PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9221, 25 May 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr G. P. Donnelly, Hawke's Bay, was in town to-day. Mr Jno. Holmes, who has been making an extended stay in Palmerston left to-day for Wellington en route tor England. Air Chas. Heald, stationmaster at Carterton, erstwhile of Hastings retires from active service at the end of the year. . . , Yesterday three Ministers passed P fhe C Honroute " to' Auckland, the Hon. McBuddo from Taranaki. Mr Alexander Littlejohn, of the firm of W. Littlejohn and Sons, jewellers, died at Wellington this morning. He suffered from heart trouble for some years. He was one of the leading chess players in New Zealand. Mr Donald Buchanan, brother of Mr W C. Buchanan, M.P., died at Hawera on Friday evening, aged fieventy-mne vears Mr Buchanan was one oi the oldest of Hawera's settlers his residence dating back to about 1876-7 (says the Star). i Colonel H. D. Tuson, Adjutant and Quartermaster-General of the i land military, forces, and second n ? lht . ar y member of the Defence Council, left Auckland yesterday by the Tofua, for the Pacific Islands.. . After vieit ing various, points of , m an d via continue his journey to England, Canada. , The Hawera Star records the death of Miss Rita Bayly, .daughter of the late Mr Alf Bayly. A few weeks ago she was stricken by a form of paralysis, and though she rallied bad symptoms reappeared and death has now occurred. Mrs Bayly will have the sympathy of a lirsre number of friends. To lose bS 3 three daughter, vn.h.n , = paratively short space of time is mdee a grievous affliction. _ Last evening a number f "?° d £ ° f fhe courtfass?mbled to* give him a sendMr P Hanley's rooms, and > was pre •, r / ' ft Mr J. F. Manning. A 8 wnf toasts were honoured, includnumber truest and several songs given, a ?S?.tnt evening being fZUrI P-tkanTS 4 ,b »n.«»S' ifoX W SrST* One 8 daughter bed from India at the. news of h's'llness. The graveside service was fulfffledby a number of local friends, assisted by Mr E. Whitehead, an old friend from P - merston North.