PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 258, 14 October 1932, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mrs. E. E. Hocking, of Hastings, ladt this'morning on a holiday visit tb - Irer people at Wellington.

Mr. F. O. Anderson was last ueht appointed the representative «f the Taradale Town Board on the Napier Employment of .Youthe Committee.

The resignation of Mr. J. R. Dunnett, as drum mayor, was accepted at a meeting of the Hastings Citizens’ Baud last evening, and Mr. B. Guy, of Hastings, was appointed to the offiae.

The wedding took place recently in Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, Mexico, of Mr Robert Murray Davidson, son of the Rev. and Mrs G. W. Davidson, of Woodville, to Miss Elma McClure. Mr Davidson was on the staff of the Woodville District High School seven years ago, when he left for Mexico and engaged in mining.

Vice-Admiral Percival Henry HallThompson, who has just been promoted to Admiral in the British Navy, was Naval Adviser to the New Zealand Government from 1914 to 1919. He arrived in Wellington via Australia about three or four months prior to the outbreak of war. When war was declared he assumed command of H.M.S. Philomel, and did good work in the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf.

Having lived in the Dominion for 92 years, Mrs Elizabeth Neal, widow of C'apt. William Neal, for long tho master of the Union Company’s tender Snark, died in Gisborne last night at the age of 93. Born in Edinburgh Castle, her father having been in tho Black Watch, she lauded in New Zealand as an infant in arms and spent most of her childhood years in Wellington and later in the Manawatu and Hawke's Bay. The deceased lady was experienced in early pioneering, and had been resident in Gisborne for 46 years.—Press Assn.

Mr Peter McLean, who has been appointed manager of the National Bank at Hastings, was farewelled by a large public assembly at Timaru, where he had been manager for four years. Tributes were paid to Mr McLean’s popularity and business integrity from all sections of the community, and a presentation was made of a well-filled ami suitably inscribed wallet. ‘‘Everyone,” said a speaker, “would be sorry at Mr McLean’s departure except the fish in the Opihi and other rivers.” The staff of the bank also made a presentation to Mr McLean, and expressed regret at his leaving them. On Monday tho death occurred of Mrs Edith Prince, a highly respected residem of Eltham, aged 48 years. Born in Napier, Mrs Prince was ■ daughte: of Mr Thomas Taylor. She was married at Hawera to Mr Arthni Prince. Subsequently Mr and Mrs Prince went to Petone, and after s residence of four years they returned to Hawera. For the past seven years Mr and Mrs Prince resided in Eltham Mrs Prince has been an invalid for the past eight years, but until the time of her illness she was an active member of St. Mary’s Church, Ha wera. She is survived by her husband and a family of five children, all of who reside in Eltham. Her mother. Mrs Taylor, lives at Hawera.