Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IX, Issue 20, 7 January 1919, Page 6

Personal.

Rev. H. E. Edridge and family left Hastings to-day. and will be absent foi three weeks ■>! hu.iday. j District Nurse N. Nick.ess, c-t Napier, was at yesterday s Hospital ■ Board mating granted leave of ab-l sence. I

Mr. Justice Hoakings will preside at the Napur sittings of the Su■preme LG.rt < innini'ming on next Tuesday.

Surgeon Lvat.-Col. .1. P. D. Leahs, who has- L “ii on a brief visit to Napier, returned to Trentham to-day. Mrs. H. lan S’nison oceived a cable from her =on, F .eht Cadet Karo Simson, saying that he arrived in London on Sunday, and was well. Mr. Percival Witherby, general secretary of the r.nip'.re .’scrv.ee League, left Wellington for t.ie South Island on Frxay night. The remains of the !?.:■? Mr. W r:i. Hawkins were laid to rest in t..e Havelock North cemetery yesterday afternoon in the presence of sympathising friends. The Rev. I. B. Redgrave officiated at the graveside.

Nurses Walker, Cronin, and J. Macdonaht, or the Napier Hu.pAal staff have returned rrom h--day leave, while Nurses Jlay.n, Walt-er and Harris are now > ; i. their holiday leave.

The latest casualty list only contains one item, the death on December 19, of Harry Wilfred Clark, of the Auckland Mounted Rifles, bydrowning. The next-of-kin is W. H. Clarke, Otorohanga.

Mr. F. King, of Hastings, has received a cable stating t.iat his son, Sergeant F. J. King, is returning to New Zealand, anout the end of next month. Sergeant King enlisted with the 19th. Reinforcements.

The Christchurch “Press” announces the engagement of Miss Netty Marsden, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Marsden, Christchurch, to Mr. B. S. Lawrence, of the U.S.S. Co., Wellington and Napier.

Messrs. W. D. Southcott (H.B. Fruitgrowers, Ltd.), A. White (Apsey. Whit - ' and Co.) and A. M. Robertson (fl. B. Fruitgrowers’ Association) left Hastings this morning for Wellington, to attend the Fruitgrowers Conference.

Following are names in the public mouth, mentioned as candidates for the Mayoralty at the election next April: Messrs H. lan Simson, M. Hart, T. Styles, Nat. Beamish, F. Cook, E. Praft, and Major Boxer, N.Z.M.C.

Major General Sir A, H. Russell and Messrs H. M. Campbell ana Nat Beamish are mentioned anv r.gst the public as probable candidates for the Hawke’s Bay seat, at t e next general election. It is not known if Sir John Findlay will seek re-election.

Mr. W. C. Robison, formerly accountant in the Bank of Australasia. Napier, died in England on Decern her 31st. Mr. Robison married the widow of the late Mr. James W. Carlisle, member of the well-known firm of Carlisle, McLean, Scanned and Wood.

On Saturday afternoon, at the Marist Brothers’ School, Hawkestone street, Wellington, a farewell was tendered to the Rev. Brother Louis, who is to leave Wellington shortly, after having worked for the cause of Catholic education in this city for a period of seven years.

Sister Croll and Nurses McGregor and Harvey have left the Napier Hospital staff. Nurse Symons is also leaving at an early date. Probationers Gilmour, McGillioray and Farmer, have commenced duties. Nurses Wright and O’Sullivan of the nursrng staff (McHardy Home), having also completed their course, have left.