PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 264, 24 October 1916, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr. E. T. Scott, of Namier, left res-terday on a visit to Mhakatane and the Bay of Plenty. The Hon. Dr. McNab attends a social to returned soldiersat Palmerston North to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Martin, of Wellington. arrived in Napier yesterday on a visit. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mitchell and Mr. J. B. Atkins, left Napier by car this morning for 'Wairoa. Captain Boxer, N.Z.M.C., Hastings, has passed his majority examination in the N.Z.M.C. Miss Grace Campbell, who has been visiting Mrs. McPhee, “W elfields,” Longlands, returned home yesterday I Mr. W. Hart, Mayor of Hastings), has been elected an honorary member of the Wanganui Returned Soldiers’ Association. Private W. Goldsmith, who was recently promoted to Serget Chef, left Napier yesterday to rejoin the Marama at Wellington. Mrs. F. "Williams, and Messrs A. Sinclair, B. G. Signall and A. D. Lynch arrived in Napier by special car this morning from Wairoa. Colonel John Mclnnes, of the Salvation Army, who has been on a short visit to Napier, returned to' Wellington this morning. Mr. and Mrs V. Bluck, Mrs Troutbeck and Messrs N. Mackay, F. L. Nicholson, and W. Reading left Na-| pier by car yesterday morning for; Wairoa. ! Tne Rev. H. G. Gilbert, who has’ been appo ntea Presbyterian chap-' lain at Featherston camp, saw ser-] vice as a trooper in the Sixth South 1 African Contingent. Mrs. John Gow, who died at! North East Valley, Dunedin, on; Tnursday, was in her 103rd year.; She was a native of Rulhstrader, > Scotland. Private George Herbert Ashworth. F Company, 21st Reinforcements, died yesterday morning in Trentham Hospital from broncho pneumonia following measles—Press Associa tion. James Nicol, a famous jockey in the early days, and who was the champion jockey of New Zealand sixty years ago, died this morning at Masterton, at the age of eighty five years. Nicol rode his last race at the Hutt Park races in 1862. Mr. ’William Smith, a retired officer of the Post and Telegraph Department, died in Nelson last week. Deceased, who was seventy four years of age, was electrician under Dr. Lemon, then Superintendent of Telegraphs at Wellington, and aftenwirds officer in charge for the Government at Cable Bay. Later he’ served a lengthy period in the Nelson Telegraph Office. All who follow “the Ring” and admire a clean-living, straightgoing sportsman, will regret to hear of the death in Auckland on Friday night of Mr. Eugene Donovan, or “Barney,” as he was known all oyer Australasia, the retired champion light-weight boxer of New Zealand, the hero of half a hundred fights, and one of the most likable fellows who ever wore the gloves. He was born in Cork in April, 1851, and twelve months later landed in New Zealand with his parents. There passed away at Napier yesterday another old and hignly respected resident, in the person of Mr. Lawrence John Kenny, of Battery road. The deceased gentleman who was very popularly known, was employed by the Napier Harbour Board as a ganger at Port Ahuriri, for the past thirty-three years. He is the father of Mr. John P. Kenny, secretary of the Napier Harbour Board. He had been seriously ill for many weeks. He leaves a grown-up family as follows :—Mr. J. P. Kenny (Napier), Miss N. Kenny (Napier), Mesdames W. Harpham and Ross (Wellington) and J. Hart (Auckland). .