PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9166, 14 August 1908, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr J. A. Walsh, secretary of the Palladia Farmers' Unicn, is on a visit to Masterton. Mr Paul, who has been relieving iimanager at the Bank of New South Waks, Masterton, during the past six months will return to Wellington to'day. Mr F. W. Gregory, at present in ■charge of the Tokomaru School, has been appointed by the v Wellington Education Bo.irJ head teaclur at iHastwell. Dr Cook, of Masterton, who hta been absent in Dun -'din in ci nnect'on ■with the death of his mother, will rreturn to Masterton to-day. Mr R. S. Abraham ; has been reelected president of 1 the Manawatu i'Mng Club unopposed. Messrs J. . Anai) Strang and D. Buick were reelected vice-preJsidents, The death occurred at Featherstnn on Wednesday morning of Mr G. A. "Collins, son of Mr and Mrs W. H. Collins. The deceased was 20 years «of age. Mr L. Vallance who accompanied Mr W. H. Cruickshank's party to 'Queensland recently, has decided to return to Queensland, he having purchased an interest in a large property at Toowoomba. Inspector MacDonell, of Napier has arranged to retire from the police force at an early date. SubInspactor Dwyer arrived from Christchurch on Wednesday night to take charge of the Napier district in the At Clareville on Wednesday Miss <sertrude Mary Reid, daughter of Mr T. Reid, of Clareville, was mairied to Mr W. A. Harvey, third son of Mr T. Harvey, of Springbank, Clareville. Misses Evelyn Reid and Doris Reid were bridesmaids, and Mr W. Harvey best man. The death is announced at Dunedin of Mrs Edmund Cook, sister of Mr James Brown, of the Wellington City Council staff Mrs Cook was isborn in Wellington, and was married there to Mr Edmund Cook of the Postal Department, who afterwards / became chiet postmaster at Timaru. Her husband, who was also a native " of Wellington, brother of the Messrs H. and J. Cook, Makara, and Mr R. •Cook, Wadestown, died three years two years after he had retired on a pension of £333 a year. Mr Cook, of Masterton, and Mr Cook, of Lawrence, are sons of deceased.