PERSONAL

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 205, 30 September 1929, Page 7

PERSONAL

Mr N. P. Pollock, of Melbourne, is on a visit to Napier. Mr and D. Rodie, of Wellington, are visiting Napier. Mr and Mrs ]R. TJtley, of Detroit, are visiting Napier. Mr and Mrs N. A. Dutliie, of Auckland, are visiting Napier. Mrs W. N. Abhott, of Auckland, is visiting Napier at present. Sir William Waterlow has been elected Lord Mayor of London. Mr and Mrs W. A. Fisher, of Wellington, ar.e on a visit to Napier. Mrs J. T. Millei', of Waipawa, who had a further operation for an injured iiiiger fit tho District Hospitul ltist week, is now progressing very nieely." Mr Fergus Barrowman, clerk to tlie Greymouth Harbour Board and secretary of the Greymouth Fire Board, died yesterday. Deceased was a native of Reefton and was aged 52 years.— Press Association. Sir George Hunter. Refonn momber for Waipawa, ivho suffered a stroke at Parliament House on Thnrsday, _was reported last night to be in a conscious condition. Hveiy hope is lield out for his recoveiy. j *yir and Mrs E. Sandeman, of Waipawa, and formerly of .Wairoa, are reI visiting the Wairoa district and aie staying with their married daughter, Mrs H. Crichton, Clyde road. Mr Sandeman is making a good recovery from his recent accident. Wi n g-Com m a n de r Grant Dalton, who receutly arrived from England, will take ifP thd position of Director of Air Services to.m'orroiv. Major L. M. Isitt has h#n hlling the position temporarily. Buth Wing-Comniaiidci1"' Dalton and Major Isitt are to visit Hastings shortly to examine pupils there for flying ti'ekets. '

Messs J. Lef.ch and R. Raroa, of East Coast^ wem passengers hy the express train tliiis morning for Wellington, where they will play for New Zealand Maoris against N©v Zealand on Wednesday in the hig Rugby lixture. Messrs fi. and J. Gemmell and J. Ruru, of Haivke's Bay, are engaged in the same fixfure, while on Saturday Messrs P, Steere and C. Campbell, of t"T»vwlco\s Bay, Avcrc cho»sen to play for New Zealand. Seaman T. Broad, tf H.M.S. Diomede, and formerly of Wairoa, has been 011 a visit to Wai.ybq,. He left 011 Friday morning to rejoiiCkbs ship at Auckland, which leaveS to-morrow for the Old Countrv to he re-commis-sioned. Seaman Broad is to uiidergo a conrse of training at Home over a period of three years, and he is tfie onlv oue selected from the Diqinede to receive a special course of training in torpedo work at the Poytsmouth Naval School, Captain Percy Franc Clunis^^ Ross, who was born in London in 1875, and xvlio for the past 28 years had been 111 the serviee of the fjnion Steamslnp Cnmpany. died in-tne Greymouth Hospital on'Sunday. Deceased lield several commands, including those of the Hororata, Haupiri, Squall and Talune. Deceased was transforred from Auckland to Dunedin, to Westport, and iinally to Greymouth, where for 12 years he ivas wlniflinger to the Union Company.— Press Association. The late Mr F. C. Williams, of Napier, who died 011 Saturday,, ivas laid to rest in the Parke Island Cemetery yesterday afternoou. A c-ortege of 40 ears folloived the movtal I'emains. to the grave, wliere an impressive burial serviee ivas eonducted bv Avchdeacon Brockleliurst. Messages of sympathy have been leceived by tlie relatives from all parts of tlie eountry and dozeiis of beautiful ivreatlis at tho graveside; mauy from organisations anc! concerns lvjth ivhich the deceased gentleman was connected, bore tribute to the liigh esteem in ivhich he ivas lield by all. The pqll bearers were the menibers of tlie Napier Club. Mrs Jessie Kitchen Asher, lvife of the llev, .J. A, Asher, of Napier, died at the family residence. Lincoln road, tliis morning, after a long illness bornc ivith great fortitude. The late Mrs Asher ivas very highly esteemed hy all with wliom she came in contact and her death leaves a gap, not only in the ranks of tbe cliurch folloivers, but also in tbe ranks of tbe general eommunity of Napier. The deceased lady had been in ill-bealth for a long ivl}de, and tbe members of tlie family were sununoned some fime ago. Tbroughout the long trial Mrs Asher bore her. disabilities with quiet courage and simple faith and her passing ivas peaceful and quiet. She leaves four sons, John, AVilliam, James and Harold, and two daughters, Maida and Roma, and to these and the bereaved husband sincere sympathy will he extended. Tlie mortal remains will he laid to rest to-morrow afternoou in the Napier Cemetery. Mr Nisbet McRobie, a well-known hgure in the New Zealand joiy'-nahstic and printing world, died in Auckland on Frjdav. In his younger days the late Mr McRobie ivas a prominent footoballer, having been a Southland repveseutative for liine years, and . a memher of the All Blaek team' ivhich toured New Zealand in 1890. He was in later years an ardent boiyler and golfer. In jouvnalistic eircles, too, he was a prominent figure, having heen connected with various neivspapers at ditferent times. He was maiiagmg editor for a time of the pahiatua Herald and later manager of the New Zealand Times, M''elliiigton. He liad been a vice-president and meniber of tbe council of the United Press Assocition, and after removing to Ancklaud, where he was manager of a very large printing establishmunC be liad also occupied the position of president of the Kew Zealand Master Priiiters' Association, Tlie news of his death will he read with deep regret by friends in all parts of the Domimon. The late Mr F- T. Redman, of the Hterai-y staff of the Hawke's Bay Herald, was laid to rest in the Parke Island cemetery on Saturday afternoon. A large number of friends and relations attenjled the funeral and messages of sympathy were received from near and far. and a quantity of beautiful floral emblems accompanied the casket,- aniong them being wreaths sent hy the propriefors of tlie Herald, the literarv department and the Napier and Hastings . staffs of the samC iournal, the proprietors and stqff -of the Levin Daily Chrpqicle gnd ijie Napier Congregatigpal Church. .The deceased Jiad heen clpsely 'associated with the latter organisatiou, and at the ehnrcli in Carlyle street a short sevvice was lield hefore tlie cortage left for the Parke Island Cemetery. The services at the church and at tbe graveside were coifduced by tho Rev . Frank c]e Lisle. Tbe pall bearers were Messrs C. F. and T. T. Redman (spns of tlie deceased), M. R, Hodue ( sop-in-laiv), A.- R, and J. K. 'Ho.rnblow and {Ta-mes Maxwell- ( brothers-in-law) .