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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 184, 4 July 1928, Page 7

PERSONAL

p. ,l E. Borland, examiner of Trin . -ge of Music, London, arrived Wrllmston by the Makura from ‘ ; I ,;im'isoo yesterday, p,, ifiends of Mr A. Pickering who ... .ior" ont. an operation on Saturday i„ pleased to , learn that ho coii jjuurs to niako steady progress. , ir Benjamin and Lady Morgan ar-.-,..1 from London by the Makura yes ;„!, r . After spending about two in tlio Dominion they will go on t 0 Sydney. The Minister of Finance (Hon W n,nvnie Stewart) returned to Welling! im) trnm Rotorua yesterday and ;.j! place in tile Houso of liepresentajjvei, iii the afternoon. A cable message from Sydney announces the death of Hon. Charles AV:liiam Onkes, AI.L.C., a member of the IMller Ministry and a-former Comli:, nwealth AI.P. Lhe deceased gentlewas 68 years of age. At the meeting of the combined committees of the Plunket Society l-,ci evening, the Mayor, Mr A. J. Graham niio presided, referred to tho sad loss fjistamed by Mr Arthur Fair© in the death of his father. A vote of sympathy with Mr Faire was carried" in silence.

A I’ress Association telegram from Wellington states that Air Edward W I,owe, who retired from the director! ship of tho New Zealand branch of the A..U.P. Society only on Saturday and had just celebrated Iris diamond jubilee as officer and director of the society passed away yesterday. Ho leaves a inn. Mr E. H. Lowo, and a daughter Mrs Hart. The death has occurred at Alastertoii of Air AA T illi,am W’hiteman, at the age nt 74 years. Deceased was born \ at Taita, Hutt, and went to the Wairarapa district about 45 years ago. later taking up his residence in Mas! terton. He is survived by a widow, two daughters and three sons, namely! Mesdames J. Oliver and F. Grouhe, of Misterton, and Messrs George (Masterton), James (llangiotu) and Robert Whiteman (Kaiparoro). Our Bulls correspondent writes that general regret was expressed there yesterday when it was known that ‘the one-time police constable, Air Timothy lireen, had passed away suddenly iii Wanganui. The late Air Breen was stationed in Palmerston North some thirty, years ago, and then took charge of Bulls and district. Ho was a firm and conscientious officer, and made many friends. Sympathy' is felt for his relatives in their sad affliction. Afr A. M. Alowlem, S.M., has returned to take his seat on the Napier Bench, after an absence of six months, due to ill-health, having presided over the usual weekly sitting of the Napier Police Court on Monday morning. Prior to the opening of the morning’s business, Air H. B. Lusk, on behalf of the Napier bar, offered his congratulations to the magistrate upon his restoration to health and return to the bench, expressing his pleasure at his return. Death /took a heavy toll of church members in the Wellington diocese during the past year, the Bishop ot Wellington (Dr- T. H. Sprott) remarking at the opening of tho annual Synod yesterday afternoon that they had sustained more losses from; their membership through death than in any previous year within his memory. He referred to the death of Rev. AV. S. Tremain, who was accidentally killed at a level crossing near Palmerston Norths that of Rev. Canon AV. H. Compton, for 30 years a priest in the diocese; that of Rev. N. McKenzie, their Chinese missioner, who had died after an operation ; that of Air H. A. Xevins, for 25 years a member of Synod; and that of the late Bishop of the diocese, Bishop F. AVallis, whose death in England was announced a few days ago. The Synod placed on record its appreciation of the work of these members.' Appreciation was expressed of the life, work, and selfsacrifice of the late Bishop A\ r allis, and Bishop Sprott was asked to write to Airs AVallis conveying the Synods sympathy in her bereavement.