OBITUARY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 80, 16 March 1934, Page 6

OBITUARY

Nurse Ada Murray (By Telegram, Press Association.) WANGANUI, March 15. The death occurred to-day of Miss Ada Isabel Murray, matron of the Belverdale private hospital, who had a distinguished record as a nurse on active service during the Great War. She was the eldest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs J. Murray, Christchurch, where she was educated. She was trained for the nursing profession at the Napier Hospital, and from there went Home, enlisting for service in 1914, and going in the first instance to hospitals at Bournemouth and Codford, where she remained for 16 months. A month after arrival at Codford she was promoted sister. In 1915 her war service took her to Salonika, where she remained for two Url w mfg kwypmfwshu bkyp mfwyp years in charge of 120 beds in a military hospital. She later joined His Majesty’s ambulance transport, Gloucester Castle, and for 15 months was a sister and for ten mofithg matron on that ship, leaving it on account of demobilisation of the British forces then taking place. In 1921 she was appointed to the nursing staff of the Northcote private hospital, Palmerston North, as a sistar. She transferred from there after 12 months to the Dannevirke Hospital, where she served as sub-matron and home sister. Subsequently she occupied similar positions at the Cook Hospital, Gisborne, and then was matron at Tauranga. She was appointed to Belverdale, Wanganui, two years ago. While on active service she was presented by the King with the Royal Red Cross Medal, and she also had the 191415 star and other service medals.

Mr. James Young

CHRISTCHURCH, March 15. The death occurred to-night of Mr James Young, formerly curator of Christchurch Botanic Gardens, from which position he retired in October, 1932, after 25 years ’ service.

Mrs. Helen Bethune

Mrs. Helen Bethune, wife of Mr. M. J. Bethune, passed away yesterday at her residence, Lascelles street, Hastings. She was the daughter of the late Mr. M. R. Miller, of Napier. Besides her husband she leaves two daughters, Mrs. McCaw (Papatoetoe) and Miss Helen Bethune (Hastings)

Mr. George Wellings

Through the death on Wednesday at the age of 81 of Mr. George Wellings, of Princes street, Northcote, a connecting link has been severed with the early days of the railway service in New Zealand. Mr. Wellings was born at Melvern, Worcestershire, England, and as a youth entered the service of the Great Western Railway Company. He served for several years with this company in various capacities, and in J 876 he came to New Zealand in the ship Frances Bebington after a voyage of six months. He landed in Auckland and in September, 1876, he went to Napier, where he joined the locomotive branch of the Government Railways. , Mr. Wellings was one of the pioneer engine drivers of the Hawke’s Bay district and saw the line gradually extended from Tc Ante until it linked up with the main line at Palmerston North. In 1960 he was promoted to the position of locomotive foreman at Wellington, and later tilled a similar position at Wanganui and Auckland. Hi 1 retired from the railways service in 19’12. While at Wellington, Mr. Wellings took charge of the amalgamation of the locomotive branch of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, with the Government Railways. Throughout his long career he had no I accidents to trains under his control I and was recognised as a man of out- ; standing ability. He leaves a widow, ; two sons and two daughters.

Mr. H. G. Kerslake

(By Telegraph - PrCbe Asbottaliou.) LEVIN, March J 6. i i The death has occurred of Mr. Heri hert George Kerslakc, one of the best | known provincial journalists, inanag I iiig director of Kerslakc and Billens, j Ltd., proprietors of the “Levin Daily i Chronicle” and “Otaki Mail,” also a i ■ director of the “Manawatu Daily > j Times,” Palmerston North, aged 51. J