Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 312, 5 December 1918, Page 4

Personal.

Sir Robert Stout, who caught a chill last week, is practically well again. Mr. H. E. Holland, M.P., who was a sufferer from influenza, is again unwell, and is confined to bed. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Lowry are among the passengers who arrived in Auckland yesterday by the Arawa. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Triggs of Thompson road, Napier, have purchased. Mr. H. M. Didsoury’s residence in Lincoln road, and are now residing there. Private Albert Arthur Love, the second son of Mr. G. Love, of Hastings, and who died of influenza, was buried with military honours in Dunedin, last Thursday. Major Fleming attended the funeral, representing the Defence Department. The death is reported from Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay. of Mrs. Ada Creara, who is well-known, having been in the hotel-keeping business in various towns in the North Island for the last sixteen years. Mrs Creara leaves a husband and six children. Mr. L. T. Bisson, who was approached in connection with the vacancy on the Napier Borough Council, was on medical advice, unable to consider the position. Had he been able to stand, Air. R. C. Runciman would not have contested the seat. Mr. R. Semple has been nominated by the Tramways Union as candidate for election to Parliament at the coming by-election in Wellington South, lie has accepted the nomination, which with others will come, up for consideration of tho combined representatives of Labour organisations. Lieut.-Col. J. A. Macdonell, M.D., returned home to Hastings last evening. Amongst the list of appointments and promotions in the N.Z. Forces, the name of Captain (temporary Lieut.-Colonel) Macdonell appears as having been appointed president of the C2 Reexamination Board, under the provisions of the Military Service Act* 1916. (October 31, 1918.) Lieut.-Colonel Macdonell, who returned to Hastings last night, re tired from his military career at Trenthann, on. Saturday, November 30th., after two and a-ha?T years’ service. He received special thanks and recognition from. General Henderson for his. many activities in different capacities, on transports, in camps, in hospitals, and on Medical Boards. He hopes to resume practice in the course of a few days. An. old Napier identity in the person of Mrs. Louisa Mayo, passed away this morning at the residence of her daughter Mrs. F. J. Griffin, of Priestly road, in her 70th. year. The deceased lady , was very widely known and liighly esteemed. Sho leaves a family of four daughters— Mesdames F. J. Grifiin and H. Bull (Napier), F. R. Burnley (Auckland), and A. A. Winter (Wairoa), and one son Mr. Harry Mayo, of Napier. The late Airs. Alayo’s .youngest son, Aire Fred Afayo, died in camp a fewweeks ago from influenza, while her son-in-law. Air. F. J. Griffin dice? from the same malady on Sundaylast. Deepest sympathy is extended to thp bereaved relatives.