PERSONAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 12 May 1920, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr.- (Dr.) liutiiwaite, who has been t»n a visit to Christchurch, has returned to Wellington. Mr Mautou, of Auckland, and brother oi Mrs Sutherau, .of Otaki. L ab present on a holiday visit to thitownship. Mrs Wi.-o, who <lied at JdaraparauniU on .Saturday nigui, was the hrst settler in Para para urn u under the Muuuuutu settlement. Mrs A. A. Bright, of Wellington, arrived in Otaki lu.->t night , but lei l today for Palmer-ton oil business. Mr 1 . Id. Bright'went north this morning. Mr C. P. Rockeil. of 1/ h:i - b n a; (pointed one of three rcpre.-oußiti v«. <•! the teacher; in the Wellington l. r rational District at a eonuji-mo b« • '.veen t.hc Gov ernmeu t and <duc atm*.•;■ i »odies. Mr and Mrs 0. 11. William-. who ljuvu been in Wellington i"i Severn) da3’s. returned home la-t night. MrWilliams was attacked with influenza, but. fortunately, i- now almost recovered. At the Huft Council meeting ye. ter dav the Chairman moved a motion oj i i ojnJolence to the lute Cr. V* - Gal;o'\ay v. hi eh v.-as carried in .silence, all .-land jtj- *. Cr. Cooper reported that a letter of sympathy had been sent ! * * the members of the family of the deceased. Mr Leo. St. George, father of our r-teemed townsman. Mr L. G. • (gorge, died suddenly at; bis home. Master!on. on Monday last, aged 7.1 years. The late Mr .St. George had not been in good health for a long time pn.-t, but had' led a mo -t active life right up to the* last. Death was due to heart failure. --ir St. George wa- one of the oldest and most highly respects, c citizens of the Wairunipa, being Ore-,- , town’s pioneer chemist, and la?er being in business a.- a chemist at Masterton for nearly -0 years. He leaves a family of three son? —Messrs L. St. George, cd Otaki;, Lea. St. George, of England, now on a visit to New Zealand; and another hod residing in Taranaki; also two daughters, If e.-sin. me- Wood fWfcaugarei) and Earle ''wife of Lieut. Earle, of Defence Department, Auckland). Very deep sympathy is felt with I Mr L. St. George in his bereavement. 1 He L now away at Mm-ter ton for the J funeral, which taker place to-day.