PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 160, 22 June 1932, Page 6

PERSONAL

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will celebrate his 38th birthday to-morrow.

Miss M. Edilson, of Wellington, who has been visiting friends in Hastings, returned home this morning.

Mr W. A. Scott, of Dunedin, has resigned his office as official bowls tester to the New Zealand Bowling Association.

Mr J. S. Barton, chief Commissioner for Napier, left for Wellington yesterday on municipal! business. He is expected to return on Friday.

The Havelock North School Committee has nominated the Rev. R. B. Waugh as representative for the Mid die Ward on the H.B. Education Board.

Mr G. C. Head, postmaster at Havelock North, has been transferred to the Hastings Post Office, and his place will be taken by Mr C. D. Paiikhurst, of the Hastings office.

At the meeting of the Levin Borough Council last night, Mr. P. W. Goldsmith was unanimously elected to the position of mayor, wffiich vacancy was created by the death of Mr. Charles Blenkhorn.

Mr L. A. Paish, the British Trade Commissioner, who is proceeding to the Ottawa Imperial Trade Conference, en route to England, and who will be absent twelve months from New Zealand, was farewelled by the Wellington Rotary Club at yesterday’s luncheon.

Among the followers by car of the Dannevirke Hounds on Saturday at the meet at Ashcott was Miss Grace Twist, of Greenniead'iws, a popular member of the Dannevirke Hunt, who is now making good progress from an accident in the hunters' jumping competition at the Hastings Show.

Mr H. P Dransfield, of the Wairoa branch of the Bank of New Zealand, who has been transferred to the Napier branch, was the recipient of a presentation prior to his departure. Air J, P. White, the manager, presented him with a luminous dial bedroom clock, accompanying it with good wishes for his future.

There passed away at the Hastings Convent on Monday afternoon. Sister Dorothea McLaughlin. The deceased sister was for some time stationed at the Waipawa Convent, but on account of illness, was brought to Hastings. Sister McLaughlin, although she had a long illness, was always bright and cheertul, and bore her sufferings with characteristic fortitude and forbearance. She was the third daughter of Mr and Mrs McLaughlin, Ngatere, Westland. Requiem Mass was celebrated in the Catholic Church this morning, after which the funeral left for the Hastings Cemetery.

Mr T. E. Crosse, who was recently eleoted as chairman of the Hawke's Bay Electric Power Board but was absent through illness, took the opportunity before commencing the business at yesterday’s meeting of the board to thank members for the confidence the) had placed in him and to express the hope that during the year members, whether they represented the county or the boroughs, would remember that they were members of the Power Board and were out to do do their best for the county, the towns and the concern that the hoard was controlling. Mr W Harvey, the retiring chairman, in congratulating Mr Crosse on his cltec tion agreed that there should not bo any dcmarkation between the county and the borough interests.