PERSONAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 June 1932, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Eev. J. Pale, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian 'Church, is exchanging pulpits for the Sunday services with Eev. J. HuMiard, 8.D., of Kelburn Presbyterian iChurch, Wellington

[ Mr G. E. Lester, after being a patient in the Paknerston Xorth Hospital ,'for over five weeks, returned to his yhoane in Levin yesterday. He has made Kgood progress, but is still under medi- ' cal care.

A Melbourne cable message announces the death of Sir John Quick, aged 79 years, 'former member of the Victorian Parliament and one of the framers of the Federal Constitution. Later he was Postmaster-General in the Commonwealth Parliament and more recently deputy-president of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court.

Tlie death is reported from Auckland of Mrs 'Mary Flora McDonald Fitzherbert, widow of the late Mr If. S. Fitzherbert, S.M., formerly of Palmerstoin; North. The deceased lady was .in her 78th year. She was 'born in. Adelaide in 1854 and came to New Zealand with her parents, the late Mr and Mrs Matthew Muir. She was the first 'dux of the Otago Girls' High Scho.iT, and in 1876 was married at Dunedm to Mr Fi'tzherbert, who in 1884 became member of Parliament for the Hutt. On retiring in 1887 they went to in Palmerston, where Mr Fitzherbert practiced as a, solicitor. Mrs Fitzher,'bert took part in many activities and was a very accomplished pianist. A family of seven survive, these being Messrs W. L. Fitzherbert, solicitor, Palmerston North; S. W. Fitzherbert and P. B. Fitzherbert, solicitors, Wellington; Victor Fitzhenbert, Sydney; Mrs Fenton, wife of Mr E. P. Fenton, of the Fijian civil .service; Mrs Chilwell, wife of 'Mr B. C. Chihvell, architect, of Auckland; and Miss Sybil Fitzherbert, assistant' matron of the Girls' High School, Suva, (Fiji).