed a quiet day and was comfortable on Wednesday evening following the operation tor appendicitis* states <ai British Oificial Wireless message. Lady Wilford and her daughter, Miss Isabel Wilford, will leave London fox Peru on December 14 for Miss Wii ford’s wedding, states a .London cable Sir Arthur Currie, principal of McGill University, Montreal, has been taken to hospital, suffering from a blockage of a small blood, vessel m the brain. A Press Association cable says his condition is serious.

A message from Richmond states that Mr Harry Byrd, brother of RearAdmiral Bvrd, the Antarctic explorer, has been elected a United States Sena tor for Virginia. y Melbourne cable announces' the death of Major Harold Robertson, a former racing judge at Flemington and Caulfield. He died after a long illness.

There was a large gathering of relatives -and friends at the. funeral of the late Mr F. J. Moloney at Hawera on Tuesday. The Rev. Father O’Brien offioiatod at the graveside. A number of beautiful wreaths were sent as tokens of respect. The bearers were Messrs S. Pottett, G. Hostick, F. Ollerenshaw, .J. Howell, H. Wills and V. Barieyman.