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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 77, 13 March 1933, Page 6

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The Duke of Gloucester has returned to London from a two months’ expedition in the Sudan. His trophies include two elephants and two hons.

Mr W. A. Kiely, inspector of the Union Bank of Australia for New Zealand, is retiring after nearly 45 years’ service with the bank. He will be succeeded by Mr T. P. Fotheringham, manager of the Wellington branch of the Union Bank.—Press Association.

Herbert Sutcliffe, the famous Yorkshire batsman, and a member of the English team, which recently defeated Australia in the Test matches, will arrive at Wellington from Sydney by the Wanganella this evening. Sutcliffe will leave to-morrow morning for Gisborne on a visit to relatives.

Mr. R. C. Blunt, the New Zealand cricketer, who went to England last year to accept a business appointment offered by Sir Julian Cahn, of Nottingham, has been appointed » director of the All Counties Publicity Company, Limited, Nottingham, in succession to Mr. R. W. V. Robins, the English and Middlesex cricketer.

Auckland exchanges note the death on Thursday last, aged 88, of Mr. Harry S. Ruddock, who only a few years back retired from the business of a sharebroker which he had carried on in that city for very many years. He took up that lino of life in the late ’sixties when the Thames goldfield was at the height of production. When that boom subsided he went into business in Napier, but returned to Auckland some 40 years or more ago.

The funeral of Mr Herbert Spencer (Bert) Tong, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Robert Tong, of Taradale, took place at the Taradale cemetery yesterday afternoon in the presence of a largo attendance of sorrowing friends. The Rev. F. C. Frost, who conducted the Anglican burial rites paid a feeling tribute to the worth of the deceased man, who was only 21 years of age, stating that his uprighteousness had earned for him the warm affection of a wide circle. Many beautiful floral tributes were laid on the mound.

Members of the Hawke’s Bay County Council to-day extended their sympathy to the chairman, Mr I’. B. Logan, in the recent loss of his father, Mr Francis Logan. Cr. T. Mason Chambers, on behalf of members, in paying a tribute to the late Mr Logan, said he was a man of the strictest honour and integrity, and was absolutely trusted in every respect. His advice could always he relied upon, while in trusteeship every confidence was placed in him. “I feel that he might well say at the end of his life that he left the world better than he found it, and anyone who could say that has not lived in vain,” said Cr. Chambers. The council decided to forward a letter of sympathy to Mrs Logaix senr., and to Mr Ivan Logan.