PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 259, 21 October 1930, Page 4

PERSONAL

..Mr Frank Luke, son of Sir John and Lady Luke, is very seriously ill at Wellington.

Mr Vincent A. Ward, M.P., will leave on a visit to England by the Mataroa to-morrow. He will be accompanied by Mrs Ward. Judge H Carr, of the Native Laud Court, who has been relieving Judge Ayson at Rarotonga, returned to Wellington by the Makura yesterday. He was accompanied by Mrs Carr.

The Director of Air Services, Wing-Commander S. Grant-Dalton, will arrive in Hastings this evening from Wellington, and will conduct an examination of numbers of the Hawke’s Bay and East Coast Aero Club for their “A” license certificates.

Sir Guy Stevenson, for 82 years assistant director of public prosecutions, died in London on Friday night aged 65. He was an able crimiai lawyer, and, although little known to the public, dealt with tho details Of nearly every big criminal case.

Word comes from Hamilton of th« death there, aged 88, of Mr Wm. Philip Chepmell, a Guernsey man, who came to Hawke’s Bay in 1861. and ten years later went to the Waikato district, where he farmed *ucc*s*fully for many years.

The death has occurred at the age of 74 years of Mr James Allen, one of the pioneers of the fruit industry in the Tasman district. Mr Alien had taken a great interest in the growth of the industry, taking a leading part for many years in all growers’ organisations.

Lady Carroll, of Gisborne, widow of the late Sir James Carroll, is reported to be very seriously ill. On that account Judge H. H. Carr and Mrs Carr, who were to have made a stay in Wellington for a few days after their return from the Cook Islands, left Wellington this morning for Gisborne.

The King has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Prime Minister of Canada, the Hon. R. B. Bennett, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Hon. G. W. Forbes, and the Prime Minister of Newfoundland, Sir Richard Squires, to be members of his Privy Council.— B.O.W.

Professor Einstein, author of th* famous theory, is to be entertained la London on October 28 at a dinner over which Lord Rothschild will preside. Many distinguished men will be present and Mr Bernard Shaw’s speech in proposing Professor Einstein’s health and the latter’s reply will be broadcast.

The funeral of Mrs Margaret Carson, who passed away in the Waipukurau Hospital on Friday night, took place in Waipukurau on Sunday, the Rev. A. C. McLean, M.A., conducting the funeral service in the presence of a large assemblage of mourners. Mrs Carson was born near Inverness (Scotland) in 1856, and came to New Zealand, landing at Napier on the ship Elsie Ona in 1871, together with her sister. Mrs Neil Campbell, of Tikokino. After the death of her first husband, Mr John Peers, a Wakarara farmer, her marriage to Mr John Carson took place in 1895 at Waipawa. In addition to the sorrowing widower are two sons (Messrs Alex and John Peers, of Wakarara and Mrs. Maunganui, Tauranga, respectively) and two daughters (Mrs Lena Barlow, of Wakarara, and Mrs Ada Tatam, of Whakatane) to mourn a great loss. (

The sudden death of Captain Robert Leech, which occurred yesterday afterpoon in Wellington, will cause regret among a wide circle of friends, particularly in Dominion skipping circles. The son of the late Captain S. Leech, who was for many years harbourmaster at Westport, he went to sea at an early age. serving his apprenticeship in the sailing ships ot the Shaw, Savill end Albion Company, on which he served later as an officer. About 25 or 30 years ago he succeeded his father as harbourmaster at Westport, where he was in charge until 1914 or 1915. During the war be was in the service of the Union Steam Ship Company as chief officer of the Katoa and the Waitemata About ten years or so ago he rejoined tho service of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, for which he acted as chief stevedore at Wellington. He was in his usual state of health until a day or so ago, and yesterdy, when lie went to consult a doctor, he suddenly died. Captain Leech, who resided in Newtown, leaves a widow and five sons.