PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 245, 28 September 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M.. who has been in England, Scotland and France for the past six months, has returned to Hamilton.

The Napier Hospital authorities leport this afternoon that Mr Neil Holderness shows considerable improvement, He has now regained consciousness.

Miss A. H. Cookson, who for eight years has been matron of the Whangaiei Hospital, has been appointee, matron of the Wellington Hospital.

Sister Ethel Grensi.le, of Auckland, accompanied by Sister Couper, is at present on a visit to her father, Mr E. A. Grenside, of Stortford Lodge.

Mr F. W. O. Smith, chairman of the Nelson Education Board and a member of other local bodies has been selected to contest the Nelson seat in Reform interests.

Mr F. Colbeck, of Morrinsville, a member of the Advisory Council if the Dominion Farmers’ Union, has been selected by the Country party to contest the Tauranga seat.—Press Association.

Mr A. H. Ferguson, Hawke’s Bay County Clerk, and Mr A. G. Pallot of Napier, leave next week on a holi day trip to South Africa. They sal by the Niagara from Auckland foi Sydney, thence taking tho Ceramic to Durban.

The death occurred yesterday at Palmerston North of Mrs Christina Graham, widow of the late Mr Frederick Graham, at the age of 72 years The funeral will leave the residence of Mrs T. Mulholland. 114 Terrace road, Hastings, for the Havelock North cemetery next Sunjay at 3.30 p.m.

Mr C. M. Williamson, of the firm o’ Simpson and Bate, solicitors, Has tings and Taumarunui has accepted i position as solicitor .in the staff of the Public Trust in Napier. Mr Wil liamson. who is an old Hastings boy and who has been a popular Rugby referee in Taumarunui, takes up his duties in Napier next Monday.

Mr J. A. Campbell, Director of Agriculture, and Mr H. E. Napier, manager of the N.Z. Fruitgrowers’ Association, and secretary of the Fruit Control Board, who have been on a visit to Hastings in connection with the approaching export season, left by mail train this morning ou their return to Wellington.

Tom Heeney and his wife will arrive in Hastings this afternoon. This evening they will be the guests of the H.B. Boxing Association, and to-mor-row they will attend till Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s races, as the guests of the club. During their visit to Hastings Tom and Mrs Heeney will stay with relatives it Muhora.

The King has approved that a baronetcy ot the United Kingdom oe conferred upon Sir Charles Batho on the occasion of his retirement from the office of Lord Mayor of London, and that knighthoods be conferred upon Mr Henry Davenport and Mr Frederick Green on .heir retirement from office as sheriffs of the City of London.—(Wireless).

Looking a picture of health and still carrying lightly the burden ot his years, Sir Robert Stout, K.C.M.G., who retired from the office of Chief Justice about three years ago, celebrated his 85th birthday to-day. He is still very active and takes plenty of exercise. From all parts of New Zealand he has received message congratulating him upon reaching such a ripe old age.

The Rev. Daniel James Murray, aged 77, died yesterday at his residence, Mt Roskill. Lie had over 40 years’ active service in the New Zealand Methodist ministry Besides doing much secretarial and financial work for that church from 1897 to 1901 he was secretary to the conference and president in 1902. —Press Association.

An old and respected resident ot Hastings died yesterday in the person of Mrs Emma Helen Gilmore, wife of Mr William Gilmore. I’hc deceased, who lived in this district i ll her life, was a daughter of the lute Mi Thomas Horn, and was only years of age. General sympathy i expressed with her husband and I: grown-up family The funeral too place this afternoon, when the Rev 11. Speight conducted the Anglican service at the graveside, in the pre sence of a large number of mourners. Many floral tributes were laid on the grave.