PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIV, Issue 121, 20 April 1944, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr and Mrs Frank Mason, of Sandon Road. Feilding, have received cabled advice from their son. Mr AJan Mason, that he has received his commission in the Fleet Air Arm.

Mr Joseph Ross, accountant of the National Bank of New Zealand. Palmerston North, has received advice of his promotion to manager at the Reefton branch. Ho will take up his duties on May 3. Mr C. A. Johnson, of the audit staff of the bank, will succeed Mr Ross as accountant.

. Mr L. A. Truscott, who has been on the staff of the Union Bank of Australia at Pahiatua for some years, is leaving shortly on promotion to take up the position of manager of the ]>.irgaville branch. Mr Truscott's successor will bo Mr R. Hansard, of Wellington.

The deep sympathy which was felt for Mr and Mrs J. L. Nash, of Linton, Mr J. A. Nash, of Palmerston North, and Mr F.. J. Roberts, of Pohangina. in the tragic death of their son and grandson, Mr James Frederick Nash, of Otago Medical School, while on a holiday at QueenstoWn at Easter, was reflected in the very large attendance at the funeral on Monday afternoon and in the beautiful array of floral tribute's placed on the grave. An impressive service was conducted in All Saints' Church by Rev. Canon Woodward before a very large attendance of relatives and citizens, the vicar dwelling on the importance of the Easter message in its consolation for the bereaved parents. Rev. Canon Woodward also conducted the service at the Kelvin Grove Cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs S. R., J., A.-, and F. Roberts, Dr. H W. Nash, of Lower Hutt, and Mr E. J. Watson, of Palmerston North. Six High School prefects formed a guard of honour at the cemetery. Mr and Mrs Nash have received many expressions of sympathy in their sad loss, including letters from Messrs E. J. Peterson and .13. Craig, fellow students who were with their son on holiday at Quecnstown when the tragedy occurred. The three young men weW3 shooting goats around the bluffs over the Shotovcr River on Easter Monday morning and when his companions started to return in the aftcunoon the late Mr Nash told them to go ahead and he would be following. His failure to appear later caused apprehension and a search was instituted, resulting in the finding of his rifle and on Wednesday his body. From marks it appeared that Mr Nash had slipped and fallen over the bluff into the river. The police and residents of Quecnstown rendered very valuable help in the search. A popular student, Mr Nash had entered upon his fourth year at the Medical School aud was making splendid progress.