PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 17 November 1927, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. W. H. Lockwood, the Surrey cricketer, aged 61 years, is dead.

Mrs. W. Cartwright left Hastings this morning to attend the wedding of her son, Mr. T. Cartwright, in Wellington.

Mrs. Kessell, senr., who has been on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. M. Johnson, of Hastings, left on her return to Auckland this morning.

A further three days’ leave of absence were granted to Mr. W. J. Jordan, the member for Manakau, by the House of Representatives yesterday on account of illness.

Owing to the illness of the Gover-nor-General, Their Excellencies, acting upon medical advice, regret that it is necessary to postpone the garden party at Government House, Wellington, arranged for Tuesday next, November 22nd. The invitations issued for that function will hold good for a date to be announced later.

Mr. John Shore, of Hobart, celebrated the 105th anniversary of his birthday recently. He was born in Scotland and went to Tasmania in the early ’fifties, and was a pioneer of mining on the West Coast. His faculties are unimpaired, and he is able to go for short walks occasionally. He fell from a tram on the eve of his 103rd birthday, which reduced his activity,, and a few days ago he had a fall. His youngest sister, Mrs. Cole, lives at Devonport, Auckland, and is aged 92.

In recognition of his valued services to soldiers of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Captain F. Hart, 8.N.R., master of the White Star liner Corinthio, who is making his last voyage after 46 years at sea, 35 years in the service of the White Star Line, and over 18 years in command of the Corinthio, has been pyeaented with the badge and life honorary membership card of the Wellington Returned Soldiers’ Association. The ceremony took place at luncheon on board the Corinthie on Tuesday.

The death occurred at Blenhoim yesterday of Mr William Bell. aged 74. one of the early settlers of Marlborough. He was the owner of Flaxmere and Valleytield sheep stations and a prominent breeder of Romney: Marsh sheep. The deceased landed at Nelson in 1867, going to Wairau in 1873, where, a few years later, he and his brother, tho late Mr Janies Bell, purchased the Northbank run which, a quarter of a century later, was acquired by the Government for close settlement. The only son is Dr. Gordon Bell, Professor of Surgery at Otago University.—(Press Association.)

Mr James George Barrett who, until his retirement in 1924. after 40 years of service, was one of the bestknown and most popular railway guards in the Wellington ana Hawke's Bay districts, died at Palmerston North yesterday. He was an able performer on the flute, and he attained to considerable prominence in musical circles in Napier and Hastings, being bandmaster at both these towns during his period of servince in the Hawke’s Bay district. Mr. Barrett was well known in Bastings a quarter of a century ago and over, when the town was his headquarters as a railway guard. A capable flautist, he was prominent in musical circles and he rendered yeoman service in the orchestra of the thoji Amateur Operatic Society, as well as to other bodies of a kindred nature whilst he was always ready to assist in charitable and other worthy objects. He was very popular and many of the older generation in Hastings will hear of his death with profound regret.