PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 171, 21 June 1926, Page 7

PERSONAL

The death is announced from Sydney of Mr Smith’ T.- Greenwcli, a Maori War veteran, aged 83 years. Mr Walter Blundell, of Wellington, who visited tho National Dairy Showlast week, returned to tho Empire City on Saturday. A Press Association cablegram from Sydney announces tho death of Mr Henry Moses, known as tho “Father” of the Legislative Council of Now South Wales, aged 91 years.

Rev. Harold T. Peat and Mrs Peat left for Rotorua by tho limited express last evening to attend tho funeral of Mrs Peat’s father, Mr Humphrey Wickett, who died on Saturday morning.

Tho many friends of Mrs C. H. Symons, of Robinson street, Foxton, who recently underwent an operation in a Palmerston North private hospital, will regret to learn that her condition does not show any improvement and is causing her relatives anxiety. _ Mr J. W. Procter, last year’s president of tho Horowhenua Rugby District Council and a present member of that body, was, at Saturday evening’s meeting of the Hanawatu-Horo-whenua Union, extended a motion of condolence in the loss he had sustained the previous day by the death of his nother.

A cable messago from Perth reports the death of the well-known actor, Mr Ward Lyons. Mr Lyons was in Palmerston North recently, when he played lead in tho stage version of Peter B. Kyne’s “Cappy Ricks.” His was a remarkable interpretation of the crusty old shipping magnate. Mr Lyons was to have gone to London this year to creato tho same role there. An overwhelming success on the London stage had been predicted for him. Captain de la Cour Cornwall, who died at Nelson on Thursday night last, was a well-known commander of vessels of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s fleet. Joining the company as an apprentice about 1885, his association with tho firm dated back to the days of sailing ships. Ho held command of a number of steamers during his career, and resigned in September 1925, when he gave up command of the Turakina owing to ill-health. Captain Cornwall’s war service was carried out as a commander of convoys. Rev. C. W. Duncumb, pastor of the Palmerston North Baptist Church for tho past seven years, lias accepted a call to the Timaru Baptist Church, and will leave for the south in September. Mr Duncumb made his decision known to his congregation yesterday morning, when the news came as a decided shock. He will leave Palmerston North with the knowledge that, during his ministry, wonderfuL sirides have been made by his church, which is now in a position of all-round strength. Mr Duncumb will also be missed in Association football circles, his services as referee having been in demand for both club and representative games.