PERSONAL ITEMS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LI, Issue 37, 11 December 1929, Page 2

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr and Mrs A. 11. King and Misses King returned to Waipawa hist evening* from their holiday visit to England and (he Continent. The Kight Rev. E. A. Dennett, Bishop of Aotearoa, is completing his first visit to the South since his appointment as Bishop of the Maoris, lie is at present al Bluff, having just returned from a visit to Stewart Island. The funeral of the late Mr .1. ,1. Prat ley took place on Monday after noon and was largely attended. Returned soldiers acted as pall-hearers. A short service was first held at the Methodist Church by the Kev. Mr Hooper, who also conducted the final rites at the graveside, A. Ealwasser, the Maori Rugby player, who has represented Hawke's Bay, Taranaki and Auckland and went Home with the Maori leant, has definitely decided to turn League and left Auckland last night for Wellington to embark by the lonic on a five years’ engagement with Wigan. The IK. Rev. H. W. Cleary, 0.8. E., Catholic Bishop of Auckland, passed away on Monday evening, after a lingering illness. Born in Wexford County, Ireland, in 185!), deceased received his early training in his own diocese. On coming to New Zealand he assumed the editorship of the “Tablet,” and in 1910 he was appointed Bishop of Auckland, where he also edited the Catholic publication “The Month.” A man of scholarly attainments, he wielded a big influence in the circles of the Roman Catholic Church in New Zealand. The dealh is recorded of Sir John Findlay, K.C.M.0., LL.D., K.C., who had proceeded to Condon to receive treatment for his eyes. Sir John Findlay, on the death of the Hon. A. Pitt, accepted (he portfolio of Attor-ney-General and Colonial Secretary in Sir Joseph Ward’s 1900-11 Ministry. In tile latter year he represented the Dominion al (lie Imperial Conference with tile Prime Minister, being created a K.C.M.G. shortly afterwards. In 1910, on the dealh of the late Dr. McNab, he was elected to represent Hawke's Bay in the House of Representatives and held thal seal till 1919.