PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 216, 26 August 1927, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mrs H. V. Uren, of Hastings, is visiting her sister in Christchurch.

Dr. and Mrs Roberts left Hastings by the mail train this morning on holiday.

A London cable reports the death at Florence of Mrs Janet Ross, the author, and one time "Times’s” correspondent in Egypt.

Mr Justice Stringer will on November 4 reach the age fixed for the retirement of Supreme Court judgs, 72 years. In view of the pressure of work it is possible he may be asked to continue his duties for a time.

Group Captain Fellowes, Fli"ht Lieutenant Nixon and Mr Kf. A. Giblet who comprise the Imperial Air Mission, left Sydney yesterday for New Zealand, where they will conduct an investigation regarding the proposed Imperial air service.

Mr James Deans, president of the Now Zealand Forestry League, will attend a meeting of the English Arboricultural Society at Taunton, England. next week. He is visiting a number of well timbered estates.

Mr, J. O’Connor, chief clerk in the Waipukurau railway station, together with his wife and family, left this morning for Christchurch, where part of his holiday vacation will be spent.

Mr. W. Welsh, formerly of the ironmongery department in the Waipukurau branch of the Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-op. Association, and well known in Rugby circles, left on Wednesday for Australia.

Mr J W. King, of the Waipukurau staff of the Bank of New South Wales, is leaving shortly for Sydney, on transfer. ,

Major E. G. Baddeley, Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own) has been awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces’ long-service medal.

The appointment is gazetted of the Rev, Alexander McNear to be chaplin 4th class (Presbyterian) to the New Zealand Military Forces, in place of the Rov. J. McNeill, retired.

Mrs Reardon, of Wavcrley. and Mrs Gilmour, of Wanganui, who have been in Hastings, in connection with the funeral of their brother, Mr John Harris, left this morning on their return to their respective homes.

At a social gathering of the members of the Hastings branch of the Labour Party, Mr V. R. Maney, late secretary of the branch, was presented with a brief bag, suitably inscribed, by Mr Arch Lowe, who hade acknowledgment of the valuable service rendffrefl to the branch by Mr Maney. Mr Maney returned thanks for the useful gift.

The death has occurred at Milford, Takapuni, of Mr John Primrose, at the age of 74. He is survived by his wife, three sons Messrs Andrew Primrose (Hamilton), Harry Primrose (Hawke’s Bay), George Primrose (Hamilton), annd two daughters, Mesdames O. R. Farrer (Hamilton); and, McLean (Gisborne), while a brother, Mr James Primrose, resides in Hamilton.

In recognition of the British municipalities’ gift to M. Poincare in 1916, containing addresses of gratitude to and sympathy with France, a French committee proposes to present Sir Austen Chamberlain on August 31 with a volume containing prefaces by M. Poincare and M. Briand, illustrations by French masters, comments on Anglo-French amity by President Doumergue and M. Clemenceau, tributes to the British army by Marshals Foch, Joffre and Petain, and also an epitome of France’s glories.

The funeral of Mr John Harris took place yesterday afternoon, when after a short service conducted at the bouse by the Rev R. Waugh, the body was conveyed to the Havelock North Cemetery, followed by a large and representative gathering of residents of Hastings and from Napier and Woodville. and surrounding districts, including some forty members of the Old People’s Home, of which the deceased had been chairman. The deceased being a prominnent Mason, the funeral was of a Masonic character, and on arriving at the cemetery, the coffin was carried by brethren of that body—Bros. A. Rosenberg, E. C. Woodward, J. Gordon, J. B. Andrew and Scott—to the graveside, where Chaplain Bro. R. Waugh conducted the Masonic service, in which a large number of Masons assisted. After the interment, a nninber of beautiful wreaths, including one from the Woodville Masonic Lodge and one from the Old People’s Home, were laid on the mound, as a mournful testimony to the respect and affection in which the deceased gentleman was held.