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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 6 March 1935, Page 6

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The death has occurred of Mr. Alister Brown, aged 84, for many years advertising manager of the Wellington Evening Post, states a Press Association message from Wellington. At the annual meeting of the Hawera Male Ohoir bn Monday evening, a motion of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr. H. E. Cressey, and also with a former member, Mr. E. Jones, in a bereavement suffered by him, was passed. Advice has been received of the death of Mrs Ellen Hurley, of Perth, formerly a resident of Hurleyville. She is survived by a family of four daughters and four sons, all residing in Australia.

Colonel F. B. Cresswell, Christchurch, has been elected the first life member of the National Rifle Association in recognition of his outstanding services to" the rifle shooting movement, says a Trentham message. Colonel Cresswell, who has been president of the association for several years, retired from that position at the annual meeting of the association. In the Patea Police Court yesterday congratulations were extended to De-tective-Sergeant J. Walsh upon his promotion. The presiding Justice of the Peace, Mr A. T. Christensen, with whom was associated Mr. E. F. Hemingway, J.P., said that Mr Walsh had been most courteous in his dealings with the justices at Patea and most fair when dealing with accused persons. He wished Mr. Walsh' success. The remarks were? endorsed by Mr. Hemingway. The death has occurred a. Mr. Robert Ellis, who established the electric light and power lines at Waimea, now taken over by the power board, states a Nelson Press Association message. Mr. Ellis was a midshipman aboard the Britannia when King George was a midshipman, and was instrumental in saving the future King from a serious accident by catching him when falling as the midshipmen were climbing a ladder when suddenly ordered on deck. . Mr. Ellis was formerly sheepfarming, but he visited England when electrical developments were taking place. He returned and installed a complete power system for his house, then lie was seized with the idea of supplying Waimea with hydro-electric energy, and succeeded, despite opposition from all quarters, including local bodies. . *