PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 162, 28 June 1930, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr C. AlcGonagle, Traffic Inspector of the Railways Department, is visiting Hastings and Napier.

Mr G. Wilson, of Wellington, returned home yesterday after a visit to Hawke’s Bay and the East Coast.

A Pittsburg message states that Representative Stephen Porter, chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, died yesterday, aged 61.— New York P.A. cable.

Sir Maui Pomare and Mr D. Jones were yesterday granted leave of absence by the House of Representatives, the former for fourteen days on account of illness, and the latter for ten days owing to absence from the country on public business.

Miss Helena Hull, Christchurch, has been appointed by the Free Kindergarten Association of New Zealand as a delegate to the Pan-Pacific Conference at Honolulu in August. Miss Hull is principal of the Free Kindergartens in Christchurch, and will represent the case of the preschool child on the education side of the conference. ,

An old Auckland boy, Mr Will J. French, who went to California nearly 40 years ago, has been appointed one of 15 members of a commission set up by the Governor, Mr C. C. Young, to study the Constitution of California, in order to report whether, in view of conditions existing to-day, a new document is needed. Mr French is a brother of Mr H. R. French, Hastings.

The death of Mr. Geo.' Rankin, formerly of Dannevirke, who retired to Tauranga 15 months ago, occurred at Taurange on Thursday. Mr. Rankin, who waa aged 65 years, was in business in Dannevirke tor many years. He took a keen interest in church affairs and other bodies and societies in Dannevirke, and had'also identified himself with institutions in Tauranga. He leaves a wife and one daughter.

Miss Rose Macdonald, who recently resigned from her position of matron of the Napief Hospital, was the guest of honour at an afternoon, tea party held at Blythe’s Tea Rooms yesterday afternoon by the Council of the Napier branch of the New Zealand Trained Nurses' Association. Mrs T. J. C. Warren, vice-president, expressed deep appreciation of Miss Macdonald’s services as matron for the past 18 years, and referred to the splendidly high places attained by the nurses under her training in all examinations.

The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon at the Hastings Cemetery of Veteran William Heslop. The lengthy cortege was composed of representatives of many local bodies, visitors, and citizens of the town. The Mayor (Mr G. F. Roach) represented the Hastings Borough Council. and the Maori Wan Veterans’ Association was represented by Messrs Whaka Pango, Puriri F. Harrison, D. Johnston (Dannevirke), J. Pilcher, Tom Powell, and A. A. George; and the Defence Department by territorials and cadets under Sergeantmajor O’ Leary. Lieut-Col. Holderness and all executive members of the Hastings R.S.A. were present, and also several members of the Legion of Frontiersmen, and many South African war veterans under Mr J. A. Simpson, the president. Mr Heslop had been a prominent member of the Hawke’s Bay A. and P. Society, which was represented by Mr W. A. Tod. The Rev. Canon MortimerJones conducted very impressive services at the deceased’s late residence, and at the graveside, where Trumpeter Young sounded * “The Last Post.”