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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 282, 14 November 1923, Page 4

Personal.

His Excellency th© Governor-General will leave Wellington to-morrow for Auckland, where he will remain in residence until after th© Christmas holidays.

Miss Bonar Miller, of Khandallah, formerly of Hastings, has Jeft for an extended visit to Australia.

Air. A. Jolly general manager of the National .Bank of New Zealand, accompanied by Mrs. Jolly, is on a visit to Sydney.

Mr. J. J. Small, of Kairanga, president of th© AVellington executive of th© Dairy Farmers’ Union, is a candidate for th© Dairy Contrpl Board. Mr Justice Hosking, who has been confined to his room through indisposition during the past few day;, is making satisfactory progress.

Mr. AVilliam James Gawith. an old resident of th© district, passed away at Palmerston North on Saturday, at the age of 82 years. Ho came Io New Zealand in th© ship Ajax in 1818.

During his visit to the north, Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice, spent a few days at Rotorua. He has since returned to Auckland, and is due back in Wellington on Friday.

The AVellington Presbytery last night decided to nominate Air AV. 11. Rose, oi Christchurch, for the office of Moderator of the General .Assembly.—(Press Association).

Mr M. Connolly, vice-president of the A.S.R.S.. has been elected, under the provisions of. rule 12, to the position of national president, rendered vacant by the resignation of Air AV. Sullivan. Air J. Roberts, secretary of the AYaterside AVorkcrs’ Federation, who has been in Napier, has gone south to attend the AVaterside AVorkers’ Federation Comerpuce, which opens in Christchurch to-

Father Terrien is returning to Suva after a brief health trip to Australia to take up mission work in Taviuni. Father Terrien was ordained thirty years ago by Archbishop Redwood, at Napier, and left th© Al arista’ College there fifteen years later. He went rrom Auckland to Fiji in 1893, to take up mission work, and he has been there ever since.

Mr Robert Thomas Gibbett. who ha<: been on tho staff of the New Zealand Trawling Company during the last seven years, died at his home, Breakwatei read, Napier, on Sunday, aged 55 years. He came to Napier from the Old Conn try, having resided at Grimsby. H< leaves a widow and a nephew (Air H. E. Brusey).

Air Bartholomew O’Rourke, an old am highly respected resident of Napier diod at his home, Station street, las. evening at the age of 79 years. Al. O’Rourke, who was born m Ireland, came to Napier about fiftj years ag" and set up a carrying business, in wind he was joined by his sons. Air O ’Rourkt leaves a widow, a grown up family, ami several grandchildren.

Reference was made at the meeting oi the Patangata County Council yester day to the recent death at Hastings ol Mr 0. Mackersey who was a formoi member of the Council, and whose fath or was the first chairman. Sir Gcorg< Hunter said he regarded Mr Alacker sey as a useful member and a motioi of condolence with the widow and fam ily was passed.

A familiar figure in the Native Lands Court, Airs Roka Hariata Hopere. died on November 10, aged 65 years Mrs Hopere was th© widow of the late Rev Peta Tarawhiti. She was a chief tainess of the Ngatiwhauwhaki tribe oi Waikato Afaoris. In t.he Native Lam Court Airs Hopere conducted her with great ability. She is survived bj one son and + wo daughters, also 1: grandchildren.

Mr. A. O. Paterson. Transvaal University College. Pretoria, has been ap pointed professor of classics at Auckland. succeeding Professor Dettmann. Ther© were 12 applicants. Air. Paterson is 48. He obtained the B.A. degree at Edinburgh and Oxford. He has been in Africa sine© 1903. Subsequently h© was appointed professor o! Latin at Pretoria and successively registrar and rector, resigning the latter last year.

Dr. A. B. Fitt has been appointed to th© newly established chair of education at the Auckland University. There were 21 applicants from Australia. Africa, Britain, and Canada. Dr. Fitt. who was vice-president of the Auckland Training College, is a prominent authority on mental psychology and mental philosophy. He is Al. A. New Zealand and Ph.’D. Leipzig. He has held positions in New Zealand. Africa, and Alolbourne.

The Hon. J. G. Coates and party, including the heads of the Public AVorks and Railway Departments, arrived at Blenheim last night via the new arterial road being constructed between Marlborough and the AVest Coast. Th© ministerial party traversed the whole rout© by motor except six miles from th© AVash to th© Branch. To-day th© party journey over the South Island main trunk to AVheranui and thence by car to Clarence river. They return to AVellington to-morrow.