PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 233, 14 September 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL

A message received in New Y'ork from Hollywood states that Prince George was the guest of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford at Santa Barbara.

Mr. E. J. Parr, chief inspector of secondary schools, left Wellington yesterday for the Hawke’s Bay district.

The Rev. Joseph W. Kemp, of the Baptist Tabernacle, who recently received a call to a church in Canada, announced his intention last evening of remaining in Auckland.

Mr. J. C. McCrea, Wellington’s Chief Postmaster, who is about to retire after 40 years’ service, was at one time stationed at Hastings and Napier..

Mr. A. O. Wellwood, of the "Weekly Press,” who has been on a visit to Hastings, left by train on his return to Christchurch this morning.

Lieutenant W. B. Stewart, of tho 3rd C Battalion, Hawke’s Bay Regiment, has been posted to the flth Field Battery, N.Z.A., and detailed for duty with the artillery section, Napier Boys’ High School.

Lieutenant E. R. Murphy, of ths Ist C Battalion, Hawke’s Bay Regiment, has been posted to the 6th Field Battery, N.Z.A., and detailed for duty with the artillery section, Napier Boys’ High School.

The New Zealand Minister of Labour, the Hon. G. J. Anderson, sails for home on the Themistoceles on September 15th. His health is much improved, states a London cable.

Mr. Henry Clayton Brewer, for many years Regisrar of the Supremo Court at Auckland, and secretary of the Auckland Law Society, died at his residence, Mount Eden, on Monday, aged 78.

Mrs R. S. Mclbnes, president of the N.Z. Basket Ball Association, who is touring the Dominion visiting the various basketball centres, left Hastings this morning for Palmerston North, but she will return tomorrow.

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Church Missionary Society the Bishop of Nelson (Dr. Sadler) was re-elected president and Mrs. Inwood and Miss M. C. Fryer (Chriatchurch) and Miss K. Williams (Napier) vice-presidents.

Sydney papers refer to His Grsee Archbishop Redwood, of Wellington, us un outstanding figure at the Eucharistic Congress, his record in having been a Bishop of the Bomau Catholic Church for over 54 years being acclaimed a remarkable one. Being a much-travelled man, His Grace met many old friends from overseas at the congress.

The funeral of Mr. J. T. Cassin was held yesterday morning, when, alter a short service in the Catholic Church, the procession followed the remains to the Hastings Cemetery, where the Rev. Father McDonald conducted the funeral service at the graveside, in the presence of a large gathering of mourners. After the interment, a number of wreaths were laid on the tomb, as a fond testimony to the memory of the deceased.

Among the guests at the Masonic Hotel,'Napier, are:—Mrs J. C. Rolleston (Te Kuiti), Mr and Mrs J. Hobson (Hatuina), Mr and Mrs Anderson (Itangiora), Mrs J. Befllesley (Gisborne), Mr and Mrs Niven (Wellington), Mr and Mrs B. Smith (Auckland), Messrs B. R. Stock (Dunedin), J. L. Rogers, L. J. Purdie. H. Bardgley, L. C. Stafford, R. Berry. H. R. Wake, W. H. Gibson (Wellington), B. L. Bignam (Auckland) W. Dobson (Dannevirke).

Mrs Fraer, wife of the Rev. E. Fraer, of Christchurch, one of Naw Zealand’s representatives at the Honolulu conference and New Zealand president of the National Council of Women, will meet the members of the Hastings Women's Community Chib to-morrow afternoon at 3.30 o’clock. Mrs Fraer is a woman of many parts, and in her role as the wife of an Anglican clergyman, has done splendid work among the Maoi-is of Canterbury. It is hoped that as many members as possible will attend.

A British Official Wireless message states that Colonel Sir Edward Ward, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War from 1900 to 1914, who died suddenly in Paris on Tuesday, made a great reputation during the South African War, and Sir George White, after tho siege of Ladysmith, described him as the “greatest supply of wisdom since Moses.” At the War * Office he was responsible for carrying out far-reaching reforms before the Great War, during which, although over age, he held several important positions. The funeral of Mr Thomas Jowsey, of Kereru, which was of a Masonic character, took place yesterday afternoon, when the lengthy procession of cars following the hearso moved off from the Masonic Hall, Market street, on its way to the Havelock North cemetery. Brethren of the Masonic fraternity acted as pallbearers Prior to the interment, the Rev. R, McCully (Maraekakaho) conducted the Presbyteriau service at the graveside, aftei which Rev. Bro. R. Waugh (Masonic Chaplain) performed the impressive Masonic service. followed ny W.M. Bro. E. C. Woodward, at the close of which Masonic honours were paid by the brethren of the Heretaunga and the Haeata Lodges. After the interment a large number of floral tributes were laid on the mound.