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Taranaki Daily News, 22 September 1931, Page 8

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Rotarian Frank Driller, Wellington, was a guest at the New Plymouth Rotary Club’s luncheon yesterday. .. Sympathy with Rotarian Davies Bird his family in their bereavement through the death of Mrs. C. W. Ruebe was expressed by the New Plymouth Rotary Club at its luncheon yesterday. The death of Mr. J. M. Thompson, president of the Auckland Bowling Centre, has occurred. Mr. Thompson was well known to bowlers in Taranaki, and to poultry fanciers, he having been a prominent judge for very many years. Dr. J. B. Dawson, who was recently appointed professor of obstetrics in New Zealand, is on a visit to Europe. He is now in London, and will-shortly tour the Continent. He will visit Scotland and Ireland in November, and wiU return to New Zealand via San-Fran-cisco, arriving in time to take up his new duties in February. Sympathy with the relatives of tho late Mr. Fred. Bayley was expressed by the annual meeting of the Western Park Cricket Club last night. _Mr. Bayley was a keen and able cricketer in the province for many years and was one of the original- members of the.'; Hawera Cricket Club, which celebrated its jubilee in 1927. Mr. Bayley was first president of the Western Park club, and held the office of patron at his death. The death occurred at Wellington yesterday of Mr. Donald McLean, a well-. known resident of the city, at the age of 82, states a Press Association message. Air. McLean was a director of th® Equitable Building and Investment Co., Wellington, for over 27 years, and was chairman of that company at the time of his death. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Miss McLean aud Mrs. C. Stannard (Nelson), and three sons, Messrs. D. McLean (New Plymouth) and J. A. and A. R. McLean (Porangahau). A well-known medical practitioner of Dunedin, Dr. Gordon Macdonald, died recently, aged 77 years. Born at Caithness, Scotland, he was educated at Aberdeen and Glasgow Universities, subsequently going to Brussels, where he secured his M.D. degree. He settled in. Dunedin in 18S2 and built up a large practice. In 1930 he was elected a member of the Dunedin City Council. He was also a member of the Competitions Society committee, and took an active part in the work of the Seottisli societies of the city. - , The death occurred with tragic suddenness at Marton yesterday morning of Mrs. Ruebe, wife of Mr. C. W. Ruebe, of Vogeltown. They were spending the week-end at Marton when Mrs. Ruebe took ill suddenly and died a few hours later. Mr. and Mrs. Ruebe were pioneer settlers of the Ngaere district, Mr. Ruebe taking up oue of the original bush sections, and farming it until some years ago he retired to New Plymouth. The late Mrs. Ruebe was of a kindly and charitable disposition and a keen supporter of St. Mary’s Church and its social activities. She leaves two daughters—Mrs. V. C. Davies and Miss Ruebe. Mr. Sydney Francis Hoben, whose subscription opera recitals a few years ago will be well remembered in New ‘Plymouth, is to visit here this week. After successful recitals in Dunedin, Wellington and Christchurch, Air. Hobeh accepted the positions of Master of Alusic at St. Andrew’s College, Christchurch, and musical critic of the Times. He became also a regular radio piano soloist at 3YA. Last Christmas the pianist resigned from St. Andrew’s to accept a similar position at the new St. Patrick’s College at Wellington, but has now decided to relinquish it. In the last few months he has made many Wellington appearances ivith 2YA a® soloist and lecturer.