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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 199, 16 August 1921, Page 5

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The death is reported from Nelson of Air AVilliajn Bethwaite, a respected resident of that town since 1858. Air. S. Cumming, postmaster at Masterton, is retiring rom the service at the end of September. The Misses Stackpoole, of Napier, have been appointed librarian-care-takers at the Napier athenaeum. The Hon. J. G- Coates, Minister for Public Works, arrived in Wellington from Auckland to-day. Air. Walter Smith, chief steward of the Palmerston North Working Alon’s Club, died suddenly on Saturday morning. Air. J. T. Steele, postmaster of Havelock North, is on his annual leave. Mr. Cleary, relieving postmaster, takes charge in his absence. Mr. T. S. Weston, of XVellington, attends the annual meeting of the Canterbury Employers’ Association to be held on Wednesday evening. •ssouisnq jiounoo qSnojoq pjpads no J©l Suiujoui spp ‘sjaep u.uop ‘?f)i([ uqof ’aj\[ puu ‘joidu\ jo joai?i£ ‘Ate.ipuy H "f *JIV Mr. D. S. Murray, of Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd., with Mrs Murray and Mr. A. 1), McLeod, ALP., arrived from Sydney by the Ulimaroa on Sunday. Dr. Macarthur, who was recommended by the Masterton Hospital Hoard as medical practitioner at Pongaroa, has taken up his residence and practice there. Mr. Thomas Ross, Grand Master, and Colonel G. Barclay, Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, are visiting Wellington on Masonic business. Air. Joseph Reader Steele, a wellknown resident of Ashburton for over forty years, and one of the staunchest members of the Methodist Church, died last week. I The death occurred on Friday of Mr. I Thomas Ings Rayner, a settler who was well known throughout the Wairarapa I and Bushi districts. Death was the result of a paralytic seizure. The marriage took plaee last week in St. Patrick’s Church, Masterton, of Miss Gertie Donovan, of Bangitumau, to Mr. J. McPeak, eldest son of Mr. * and Airs. AlcPeak, of Woodville. The Hon. C. J. Parr, Minister for Education, spent the week-end at Roto- ' rua where he took over the military hospital on behalf of the Health . Department from the defence authorities. A London cable announces the death of Sir Edward Coates (Coalition Unionist ALP. for West Lewisham) and Air W. Tyson Wilson (Labour AI.P. for West Houghton Division, Lancashire). j Air. Arthur Maxwell Mowlcm, 8.A1., ■ . formerly of Auckland, has been ap- ' | pointed Registrar of the Supremo I i Court at New Plymouth, in succession to Mr. C. R. O. Walker, S.M., who j has been appointed to Samoa. Mr. J. K. Blenkorn, of Wellington, ha© taken up duty as district manager at Auckland, of the Government Life ‘ Insurance Department. His reported appointment to tho Government Fire Insurance Office is incorrect. Tn a letter to a friend in Alorrinsville, Sir William Herries states that he is much improved in health by his trip Home. Sir William is expected to arrive in the Dominion very shortly. Recent ordinations to the priesthood al St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny, •were the Revs. P. Doherty and J. AleMonagle. Both are coining to Now Zealand to commence work in the diocese of Christchurch. Leslie Jcffares, who met with an awful death by becoming impaled on .a crowbar while working on road construction at Gisborne yesterday, was the eldest son of Air. and Airs. AV. Jeffares, of Taradale. Dr. Alonro. who intends to undertake •further studies, has resigned from the position of junior house surgeon at the Napier Hospital. His position has been filled by the appointment of DrAV. S. Eudy, of Dunedin. The death occurred at Auckland last week of Air John McGregor, one of three brothers well known as provincial representative footballers twenty-five to thirty years ago. He had reached the age of 53. The Right Rev. Dr. Cleary, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, is leaving next month on a trip to England. Dr. Cleary is making the visit on medical advice. It is hoped that a sea trip and change of air will restore him to health* Air. D. AV. Bourko, telegraph superintendent in Christchurch, has been transferred to Wellington, where he will up a similar position. His successor in Christchurch is Air. E. A. Burr, recently assistant superintendent m AVellington. Miss Edith Inkster, the first lady piper in Christchurch', made her debut at the Scottish Society’s ceilidh last week. Miss Inkster has had a set of pipes, somewhat smaller than the usual sets, specially macle for her in Scotland. Air. Allan Wilkie intends to produce “Romeo and Juliet” for the first time during his company’s Wellington season which opens or; the 29th. instantThe opening performance there will be the 252nd. performance given by his company since its inception. The postmaster at Marlborough, Mr. XV. A. S. AVillcox, has informed his head office that he desires to retire on superannuation as from September 30th. Mr. AVillcox has completed forty-five years’ service with the Post arid Telegraph Department. Air. S. R. Dickenson, who was headmaster at Scots College at AVellington, and also at Christchurch, has just been appointed headmaster of the Hamilton and "Western District College, X r ictoria. the oldest and best-known provincial school outside a 75-milc radius from Melbourne. The Pulitzen prize of 1250 dollars' for ihr best book of the year on Amo-1 tican history has been awarded to Admiral Sims for his book “A’ictory at Sea.” The award came at a time when a section of Americans were calling for vengeance against Admiral Sims for his outspoken remarks about Sinn Fein operations during the late war. Dr. J- Bogle, who was over here with the Australian cricketers, is contemplating setting up practice in Auckland, and it so he will he seen playing for Ponsonby this coming season? He is one of the few having the distinction of scoring 2,000 runs in first-class cricket for New South Wales, and being a left-handed batsman, he will be a decided acquisition to Auckland. Mr. Patrick Burke, who died at I Sumner on Friday, was a prominent member of the Canterbury Licensed 1 X’ictuallers’ Association. He was well- I known as the founder of the largo : catering firm of P. Burke and Co-, Ltd. < Air. Burke was born in Ireland in 1854.1