PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 214, 24 August 1927, Page 4

PERSONAL

The death is announced from London of Lord Penrhyn, a former owner of Top Gallant

Mrs and Miss Steele. M.A., L.A.8.. of Southland road. Hastings, left this morning by the mail train on a holiday.

The death is announced from Aueland of Mr Arthur Langdon Parsons, aged 62. secretary to the New Zealand Insurance Company.

Mr and Mi’s W. Brown, of Townshend street. Hastings, left bv car this morning for Kereru where they will be the guests of Mr G Simmonds for a few days.

Miss Bucknail, piano mistress at .Wooilford House, left Hastings this morning for Wellington, where she joins the Ulimaroa en route for Sydney and thence, via Java, for England.

Mr H. E. Holland, leader of the Opposition, was again in his place in the House of Representatives yesterday, after an absenes of some days, (lug to an accident to his knee.

Mr A. G. Mabee. assistant stipendiary steward to the New Zealand Trotting Conference, has been appointed secretary to the Auckland Trotting Club out of 87 applicants.

Last evening there was considerable improvement in the condition of the Hon, R. F. Bollard, who has been seriously ill since Friday evening.

Tiie engagement is announced of Marjorie, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Kruse, of Havelock North, to Redvers, second son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Gilbertson, also of Havelock North.

Hohaia (Joe) Te Whaiti. of Tuhirangi a prominent rifle shot, recognised as the premier Native rifleman of the Dominion, is dead. He was one year runner-up for the Ballinger Belt and was several times in the King’s Fifty.

Mr V. Duff, secretary of the New Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, who is on a visit to his brother. Mr C. Duff, solicitor, of Hastings was present as a visitor at last evening’s special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce.

The death took place at Papatoetoe, Auckland, last week of Mr John N’odder, aged 92, a New Zealand War medallist, who saw some vears’ of volunteer service in the Taranaki district, during which, in February 1869. the terrible White Cliffs massacre of Europeans by the rebel Maoris took place The deceased gentleman was subsequently for many vears a Thames resident

The funeral of Mr James Barrv took place yesterday afternoon, when a large and representative body of citizens followed in the procession from the Catholic Church to the Hastings Cemetery, where the last rites were conducted bv Father McDonald. Members of the Hibernian Society, of which the deceased wa- a prominent member acted as Pallbearers. After the interment a large number of beautiful wreaths were laid on the grave

Sir Ronald Ross. British scientist, whose discovery of methods for preventing malaria has saved innumerable Hyes, has been lying seriously ill in London, but is now making a ed from a tour of tho malarial dised from a tour of the balarial districts of India, where he gave advice to the health authorities on the best measures to adopt. His discovery of the means wherebv malaria snores are conveyed from person to person bv the mosquito made Sir Ronald Ross world-famous. Two years ago the Ross Institute of Tropical Medicine was erected in London bv public subscription to enable him to continue his research work.