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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 186, 30 July 1921, Page 4

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I Lord and Lady Jellicoe paid an official visit to the Bluff yesterday and i were given a cordial welcome by tho townspeople. Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral (Admiral Lord Jellicoe) and Lady Jellicoe are at present visiting Invercargill. They are to be in Christchurch during the Grand National week, commencing on August 9, and are expected to return to Wellington on August 14. His Excellency is to unveij the war memorial at the New Zealand Society of Accountants’ Chambers, Wellington, on August 24, and on the 29th Their Excellencies will attend the Wellington Returned Soldiers’ ball at the Town Hall. Mrs. Mackie of Kumeroa is at present on a visit to Waipukurau. Mr. G. D. Greenwood, the wellknown sportsman, left Wellington for Sydney on Thursday by the Manuka. Miss Ruth Gardner, who has been on a visit to her sister, Mrs R. Waugh, of Havelock North, left this morning on her return to Woodville. Mt. Cornelius Mahoney, a wellknown school teacher of Otago, who was at one time on the staff of the Riverton district school, died at Ruatoki, Bay of Plenty, recently. Mr and Mrs D. Hird, who have been on a visit with Kr and Mrs J. B. E. Hird, of Tomoana, left Hastings this morning on their return to Auckland. Mr. G. Tucker, who has been a patient at the Pukeora Sanatorium for the past two years, has been discharged, and he left for his home in Auckland yesterday. The Rev. John Craig, minister of Kurow Presbyterian Church, North Otago, Ims accepted a position in connection with the Taranaki Education Board. Mr. Lesli* W. Louisson has been appointed clerk to the Waipawa Licensing Committee, in place of Mr. E. G. Rhodes, transferred: also clerk to the Magistrate’s Courts at Waipawa and Waipukurau. A wedding of interest was solemnised at St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. Auckland when Miss Kathleen Lucas, second daughter of Mrs. J. P. Lucas, was married to Dr. Eric Marchant, of Wellington. Bishop Averill officiated. The death occurred on Thursday last at the Auckland Hospital of Mr. John (Jock) McGregor, late Sergeant-Major Royal Garrison Artillery, and Gunnery Instructor, N.Z. Forces, Main Body. N Z.E.F., aged 51 years. Colonel C. W. Melvill, who is at present at Masterton, is a gon of the late Lieut. Melvill, who, with Lieut. Coghill, saved tTie colours at the battle of Isandlwana in the Zulu War. Both officers were killed. Dame Melba is a passenger for Sydney by the Niagara, which reached Auckland yesterday. She had nothing to say regarding the future, concerning which nothing definite has been decided. Another of the first settlers of the old Moa Block (Inglewood) has passed away in the person of Mr. Johan Frederick Boldt, who died at the residence of his son, Mr. Otto Boldt, of Stratford, on Saturday, the 84th anniversary of his birth. Mr. W. Poole has resigned his position as postmaster at Cambridge, owing to ill-health. He has held the position for four years. Mr. W. McAllister, of Blenheim, succeeds Mr. Poole, ami will take up his new duties in about a month. Tho marriage took place at the Anglican Church, Lower Hutt, of Vera Bacon, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bacon, Burnham, Somerset (England), to Mr. Malcolm Mason, only son of Dr. and Mrs. Mason, Lower Hutt. His Grace Archbishop Redwood left for Sydney by tne Manuka on Thursday to attend a conference of Roman Catholic Archbishops in Sydney. Archbishop Redwood will visit Melbourne and other centres before returning to Wellington in about three months* time At Thursday’s meeting of the Wellington Hospital Board Dr. D. I*. Myers, M. 8., Ch.B., at present raoiotogtßt at the Trentham Military Hospital, and who has occupied the positions of junior and senior house surgeon at the Wellington Hospital, was appointed radiologist to the hospital, in succession to Ur. Cameron (resigned). The verdict at the inquest into the death of Robert Franklin Ranger, the Christchurch horse-trainer, who died in tho Christchurch Hospital early on Tuesday morning, following on injuries received on July 19 while exercising Beckingham Lass at Addington course, was that he died of pneumonia, coupled with a secondary inflammation of the brain, which latter was caused by kick# from a horse. Both Sir William Fraser and the Hun. G. J. Anderson are progressing favourably in tho Bowen street private hospital. Sir William Fraser will probably soon be able to leave the institution.' Mr. D. W. Duthie. general manager of the National Bank of New Zealand, and Miss Downie Stewart, sister of the Minister of Internal Affairs, are also making good progress towards recovery, the former from an illness, the Fatter from an operation. The appointment of the following members of Appeal Boards in regard to the grading of teachers were gazetted on Thursday :—Chairman, Mr. William Poyntcn, S.M.; representative of the Education Department, Theophilus Benjamin Strong, M.A.. B.Sc.; representative of the certificated teachers, Bertie Newman Thornton Blake, M.A.. and Norman Heyworth Sanger Law (North Island), ’ Christopher Thomas Aschman and Frederick Giles Gibbs, M.A. (South Island). Tho death occurred at Auckland a few days ago of Mrs. A. Herbert, wlfo of the late Mr. A. Herbert, old residents of the Waipukurau district. The deceased resided for many years in and around Waipukurau. where a large number of her relatives live. She had been suffering over a lengthy period. Tlie body was brought to Waipukurau for interment in the local cemetery, and tho funeral took place yeateidny afternoon from St. Mary’s Church. The Rev. A. W. Stace conducted the burial service.