PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 137, 24 May 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL

Sir Andrew Russell left Hastings this morning for Wanganui on R.S.A, business.

Miss P. A, Crossland left Hastings by mail train this morning for a holiday in Sydney.

Mr. Janies Carr was yesterday elected chairman of the Ashburton County Council after drawing lots.

Mr. Elisha Wells was yesterday elected chairman of the Westland County Council..

At the statutory meeting yesterday, Mr. M. O. Grainger was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Woodville County Council.

It was announced last night that there is a slight improvement in the condition of Sir Charles Skerrett. Chief Justice.

The death occurred in New Plymouth yesterdav of Mr. James Rutherford, father of Sir Ernest Rutherford, at the age of 89 years.

The marriage was celebrated in Palmerston North yesterday of Mr. W. B. Blackburn, of Waipulturau. and Miss D. Hill.

Mr and Mrs Stnther Davidson and Miss Davidson have returned to Havelock North after an extended visit of two year s to England, Scotland, and the Continent,

Confidence in Mr. C, Todd as president of the New Zealand Alliance, and appreciation of his services in the cause of prohibition, were expressed by various speakers last night, when he was entertained in Wellington hv the standing committee of the alliance.

Mr. W Goodfellow, objecting to Mr. W. Grounds’ review in the last “Dairy Exporter.’’ and because Mr. Grounds refused to submit future reviews to the publication committee tor approval. Ims resigned his position on the Dairy Produce Control Board.

Mr Robert Baff Junior who was killed yesterdav morning at Ruawai, near Daagaville, in a collision between his motor-cycle and a horsedrawn lorry. wa s a nephew of Mrs Jackson and the late Mr. F, A. Jackson, of Mangatahi and a brother of Mrs T. M. 'Laing of Napier.

Mrs Catherine Fraser, of Cooie road, Napier, widow of'the late Mr Evandcr Fraser, passed away at the Napier Hospital yesterday. The late lady had resided in Napier ever since her arrival there, by the ship Ballarat, 56 years ago. The deceased leaves two sons, Mr John Fraser, of Wellington Mr Alex Fraser of Napier, and two daughters, Mrs Ferguson, of Te Uri, Ormondville, and Miss Fraser, of Wellington, to mouru their loss.

The Rev Father Reginald Patrick Finn died suddenly last night at St. Patrick’s Presbytery, Auckland. Ho complained during the evening of feeling unwell but chatted with his follow priests till 11 p.m., and then re tired. He was found dead in his room this morning, the cause being heart failure. The Rev Father was born in Gisborne 42 years ago, and was ordained at Sydney in 1911. He returned from Sydney in 1927 to his parents' homo at Tauranga.—Press Associatoin.

Negotiations to secure a visit to the Dominion by Dr. J. B. Orr, Director of the Rowett Institute, Aberdeen, and a world’s authority on the subject of mineral content of pastures, have been successful. Dr. Orr, who has been spending some time in Australia, will arrive in Wellington next week, and although the length of his stay is indefinite at present it is expected that he will remain here long euough to go into the question of mineral content of pastures, which is at the moment the subject of a special investigation under the direction of Mr. B. C. Aston, of the Department of Agriculture.

The sudden death occurred yesterday afternoon ut Carterton of Mr. William Arthur Kitchen, aged 65. Deceased had been a resident of Carterton for 35 years, during most of which period he has been manager of the W.F.C.A. drapery department. He was a Justice of the Peace, and took an active interest in all matters that promoted 1 the welfare of the town. He leaves a widow and a son. He had been in ill-health for some time last and there will not be an inquest. The late Mr. Kitchen was a brother of Mr. T. G. Kitchen, of Southland Road, Hastings, and an uncle of Dr. R. L. A. Kitchen. Mr. Kitchen will leave Hastings to-mor-row to attend the funeral.