PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 27 September 1927, Page 4

PERSONAL

Sir Henry Cowan, Lady Cowan, and Miss Cowan left New Zealand today by the Alakura for Australia. The death is announced from Auckland of Mr. John Prater, aged 96, formerly a sharebroker and one of Auckland’s best known business men. Wanganui papers announce the death, aged 81, of Mrs. Jane Perrett, widow of the late Mr. Edwin Perrett, and a Resident of the town for over half a century. The Prime Minister of Great Bri. tain, who has greatly benefited in health from his stay in Aix des Bains, w‘as to return to London last night, says a wireless message from Rugby. Mr. J. S. McLeod was appointed last evening to represent the Hastings Chamber of Commerce at the annual conference of associated chambers to be held in Christchurch from October 28th next, Mr. F. N. Martin, at present district valuer in the Government Valuation Department, has been appointed Wellington city valuer at a salary of £9OO per annum, in place of the late Mr. James Ames. Among the guests at the Masonic Hotel. Napier, are:—Mr. Maurice Hayes (Pans), Mrs W. Brown, Miss D. Brown, Miss Atley (Christchurch), Mrs C. Birks, Mrs W. Johnstone, Messrs P, A. Barton, H. Kemn. F. E. Faulkner. B. A. Young, R. "jßirt, O W. Austem (Auckland), E. B. Jardine (Wairoa). G. Shepherdson, B. Hughes, A. C Blair (Wellington), C. I’earcy (Palmerston North), Alias P. Al. Harris (Christchurch). The Government has appointed Dr. T. J. Hughes, district medical officer \ at Auckland, as the Dominion dele-, » gate, to the second conference of medical officers of the Pacific group under the League of Nations interchange scheme. The conference will be held in Delhi, India, at the beginning of next year, opening on January 1 and 2. Dr. Hughes will leave some time in December. Part of the conference proceedings will include a tour of the Punjab, the United Provinces, Agra, Cudh. Bengal, Assam. Madras and possibly Mysore anq Bombay, On nis return he will report to the Health Department. The death occurred at his residence last Friday of Air. Harry A. Standidge, of “Fairfield.” Waipawa. The deceased was a well-known and successful farmer in that district but was better known as a keen sportsman and cricketer. He was educated at Thorndon School and later Wellington College and at the time of his death was only a young man but had a large circle of friends and admirers. They will learn of his death after a protracted illness with great regret. The late Mr. Standidge did a lot towards the advancement of cricket both ns a player and in coaching young players. His somewhat unexpected death will come as a great shock to his many friends. He was the younger son of Mrs. J. C. Standidge and the late Mr. John C. Standidge. The funeral, which took place at Onga Onga on Sunday, was largely > attended by the principal people in the district, nnd included Mr. Nat Kettle (of Napier) and relatives from Wellington. Canon Butterfield officiated.