PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 153, 14 June 1932, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr J. S. Hiddleston, the well-known cricketer, returned to Wellington by the Monowai yesterday. Mr and Mrs T. H. Lowry, of Hawke’s Bay, returned hy the Aorangi on Sunday from a visit to Canada. Mr and Mrs W. A. Jeffries, of Hastings, left this morning on a visit to Waitoa. Mrs F. Powdrell, of Hastings, left by the mail tram this morning on a visit to Auckland Mrs G. Field and daughter, ot Hastings, left this morning by train on a holiday visit to frieuds at Auckland. Miss C. Trevor, of Wellington, who has been visiting Hastings, returned homo this morning. Mr W. A. Armstrong, of Stratford, who has been visiting his father, Ensign Armstrong, of Hastings, returned this morning. Mr J D. Chapman, of Wellington, who lias been visiting his father, Mr H Z. Chapman, of Haumoana, returned to the City this morning. Mr W. Gimblett of Fernhill, left for Palmerston North this morning to attend the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Show. Mrs Catherine Wheelwright, mother of President de Valera, of the Irish Free State, died on Sunday at her home in Rockster, New York.—Press Association.

Hawke’s Bay’s two AU Blacks, E, R G. (Dick) Steere and Ray Williams, left by this morning’s mail train for Wellington, where the Dominion team to tour Australia will assemble.

Towed out to sea yesterday morning by tho motor-vessel Awahou, the little coastal steamer Putiki, was sunk in Cook Strait, about three miles off Turakirae Head.

Staff-Nurses M. Whisker and W. Liddell and Misses J. Schiltze and McLeod as hospital-aides have been appointed to tho nursing staff of the Napier Hospital as additional nurses.

Staff-Nurses M. Whitmore, K. Purcell, I. French and M. Tucker, of the nursing staff of the Hawke’s Bay Hospital Board, have resigned their positions, tho vacancies being filled by Staff-Nurses M. Lindsay, J. Woodbury, G. A. Duffy and M. Tucker.

The engagement is announced of Roma Churchill, second daughter of Mr and Mrs C. C. Jackson, of Valdor, Kopuaranga (Wairarapa), to Leigh Sherris, only son of Mr J. H. of Takapau, late of Bromley, Kent, England.

Dr. F. W. Furkert, house surgeon at the Napier Hospital, tendered his resignation to the Hawke’s Bay Hospital Board yesterday afternoon in view of his impending departure overseas to continue his medical studies. The board accepted his resignation with regret and decided to wish Dr. Furkert every success in the future.

Mr G. B. Nobbs, who has been manager of the Tauranga branch of the Commercial Bank of Australia since it was opened some four years ago, has received advice that he is to be transferred as manager of the Gisborne branch. Mr M. Hewett, of Foxton, will succeed Mr Nobbs.

Mr D. Jones, chairman of the NewZealand Meat Producers’ Board, who is going to the Ottawa Conference, will be entertained at a luncheon to-morrow week, if his arrangements permit, by the Canterbury Division of the New Zealand Political Reform League. An invitation is being extended to the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, to be present.

Mr W. Colfings, who has been connected with the staff of Parliament House for many years, has retired. He joined the staff of the Legislative Department in 1906, and held various positions until he rose to the position of Second Clerk-Assistant of the House of Representatives in 1920. Mr Collings was in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade during the war and was twice wounded. His birthplace was Charleston, on the West Coast.

Pleasant recollections of his association with New Zealand troops both in the South African and the Great Wars was mentioned by Lieut.-Colouel Sir Donald G. Cameron, K.C.M.G., D. 5.0., of Queensland, who arrived in Wellington by the Monowai from Sydney yesterday. Sir Donald, who is a big runholder, received his Knighthood as recently as June 3 last. With Lady Cameron, he left to-day by the Rangitane on a holiday visit to the Old Country.

A Tauranga telegram states that the death occurred lust night, suddenly, of Captain R. K. (Ross) Clark, aged 43, from heart failure. The deceased was for several years with the Union Steam Ship Co., and was in command of the Manuka when she was lost at Long Point, south of Dunedin, about three years ago. He then retired from the sea and went to Tauranga, where he established a fisbcuring business which he had conducted ever since. He leaves a widow and two daughters