PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 14, 30 December 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

' j His Excellency tlie Governor, '■Lord Liverpool and Lady Liver;:>ool j will arrive in Hastings this evening Jas the guest of Sir William and Lady . Russell of ]■ laxmere. To-morrow • their Excellencies will be present at . the finals of the Australasian Lawn • Tennis Championships on the Haslo ings Club’s l imit s. ■I Mr, R. M. Smipsen, qf Wellington, 11 is a visitor to Napier. I Mass Olive May. a (.aietv girl, li-as (been married to Lord Victor Paget. ’ j ■ —Press Association. . • Bishop Julius and Mrs. Julius are j passengers for Wc'ih'gton by the 'j Warrimoo from Sydney. < J Messrs. Milt s, Cook. Hadfiel;JTiml ! Wil:--i>n arrived in Napier frbin Mar- '{ ti.a by metor ear on Saturday. i .Mrs. and Mire. Oman arrived al j Napier from Gisborne this morning, ; and are staying at. the Masonic. j Mr. T. M. Lawlor, clerk at Ihe \ Hasting;-: Magisiinto's Coint, left for iMelhngtcn this morning on a short ! holiday. j Mr. Huie, formerly editor of the I Chiistchurch “Evening News.” is :i-n a visit io Hastings and intends staying over the Hawke’s Bay races. | Mrs. V\ alter McNair Miller, who ■ has been visiting Mix. Gascoyne of | Hastings, left this morning to visit I her. parents at Waimate. ' Misses McGlaslnui and Barbour. ! Mrs. W. McCarthy, and Messrs. Hid | (3-). Butt and Johnson wore passetig , ers by the coach from Napier this ] morning i\>? Taupo. I Frank Foote, first, assistant, at I Palmerston North High School has i been appointed headmaster of Gisl borni* High School. There were 2-' applicants;—Press Association. The Hon. Mr. Frazer, Australian Postmaster-General, is a passenger for New Zealand by the Wanimoo, which left Syihicv for Wellington on Saturday night. —Press Association. Tire Rev. Waltir Dunkky. vicar of Glcnmark. died suddenly at Christchurch yesterday morning, aged 62. He was for many years precentor of Christcliureh Cathedral and a pru;ninent Mason.

Mr. George AHhiton, of -Rangiora. died yesterday, aged 83. He was associated with Mr. Joseph Arch in'the liiiivenic-nt for improv eirient of the conditions of agrienjhii'al labourers in England. He came to New Zealand in 1885.

Mr. Henry William Sutton, died at, Hawcra to-dav, aged 74 years. For many years deceased was associated with Hawera ami surrounding district and took a prominent part i?. local government affairs, and Served several veers as mavor.

The formal withdrawal of Mr. Bruce Ismay from the directorship of the White Star line is expected. His health is said to have been broken by the criticism to which he was subjected when he escaped from the wreck cf the Titanic.

A party of young ladies from Hastings have leased MaraetaraHouse for several weeks and will spend their holidays there. They have- also secured a special launch to carry their previrion.s and visitors across, and also to enable them t< explore the bays of the Inner H?. ■- hour.

The New Zealand Shipping Company have received cable advice cf the death, on the 23rd inst., of Captain Bc-rtdiek, late of the s.s. Hurunui. Captain Fcrsdick had been in the service c-f the N.Z.S. Co. since 1876. and was in command at various periods of the old clippers. He will be remembered as being in command of the sailer Turakina. ami later in command cf the cargo steamers Ora.-i and Hurunni, having io'leave the latter steamer in London lately on account of illness. There passed away at Napier on Saturday i-.ftei nocn a very old and respected resident in tlie pel son cf L'rs. liiipiing. Deceased, who was re ■, .•‘■.ity-oi’w years of age at the .'me of her death, arrived in the Dominion sonic fifty years ago and was u’J.elv known. Special reference to her death wns made at the Cathedral on Snedin evening and Airs. Rosewa: ire snug as a mark of respect to Mt:-.. Bunting’s mornory and belief. “■ kire v that my Redeemer liveth.” ?lißunting is sunm-tl by one son and one daughter. Air. F. W. Bunting of Palmerston North, and Mrs. Hoddine.tt. ci Queensland. The fuiicrtl cf the Into Mr. Arthur Appt.by look place at th* Linwood ci nit tery yesterday morning, The funeral was quite a private one. and wa-i M tended only by members <,f the fnmit.v. and a few <>!-l friends of the detenw-.j gentleman, and the members of the Christchurch Licilert at'cl. <,f which body (he laic Mr. Appleby was :ui old and valued inembc:'. The service al: tingraveside was eoiidtic.id bv tlie Rev. i 'anon Sedgwick, and before tire final i>c::edict’c-n wav pronounced, the l.icilertai'il. grotlpi'il round tire grave, s-trig with much impreSHiveie - ; s Sa 1111 nil s lciieliing requiem “The L.mg Day Closes,"

One of New Zealand's pioneer settlers. Mr. William Bernardus Retinieyer, passed away on Salim day at the Napier Hospital. Dereas. cd arrived in New Zealand as enrl.v : s IBSS and for a period was manager oi’ the Tutaraa Stntani in Otago.. Later he went to the diggings in Central Otagc 'it the time i f the iirs-t gold rush. Alt t r spending some rime on rhe fields the deceased came io the Lotih Idavd. .and for :i iwig’iw ported managed the "Wcst< e" I'iaie in Rnngif ikei. the pre p< rly r i ror 11‘iim bc.x. After wards he took up farm-ng on Ids own ik ’ saint, r.ir.l on retiring he came to do - where he hid resided till his itli. Di-era-a-d was well known in the UtatiW, R anglt ikei. and Hawke’- Bay di’Miivis. and was held in high estrein hr a large e'reie of fronds. He was captain <f the >L unit 1 CeaM abularx in the Rangitikei d;sir>ei and also a master of the ILuig't 'ke! hiiiit. He leaves a widow and a grown up fainilx. The wil lie a primate one.