ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 21823, 28 September 1932, Page 6

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr P. A. de la Perrelle, M.P., went north by the express yesterday morning.

A motion of sympathy with the Hon. A. F. Hawke in the death of his Wife was carried at last evening’s meeting of the City Council. A Press Association message from Melbourne reports the death of Sir Edward Miller, philanthropist and a former member of Parliament, aged 84 years.

At a recent meeting Mi - David Jones was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Meat Producers’ Board for the ensuing twelve months.—Wellington Press Association message. Mr A. Taylor, of the Para Rubber Company’s Staff, Gore, left yesterday on six months’ transfer to Dunedin. Mr F. Holmes, of the Dunedin branch, has been appointed to the Gore staff in the meantime.

Mr Led Du Chateau, representing Madame Galli- Curci, arrived from the north yesterday to make arrangements for the Invercargill concert which is definitely to be given in the Civic Theatre on Thursday, October 6.

• Mr Noel Mitchell, of the National Mortgage and Agency Company’s staff, Invercargill, has been transferred to the Winton office and takes up duties in about a fortnight. Mt T. Bain, at present at Winton, will replace him at Invercargill.

The death occurred at Invercargill on Sunday of Mrs Paterson, wife of the late Mr Thomas Paterson, of Hokohui. The deceased lady, who was 80 years of age, resided in the Hokonui district with her husbahd froth the earliest years of the province. She was noted for her generosity of disposition and thoughtfulness for others. The members of the family are: Mrs W. McKenzie (Winton), Mrs D. Mcßae (Behmore), Mrs T. R. McLean (Oreti), Mrs W. Leckie (Hokonui), and Mr T. E. Paterson (Hokonui). The funeral took place in the Winton Cemetery yesterday afternoon. A career full of promise Was cut short when the death occurred. oil Simday of Mr Graham Francis Roiit at the age of 21 years. Combining solid scholastic attaintnents with considerable athletic ability, the deceased had an outstanding career at the Southland Boys’ High School, which he attended for several years before leaving for Dunedin to attend the Otago Boys’ High School. There his ability as a gymnast gained him prominence before he Was stricken with the disease that confined him to his bed for the closing years of his life. He remained patient and cheerful all the time, however, ahd it Was with genuine regret that his many friends learned of his Untimely death. The death occurred at Winton on Friday of Mrs Florence Hishon, one of Winton’s oldest and most highlyesteemed residents at the age of 83 Nears. Predeceased, by her husband many years ago, the late Mrs Hishon resided permanently in Winton ahd saW the town grow to an up-to-date municipality. Mrs Hishon was born in Armagh, Ireland, and came to New Zealand in the ship Palmyra, in 1858, and actually resided in Winton for 59 years. Out of a family of Seven, only one daughter and one son are left. Two of the sons, Michael and Daniel, Were killed in the Great War. The surviving members are Mrs J. CraWford (Winton) and Mr J. Hishon (Morrinsville, Waikato). The funeral which took place at the Winton Cemetery Oh Sunday, was largely attended, the burial service being conducted by the Rev. A. G. Gardiner.