Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 48, 9 February 1920, Page 4

Personal.

Dr. T. L. PaTr has received tbel appointment of resident surgeon at the Nelson hospital.

Sir William Eraser, Minister for Public Works, and Sir James Allen, Minister for Defence, were due to arrive back in Wellington from the South Island yesterday.

Bishop A. W. Averill, who leaves Auckland shortly to. attend the Lambeth Conference, is to be farewelled at a gathering called for next Thursday.

The engagement is announced ot ■Miss Lillie Peters, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Peters, Waipawa, H.B-, to* Mr. Victor A. Patterson, of Dunedin. On the eve of his departure for Manaia, the Rev. Father Kelly, who has been transferred -from Kaikoura, was met by his parishioners and pre* seated with a sum of money.

The engagement is announced of Miss Doris M. Cammock, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Cammock, of Woodville, to Mr. H. H. Mackrell, of Hastings. Mr. J. B. Jordan, Undcr-Secre-tary for Justice, is engaged in. w inspection of the various judicial districts in the Dominion. Mr. Jordan is now at Westport. 1

Mrs Don (Dominion president) and . Mrs Lee Cowie, of the were farewelted at the union a rooms- on - Thursday afternoon by Wellington ntedCbers. These ladies are leaving for London by the Rna- . Bine to attend ■ the World’s Conference-- . . - ... .

Mr. L. F. Gubb, a teacher intta Nelson Boys’ Central School; chairman of the Nelsdn Labour -Party, a prominent figure in the no-license movement, and ex-organiser of the Auckland Teachers’ Institute, has died from influenza. He hag left & widow and five children. The death occurred on .'Wednesday of one of the oldest residents ot F eliding, Mrs. Ann Jones, at -the age of 83 years. She arrived in New Zealand by the vessel Ocean Mai], and has resided in Feilding for 47 years. Her four surviving daughters are all married, and she had eighteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Mr. H. Holland, ex-MayOr of Christchurch, who arrived in Hastings on; Saturday evening, is an ex-vice-president of the Methodist Church of New Zealand, and a local preacher in connection with that church. At the invitation of the Rev.. A. Mcßean, Mr. Holland took part in last night’s service at .Wesley Church, when he preached a sermon which was listened to with great interest and appreciation byi all in the congregation. Mr. Wm. Callender, late general manager of the Bank of New Zealand, who has just retired, was farewelled by the staff of the -bank on Thursday, afternoon. On behalf dL. y the staff throughout the Mr. D. S. Thompson, the Wellington branch accountant, presented Mr and Mrs. Callender with a silver afternooh tea service. Mr. Thompson referred to Mr. Callender’s, long, zealous and successful career in the bank, and mentioned particularly his efforts for the betterment of the staff. Mr. Callender feelingly replied. Sub-Inspector Dew, who has been appointed to succeed Sub-Inspecswr Mullany, in the Christchurch Police Force, was tendered a public fart* well at Gisborne, the Mayor (Mt. Gr. Wildish) Mr. J. S. Barton, S.M., Sir James Carroll Mr. G. Stock, representing the legal profession, being present. On behalf of the residents of Gisborne, the Mayor presented Mr. Dew with a travelling rug fer himself, and a handbag for his wife. At a subsequent function the sub-in-spector was presented with a suit case, and Mrs Dew with a jewel case by Mr. J. S. Barton, S.M., on behalf of the Police Force and the Magistrate’s Court staff.

The remains of Mr. Herbert Traharne Rees were interred in the Havelock North Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, when a large number of residents joined in the funeral procession, which left St. Matthew’s Church after a short service had been held there. Rev. J.. 8. Brocklehurst conducted the service at- the graveside. The casket was coveted with wreaths sent by many friends of deceased and his family, including tributes from the staff of the Hastings branch of the National Bank of which the deceased gentleman. was manager), the banks doing business in Hastings, and the headauarters of the National Bank at Wellington, who were represented at the funeral by Mr. R. Moffat, at present aetmg in the capacity of manager of the Hastings branch.