PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 75, 12 March 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. H. A. Russell will shortly be leaving on a visit to England. Mrs. Percy W. Fielder left for Melbourne by yesterday’s steamer. Mr. T. H. G. Lloyd, solicitor, Dannevirke, is on a visit to Napier. Mr. and Mrs J. Jamieson, of Glenross, who have been on a visit to Gisborne, return home to-day. Nurse Jefford, who has for some time past been seriously ill, is now steadily recovering. Wc are pleased to learn that Mrs. D. Banks, who lias been seriously ill lately, is now making rapid recovery. Mr. G. Lovegrove, Messrs. Richardson and Co.’s. Auckland representative, arrived, in Napier by the mail -train last evening. His Worship the Mayor of Napier (Mr. J. Vigor Brown) was an interested spectator at the “Tribune” libel trial to-day. Mr. Nesbitt, Town Clerk of Sydney, is a passenger by the Moldavia, and will spend five weeks in New Zealand. Mr. Mrs and Miss Somerville, who have been visiting Sir William and Lady Russell, go on Thursday to Taupo, where they intend to camp for some time. Mr. D. McLaren, ex-Labour member for Wellington East, who has been delivering a series of addresses in Napier and Hastings, left for Wo.odville this morning, r The following passengers left by the Monowai at 6 o’clock last evening : For Lyttelton, Mrs. P. Fielder and two children ; for Dunedin, Mrs. W. H. Wood and infant; 6 steerage. Chief Justice Sir Robert Stout leaves by the s.s. Mokoia to-morrow night for Gisborne, where he will attend the sittings of the Supreme Court.

On enquiry- at Nurse Jefford’s Private Hospital to-day we were informed that there was little change in the condition of Mr. G. Matthews, who met with an accident on Saturday- evening. The Prime Minister received telegram from the Hon. A. T. Ngata,.who is afr Port Awahui, stating that he met with an accident yesterday which will necessitate his staying in bed for four or five days.

There died at Tc-muka on Sunday a pioneer settler, Mrs. Margaret Hornbrook, aged 84, who arrived in Wellington in 1841, and went south in 1854. She was the first white woman to land at Timaru, and her eldest son was the first white child born in South Canterbury. Frederick Stanley, a well-known resident at Port Ahuriri, died at the Napier Hospital at 8.30 on Sundaymorning. He was taken ill at about 9 o’clock on Friday- morning. For the past three months he has been under medical treatment. At about five o’clock on Sunday morning the deceased was taken to the Napier Hospital and died a few- hours later. The deceased, who is unmarried, was about 43 years df age, and had worked at Manson and Co., Port Ahuriri, for the last six years as accountant. He was widely- known in Napier arid Port Ahuriri. The cause of death was ulceration of the stomach.