PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 63, 1 March 1929, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. James Davia, Secretary of Labour, will remain in the Hoover Cabinet, states a Washington cabla.

Mr. W. E. Barnard, M.P., ia expected to arrive back in Napier tonight from Wellington.

The Rev. G. Slade hai been posted to Napier in the second draft of alteration! in the posting of ministers by the Methodist Conference. Tho Rev. H. White has been posted to Dannevirko.

The death is reported from London of Mr. Charles Dorman, a director of Dorman, Long & Co., a famous iron foundry and colliery. The deceased is the heir of Sir Arthur Dorman, the ironmaster and colliery owner.

Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt has been promoted admiral, says a Loudon cable. Rear-Admiral Hotham, exCommodore of the New Zealand Squadron, becomes vice-admiral, Sir Richard Webb, who commanded the New Zealand in the latter part of the war, has retired.

The funeral of Mrs. Louisa Jane Mills, of Bay View, took place in tho Hastings Cemetery yesterday. The last sad burial rites were conducted by the Rev. E. Nicholls, BapubE* minister, in the presence of the family mourners and many sympathising friends, who afterwards placed beautiful floral tributes on the mound. •

The members of the Arbitration Court, Mr Justice Frazer and Messrs. G. T. Booth and A. L. Monteith, with Mr. J. A. Gilmour (registrar), left Wellington for Palmerston North yesterday. After completing a sitting of the Court there they will go on to Napier, Gisborne. Tauranga, and Auckland.

Tho death is announced of an old and respected resident of this district in the person of Mr. Thomas Henry Connolly, farmer, of Havelock North, who died at a private hospital in Hastings this morning, aged 68 years. His death will be learned with regret by all who knew him, and the winow and family have general sympathy in their sorrow. The funeral will leave the Catholic Church for the Hastings Cemetery at 2 o’clock tomorrow (Saturday).

The following woolbuyera arrived in Napier last night and are staying at the Masonic Hotel:- Messrs. H. Hill, R. H. Hill, G. Graicher. G. G. Anderson, H. Galbraith, E. J. Denny, H. F. Brown, R. Dafidson, A. Smith, S. Teal. F. Clark, J. B. Clark, C. J. Ferrier, M. Phol. A. M. Taitakover, H. E. Kirby, J. Bowen, B. Hughes. R. Ellerbeck. F. S. Avent, Brookshank. J. A. Parker, F. Marshall, O. Summer, P. J. Robertson, W. Dawson, C. Illingworth, R. J. Varlow, F. Bartlett. H. T. Milnes. R. B. Walker. W. Luke, Leonhard. Ellen and Kunzlo.

“We own a great deal to our old associate, the late Sir Douglas McLean, for his kindly thought,” stated Mr. R. H. Tod at the meeting of the executive of the Hawke’s Bay A. & P. Society this morning, when advice was received that a legacy of £5OO hnd been included in the will of tho late Sir Douglas McLean. Tho sum will be paid to the Society in five years’ time, the legacy not to bear interest during that period. “Farmers of Hawke’s Bay, and even the Dornin, ion, owe a great debt to the late Sir Douglas McLean,” said Mr. Tod. “He demonstrated quality in his live stork at the various shows. His actions in this respect have dons much to improve the standard of live stock.”