PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 222, 6 September 1929, Page 4

PERSONAL

M. Clemenceau is suffering from slight pulmonary congestion, says a Paris cablegram.

The death is reported of Captain M. Mclntyre, former harbourmaster at Wanganui

At the Wellington competitions yeeterday third prize for bass solo wag awarded to hfr J. Bell, of Hastings.

Miss Helen Ford left Hastings by the mail train this morning on a visit to her sister, Mrs B. Boyle, of AshleyClinton.

Mr G. C. Ormond has been selected by the Wairoa Chamber of Commerce to represent that body on the Hawke 's Bay Scenic Boari

Mr A. Neilson, who has been prominently identified with sport in Taranaki for some years, particularly Rugby, has left for Australia, where ho will in future reside.

A message received in Sydney from Port Moresby states that the Lieuten-ant-Governor of Papua, Sir Hubert Murray, was kicked in the ribs by his horse and his condition is serious.

The many friends of Mrs George Fuszard, of the Waverley Hotel, Greenmeadows, will regret to learn that her state of health is causing her family very grave anxiety.

Mr V. Horniman, paymaster in the New South Wales State Treasury, died suddenly yesterday. He was also a prominent sportsman, and was manager of the Australian Olympic team in 1912.

Miss Constance Macdonald, of Napier, has been appointed adjudicator of dancing at the Masterton competitions to open in May. 1930. This is the third time Miss Macdonald will have acted in this capacity at Masterton.

The following new members were elected to the H.B. and A. and P. So ciety to-day:—Messrs J. A. McNab, Jr. (Twyford), Jack Bennett (Eskilale), E. Berridge (Bay View), V. Sutherland (Mangatahi', N. T. Grey (Hastings). R. M. Bell (Waipawa), and Mrs Oalton (Napier).

General sympathy is expressed with Mr and Mrs G. Wall, of Beach road, Hastings, on the death of their 11 weeks’ old daughter, Bessie Elaine, who died yesterday. The funeral will leave the residence for tho Hastings Cemetery to morrow (Saturday) at 10 a.m.

A well known native chief, Te Mohi, who lived at Northcote, Auckland, died on Tuesday, aged 92 years. He was one of the last of the leading chiefs who fought in the Waikato Wars and took part in fights at Bangiriri and other centres. He was a staunch lipporter of the King-ite move ment. To Mohi was tho son of John Cowell, a Scotsman who married a native princess.

The death occurred at the Napier Hospital yesterday of Mr Timothy Twomey, who bad been engaged on the staff of the Albert Hotel, Hastings for tho past eighteen months. Tho deceased, who was 40 years of ago, and a native of County Clare, Ireland, arrived in New Zealand, with his wife, a couple,of years ago, settling in Hastings. Ho was an ex-member of Ihe Royal Irish Constabulary. During liis residence in this district ho made ninny friends, and was very popular amongst a large c.rcio of acquaintances. He leaves a widow and two children, tho eldest throe years old, to mourn their loss and with them, much sympathy is expressed. The funeral will leave the Catholic Chnrch for the Hastings Cemetery to-morrow (Saturday) at 1.45 p.m.