PERSONAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16826, 13 December 1928, Page 5

PERSONAL

Judge Uawson, Native Trustee, is at present visiting Gisbomo on business connected with his department.

Captain Ross Clark, master of the s.s. Kurow, has been appointed second pilot at Bluff, in place of Captain Schofield, who ha? resigned.—P.A.

Mr. 'i'. -I. Crose. general manager of the National Bank of Now Zealand, has been elected-chairman of the Associated .Hanks.—P.A,

Advice has been received that Mr. Fred, Furkert, son of Mr. P. W. Furkert, Engineer-in-Chief for the- Public Works Department, has passed, his final medical examination. Mr. Furkert is only 21 years of age. Cr. W. 11. Murray, whose name lins been prominently before the public this year in connection with waste charges and civic eases, informed a deputation in Auckland thai he would contest the Mayoralty next year. sir William Llewellyn, of the Royal Academy, the well-known portrait painter whose most celebrated picture is the Stale portrait of Queen Mary, has been elected president of the It ova J Academy. j A Press Association cable message yesterday erroneously rope:!ed the death of Sir William Llowdlyn.] Air. li. .!>. Martin, a New Zealand journalist :tt present ou the staff of the Melbourne Argue, left for the south this morning after u brief visit 10 Gisborne, where he was formerly employed on daily newspaper work. During his stay here. Mr. "Martin renewed many longstanding friendships made some years ago.

Mr. .John Mason was met at the Napier Chamber of Commerce rooms by a large number of his political supporters and in appreciation of his very valuable services whilst representing the Napier constituency in Parliament, was presented with a wallet of bank notes. In view of Mr. Mason's approaching marriage, advantage <>f the occasion was taken to tender the bride, elect and Mr. Mason the best wishes for their future happiness. Mr. J. 15. Andrew, chairman of the riawke's Day Hospital Hoard, who for .some months has been lying seriously ill at Wellington, has been making steady improvement, and there are hopes that it may be possible to remove him to Napier within the next month. Or. Allen Berry, medical superintendent of ihe Napier' Hospital, who was recently in Wellington, saw Mr. Andrew, and reported to the board on the improvement that had taken place in Mr. Andrew's condition. From a medical point of view, he said, Mr, Andrew had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, which had caused him to fall. Stub a hemorrhage inside the brain could have taken place in any board meet ins <> r cv, ' n vvuetl he was walking down the street.

Many tributes to the splendid services tendered bv the retiring matron of the Children's'Creche, Miss A. Stewart were paid at a gathering of the Cook County Women's Guild yesterday afternoon, when the opportunity was taken of congratulating her upon her forthcoming marriage, and of making a tangible expression of the esteem m°which she is held. A large number were present, and during the afternoon refreshments were served, and a number of musical items rendered by Mesdames Naden and Church, and several of the children of the creche. In the course of eulogistic references to Miss Stewart's work mention was made of the fact that during the seven years of her matronship no fewer than 2bo children had passed through her hands. Ou behalf of members of the guild' sho was presented with a handsome handbag and a substantial cheque.