PERSONAL

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 260, 5 December 1930, Page 7

PERSONAL

-o— — Mrs Sherwin, of Wanganui, is visiting Hastings. Mrs Branson and Miss Shield, of Hastings, are visiting W'anganni. Mrs Banis-Graham lxas returned to Whataupoko, Gisborne, from Napier. Miss T. Gardner. of Gisborne, is tlie guest of Miss S. Ellingham, Danne-x-irke. Mrs Pocock, of Napier, is staying with lier daughter, Mrs Bissett, oi' Pahiatua. Mr W. I. Clark has been x*e-elected president of the Wellington Master Buildei's' Association. Mr W. R. S. Hickson. a prominent i-epx-esentative cricketer 20 yeai-s ago, has died in Wellington. ,Mr J. C. Allum, clxairnian of tlie Auckland Transpoi't Board, is at xu-e-sent on a visit to Waipukurau. Mr Gordon Snxith, of Ormondville, still progi'esses favourahly and the last roports were very cheering. Mi's Bovaird, of Ormondville, is steadily progressing toxvards i*ecoviry and hopes to be home next week. Canon P. T. Williams, of the Bay of Islands, who has been visiting England, has returned to New Zealand. Mr William Welsh, who has been m Sydney for tbe last tliree years, is at presenjy on a visit to his parents at Waipukurau'. The Hon. J. B. Donald, PostmasterGeneral, who has spent some time in Auckland will i*eturn to Wellington on Monday morning. The Hon. W. A. Yeitcli, hlinister of Railways. who has been spending some davs at Wanganui, will return to Wellington about the end of the week. Nliss W. Maclismann, who has heen visiting lxer sister, Mrs S. E. Gillingham, of Waex-enga-o-kuri, Poverty Bay, has returned to Havelock Nortb. The Rev. Fatliei* Fay, of Napiei-, left bv express train yesterday morning for Wellington to attend the fuiieral of the late Rev. Fatlier George Mahoney. Messrs F. Rickett and E. Butler, of the Palmerston North railway staff, are spending a few da-^s* holiday at Norsewood, and are the guests of the former's parents. Mrs G. S. Yfells, of_ 29 Coote road, wlio met with an accident and Jater andei-went an ojxeration in the Napier Hospital, has sufficiently recovered to return to her home. Mrs Coadv. of tlie Crown Hotel, Norsewood, wlio has been laid up for three weeks as the result of falling from the fire escajie of the hotel, is making rapid progress towards lecovery. 5Ir F. M. Dennehy, of , Greymouth, who is prominent in tennis affairs on the West Coast, spent Wednesday in Wellington, and left yesterday. via Auckland, for a tour of Great Britain .and Enrope, Lord Barnby, prineipal of a large Bradford wool-buying firm, and a prominent figure in industry in England, who is tonring in New Zealand, will address the Wellington Chamher of Commerce at a luncheon on Monday. Major-General Sir Andrew Russell, president of the New_ Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association, and of the National Defence League, wlio has been a guest at Government House, Wellington, returned to Hastings yesterday. Lord Barnby visited Palmerston North to-day, spending the morning at Massey College, wliere he was shown round the farm and buildings by Professor Peren. He intends proceeding to Wellington this afternoon. — :Press Association. Mr Henrv Isaacs, of the Royal Academy of Music, London, who is to examine in New Zealand on behalf of the Associated Board of the Roval Academy of Music and the Royal College, has arrived in Wellington from Sydney. Mr Isaacs will he in New Zealand two weeks. Mr W. Hill's retirement from the position of manager of the Tourist Bepartment in Rotorua meaiis _ the loss of a good friend to the Maoris o-f that town. Their realisation of this fact was sho-wn in a characteristic manner at Ohinemutu pa, wlien hlr and Mrs Hill received handsome presents from the Ngati-Whakane tribe. The ceremony was attended hv Lord Barnby, the Mayor, Mr T. jackson, horougli councillors, and representative citizens. Mr Tai Mitchell presided. Mr William Charles Good, a pioncer husinessman of Gisborne, died at his residence 011 Tuesday. Mr Good had resided in Gisborne practicall.v since 1877, when lie ffrst went there as little more tban a boy. His wife, who predeceased liim by some years, was a daughter of the late Mr William Teat, and the surviving members of his family are Miss Eileen Good and Mrs A. C. Woodfield, his daughters ; Mr Arnbrose T. Good, of Auckland, a hrother; a 11 cl 3\Irs W. O. Skeet, of Napier, a sister, , The Hon. H. Atmore, Tlinister of Education, will visit schools at Turakina, Marton, Marton Junction and Bulls to-day, and he will tlien go to Palmerston North to receive deputat:ons,_ later presenting prizes at the breaking-up ceremony of the Palmerston North Technical School, Tomorrow morning' he will visit Flock House, and he will return to Wellington later in tlie day. He is to attend tlie opening of the Maranui Surf and Life vSaving Club's new pavilion in the afternoon. Mrs J0I111 Cushing. oue of Hawke's Bay's pioneers, passed away quietly at her late residence at Clive yesterday. The lafe Alr and Mrs (hishing arrived from England in tlie sailing vessel I11yerene in 1872 and resided a few years in Napier and afterwards made tiieir home at Clive. Deceased leaves a grown-up family of six sons — Mr G. Cusliing (Clive), Mr W. Cushing (Clive), Mr J. Cushing (Clive), Mr T. Cushing (Clive). Mr F. Cushing (Palmerston North), and Mr B, Cushing (Clive), and sixteen grandchiklrcn. The late Mrs Cushing took an actim part in local affairs, having heen a member of tlie Hall Committee, Soldiers' Send-off Committee, St. Mark's Chureh, and the Mothers' Union.