PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 75, 12 March 1930, Page 6

PERSONAL

A London cable reports the death of Marie Studholme, musical comedy actress.

His Lordship the Bishop of Ae-Tea-Roa (Rt. Rev. F. u Bennett) arrived in Hastings on Monday evening after a visit to the Chatham Islands.

Superintendent A. Toop, of the Havelock North Fire Brigade, returned home last evening from the recent Fire Brigade conference at Whangarei.

Mr. A. C. Fawcett, formerly borough building and health inspector in Hastings, but who now holds the appointment of general inspector for the Atlantic Oil Company throughout the Dominion, arrived on a flying visit to his home in Hastings last evening. Informed over the telephone that rumours of his impending resignation were still circulating, Sir Joseph Ward replied: “I have nothing whatever to say. I have told them all along that there was no truth in it. I have nothing to add to that.” Asked as to how ho felt since his return to Rotorua, h« replied: “Very fine- indeed; I am getting better every day.” The funeral of Mr. Roderick Macdonald, of Maraekakaho, took place yesterday afternoon. The body was conveyed from Maraekakaho to the Hastings cemetery, where the Rev. J. A. Asher of Napier, conduced the Presbyterian burial service, in the presence of a large gathering of settlers from the surrounding districts. After the interment, a large number of floral tributes were laid upon the grave, over which a Scottish piper played “The Lament.” Formerly a well-known resident of Feilding and Napier, Mrs Elizabeth Mahon has died at Auckland, aged 85. She was married twice, her first husband predeceasing her when she was residing in Napier. Two daughters of the first marriage. Mrs J, A. Wright and Mrs Hickennottom, live in Christchurch. Lady Herdman, of Auckland, is tho eldest of the daughters of the second marriage. Mrs Mahon’s other daughters are Mrs Charles Jones, of Auckland, and Mrs E L. Pirani. of Feilding. The funeral took place yesterday at Napier.

Mr. E. Fitzmaurice, who left Gisborne yesterday for Hastings on transfer, has been a popular and extremely active figure in many forms of athletics during the past seven or eight years in Poverty Bay. As a cyclist and runner he won many good races and was one of the outstanding competitors there while he participated iu these forms of athletics. As an oarsman he was highly proficient, and a considerable factor in the premiership of the Poverty Bay Rowing Club. Rugby football was one of his field pastimes, and he gained junior represontotive honours, despite the fact that he found difficulty in obtaining leave for Saturday play. At Soccer he was even more successful, being a senior representative in this rode, while at hockey he was one of the mainstays of the Poverty Bay team, playing a great halfback game. Mr Fitzmaurice has relinquished most of his sporting connections this year, but may continue his hockey in Hawke’s Bay.