PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 211, 20 August 1927, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mrs. C. Biel and Miss Biel left Hastings this morning by the mail train on a visit to Auckland.

Major C. R. Spragg, 4th New Zealand Mounted Rifles (Waikato) has been awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal.

A wireless message from Villa announces the death of Mr G. B. Smith-Rewse. British Resident Commissioner in the New Hebrides.

Mr. L. A. Bowen, of Waipukurau, has been urgently called to Wellington owing to the serious illness of his sister, Miss H. E. Bowen.

Mr. T. K. Sidey (Dunedin South) has been granted seven days’ leave of absence from the House of Representatives on account of illness.

A London cable reports the death of Sir John Thomas Manners, aged 75. He was the only peer who rode a Grand National winner, namely Seaman, in 1882.

The Hon. A. D. McLeod, who has been absent from the House of Representatives for some days on account of illness, was present for a few minutes at yesterday’s sittings.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin to-day reports the death of Mrs. Tapley, aged 40 years, the wife of Mr. H. L. Tapley, C.M.G-, member for Dunedin North.

The death took place at Remuera on Wednesday last of Mrs. Adah Hume, widow of the late Mr. James Hume, for many years manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Hamilton.

Mrs. T. Haswell, of Waipukurau, is in a private hospital in Napier, having undergone an operation there. Her many friends will be pleased to learn that she is progressing satisfactorily.

Mrs. F. Hector Mac Lean, of Puha, Gisborne, who has been on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmslie Reid, Waipukurau, has now left for Wellington to farewell her mother, who is leaving for a holiday visit to Sydney.

Cabled advice received in Hokitika reports the deaths from pneumonia at Sydney yesterday of Mr. Michael Pollock, aged 85, and Mr. John Solomon, aged 96, two former wellknown residents of Hokitika.—Press Assn.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Newrick left Hastings by car on Thursday morning for the Auckland district, accompanied by Mrs. F. Brinson. On his return in a few weeks Mr. Newrick will assume control of the Lower Norsewood Hotel.

Mr. H. E. Holland, Leader of the Opposition, is still walking with the aid of a crutch and has not been in the House of Representatives this week, but is attending the meetings of the committee which is inquiring into the Samoan petition.

A very quiet, but pretty, wedding took place on Tuesday evening, when Miss Irene Faulknor was joined in matrimony to Mr. Albert West. The ceremony took place at Nurse Mercer 's', the home of the bride, and afterwards a dance was held in the Lancaster Hall, Hastings, where the wedding breakfast was served.

A quiet, but pretty, wedding was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Dawson, Nelson Crescent, Napier, on Wednesday, when Mrs. Nora Olive Walsh, of Waipukurau, and late of Napier, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony by the Rev. B. Metson, to Mr. Donald Lindsay, of Waipukurau, youngest son of Mrs. and the late Mr. G. Lindsay.

Among the guests at the Masonic Hotel, Napier, are Mr. and Mrs. C. Tasker (Putaruru), Miss Murray, Miss Lemprery, Messrs. A- Murray (Melbourne), H. G. Balfour-Kinnear (Picton), A. Bines, A. Hobson, A. Ely, T. M. Howres (Auckland), D. M, Greig (Dunedin), R. Raine, J. Gamble (Wellington), C. H. Williams (Gisborne), F. W. Preston (Invercargill).

In St. Mary’s Church, Waipukurau, on Thursday, the marriage of Mr. Andrew Cuthbush, now of Wimbledon but formerly of Ross (Westland), and Miss Olga Thyra Gwendolyn Morgans, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Morgans, well-known Wimbledon settlers, was celebrated. The Rev. Canon E. D. Rice officiated. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. A. Morgans, was attended by her two sisters as bridesmaids. Mr. H. D. Manning carried out the duties of best man.

The funeral of the late Mr. Thomas Robinson took place at the Hastings Cemetery yesterday. The deceased gentleman wasborn in Yorkshire 80 years ago, and arrived in New Zealand on the Mayfair in the year 1878. His wife predeceased him ten months ago. He leaves a grown-up family of one son, Thomas, and five daughters—Mrs. C. Flemming, Mrs. M. E. Goodman, Mrs. A. A. Mitchell, Mrs. A. Godwin, and Miss A. Robinson.

Thirty years close association with Royalty closed by the death of Mr. George Smith, aged 64, as the immediate result of a motoring accident. Every newspaper announcement from Buckingham Palace went to the Press Association in London through Mr. Smith, and was thence distributed to the newspapers throughout the country. His was a unique journalistic position, giving him an intimate knowledge of Royalty. The King and Queen had a soft spot in their hearts for this working newspaperman, who was entrusted to record their public engagements. King Edward had a special regard for him. On one occasion Mr .Smith quietly slipped a sovereign into King Edward’s hand when he wanted to buy a buttonhole from a charity flower seller and found he had no money.