PERSONAL

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 68, 22 April 1929, Page 7

PERSONAL

3Iiss I. 3Iunro, of Napier, left by train la.st weelc ior Taumarunui, where slie will be tho guest of lier brother for iome time.

3fr P. A'auglian, of 3Jakotnku, who entered tho Dannevirke Hospital with a broken tliigh, is nialciug good pro-gre-s toward reeovery. 3Ir E. II. >horland returued to AA'ai-| pukunui on Saturday after a visit to j the soutli. 31r Sliorlaiul lei't to-duyi ior Gisborne on a week's visit.

31r A. G. NigTitingale, a prominent j Nelson citizen, and an ex-citv eouneil j lor, ionnerJy of Greymouth and Hoki- 1 tika. died to-day. — Press Assoeiation. | 3lrs Jouuthan Tlolden. wlio lias; aiways been a gcnerou.s patron of tlie Alakotuku Scliool, lias presented that! institution with a handsomo Englisli ! strikiug eloek. | 31 r A. B. Canipbell, of Napier, left j by the express train this morning for j AVellington. wliere lie will sail on a i trip to Kngland. lie was. farewelied : by a largc gathering 011 the station. Mr AV. Heffernan, the H.S.O.B. and j llawke's Bay represontative forward, | who was injured in the match 011 Saturday, is progressing favourablv. Jt is understood that liis injury is not- so i serious as was at lirst- thouglit. Tlie cugageiiient is aimouueed of 1 Ksmo. only daughter of Alr and Alrsi T. R. Alorgan, Lighthouse road. J Napier, to Pctor Douglas, second son 1 of 3frs K. C. AA'hite and the late A\'. j T. Douglas, Te 31ahanga, Hawke's i Bay. I 31 r B. Steere, tlie Hawke's Bay and ; All Black footballer, wlio was injured j in tlie seven-a side tourinunent in j Napier 011 April 13. is at present visit- j ing AA'aipukurau. Llis injured liand | is reported to lie mending quiekly and | it is expeeted that lie will be playing in a Aveek or two. 3Ir Ilenrv Smitli, a wcll-known resident of the district, died yesterday, at tlie ripe old age of 80 years. 3Ir Smitli. wlio was a iiighly respeeted eitizen. had been in the Napier Hospital lor some time. Tlie funeral will l>o lield to-mornnv, the internient taking plaee at the Eskdale eemetery. 3Iiss Poppy Jones tlio AVairoa hoekev player, who lias taken up residence in Napier, was, prior to leaving AVairoa, farewelied at Osler's Llall by tlie Sports Hockey Club and l'riends of members. 31rs Henley provided tlie niusic for tlie dances and 3Ir G. 31 cLaelilan was 31. C. After a dainty supper 31iss Jones tvas presented with a gold signet ring and a suit ease. The presentation was marked by many expressions of goodwill. 3Irs ilaria 3Iellor, tvife of 31r A. E. 31ellor, of Napier, and a well-known citizen of the town, died to-day after a severe illness borno with great fortitude. Tlie late 31rs 3Iellor was well known 111 the town and was very biglily esteemed by all wha knew lier. 31iss Lelia 3Iellor, of Napier, is a daughter. Tlie funeral will leave tlie residence, 27 31arine Parfjdo 011 AA'ednesday, wlien the liiortal remains will lie laid to rest 111 tlie - arke Island eemetery. I)r. T. Gilray, of Napier, v lio is shortly leaving 011 a visit to Kngland, w;is tlie reeipient of a presentation from a nuniber of llis paticuts and Iriends, at a lnippy function 011 Saturday night. Tlie gifts, wliich includcd a gold wristlot watch, suitably inscrihed, gold pcneil, siuoker's eoiupaiiion and sct of pipes, ivas aceompanied by tlie donors1 best wishes for a pleasant trip and safe return. Dr. Gilray, tvlio tvas coinpletely taken by surprise, suitably resix>nded. 3Tr J. A'igor Brown, 3Iayor oi Napier, lias been tlie reeipient of many tek'grains and lelters of c-ougratula-tion 011 liis eleetion unopposed to tlie Alavoralty To-day 3Jr Brown reccived tlit foUotving letter from tlie Wellington Conimereial Travellers' and AVarehousemeii's Assoeiation : — "AA'ill you please aecept the hearty congratulations of tlie connnittoe and members of this assoeiation 011 your re- eleetion, unopposed, as Alayor of Napier. 31av tlie Borougli of Napier liave prosperity during your regime. and may you yourself have- good health, prosperity and happinoss." ATr Bihari Tieke, the one-legged eyclist, wlio was in Hau'ke's Bay some timo ago in tlie cqurse of a tour of the North Island, is now niaking a tour of tlie Soutli Tsland. 3Ir Heke, wlio lost a leg at Passcliendaele, lias completed a tour of tlie North Mand and is going to mako a thorough investigation in the Soutli Island, ospocially as regards tourist centres. His iiresent plan is to cycle through Blenheim and Nelson, down tlie AA'est Coast to the Franz Josef Glacier, return to Cliristehureh. and then go souih by the main road. 3fr AA'. II. AVoodward, who was a])poinfed recenfly to tlie Alagistracy in New Kealand. an Aucivlander — a son of tho late Alr Williani AVoodward, 3LA.. of Alangerc — and was edueated at tho Auckland Grammar Scliool and at Auckland T'niversity Collcgc. Avliore he graduated LL.B. He went- to Sainoa with the occupying Expeditionarv Foreo in 1011, and was Begistrar and Aeting Judge .of the Gernian District Oonrt until 1017. He also servod as a macliine gunner in France. After the war lie received tlie a))j)ointnient of Coniniissioner of the TTiglt^ Courl in tlit* mandatcd territory of AAestern Sainoa. and in 1023 lie hecauie Chief Judge of ihe Hieli Coui't nt Apia. Two nionths ago Alr AVnod«ard came to New Zealand f>n furlougb. and lie is now transferred to tlie Ncvt Zealand Alagist rnc-y Tt is understood that he is to nrt in a re lieving eapaeity.