PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 222, 20 August 1931, Page 6

PERSONAL

The many! friends of Mr W. . HNixon, of Milson’s Line, will reeret. to learn that he had to enter hosP and a speedy recovery is hoped t • Mr P. J. Mellvride, signal and electric lines inspector at W hanga > has retired after 35 years service. He was transferred to M hangarei, , Wellington, about 18 months-ago, an has now purchased a farm at On Messrs R. L. C. Aitchison dent) and Mr A. K Blackbourn (vicepresident of the Manawatu• • Referees’ Association),, accompanied by Mr R. A. Farton (vice-president ot the New Zealand Hockey Referees Association) left tor W ellingto to attend a special meeting parent body this evening. Mr* • Garlick,' of Feilding, will also be pre George Elliot, of Auckland, recentlv received the Freedomi of Jea burgh, the county town of R °.^ b^ r ” shire, Scotland. Sir George , tive of Jedburgh, and is the fourth of the burgh’s people to receive dom during the last hundred y • The others are: Mr David Brenster, distinguished in science and pnno sophy; Mr John Tinline, donor ot tne Allerley Well Park; and Sergeant John Daykins, Y.C. The death of Captain L. D. Mitchel in California recently is reported in a letter received by M. Zlatko Baloko , the violinist, now visiting Wellington. Captain Mitchell was a wed-known sportsman who came to New Aea in company with Mr Zane Grey two occasions within the last few y . : Captain Mitchell was a most skiltul deep sea fisherman and disting himself by the number and size of the catches off Cape Brett. He many friends in New Zealand, was at Papeete (Tahiti) when violinist’s yacht Northern Light, was there, and i\f. Balokovic v with him in a launch when he his last swordfish there. . A cablegram has been received by the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, the Governor of Singapore, requesting His Excellency to inform Rev E. Bishop, of Panmure, of the death ot his son, Mr Alec Cyril Bishop, a New Zealand surveyor in the service of the Government of the Federated Malay States. He died on August 14, following an accident while at work. Mr Bishop, who was 26 years of age, studied for three years at Scots College and for a year at Wellington College, alterwards being engaged for four years on active survey work near Taumarunui. After passing his examinations w r ith credit Mr Bishop was licensed as a surveyor and entered upon a f° ul ‘ years engagement with the Malay Government. In forwarding the news of Mr Bishop’s death to his parents Lord Bledisloe added a personal expression ot deepest sympathy. The death of Mr G. Turfrey, which occurred at the Palmerston North Hospital on Sunday, brought to a close an association with the Dominion which had extended over 57 years. The deceased claimed Oxford, England, as his brithplace, and it was as a lad of nine years that he accompanied his parents overseas. Mr Turfrey, senr., established his home in Napier and five years later the son accepted an appointment as shepherd on tho ‘‘Forest Gate” run at Waipawa and continued in that capacity for the succeeding 24 years. He then decided to enter upon fanning pursuits on his own account and lie farmed at Matamau for a period of 10 years prior to his removal to a property on the.Pahiatua Track in 1913. Unfortunately, Mr Turfrey’s health had been indifferent of recent years, and twelve months ago he came to Palmerston North to live. A recurrence of his malady in aggravated form necessitated .his removal to Hospital, and he had only been an inmate for three weeks when death brought relief from his sufferings. In addition to his widow, there are left to mourn their loss one son, ML- Reeve Turfrey, of Palmerston North, and two daughters, Mrs G. R. Pevreal, of Park Road, Palmerston North, and Mrs I. G. Ballard, of Drury, Auckland, while there are also four grandchildren.