PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3057, 30 November 1908, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr W. G. Crawford, returning officer for Pahiatua, who had a paralytic seizure last Wednesday, is improving in health. His Grace Archbishop Redwood and Monsignor O'Reilly, of Thames, were visitors to the Very Rev. Dean McKenna, Masterton, last week. Mr M. R. Hunter, of the New Zealand Tourist Department, has gone to Sydney to . take up an appointment in the Sydney branch. Inspector Ballard, of the Post and Telegraph who has been granted leave of absence owing to illhealth, is recuperating at Timaru. The Prime Minister is to remain in Wellington until the 7th December, when he will leave for Invercargill to attend the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Show. Mr J. Gifford, clerk at the Masterton railway station, and one of the most capable and obliging officials in the service, hsd received notice of his transfer to the traffic manager's office at Wellington. The officers of the Public Works Department will to-morrow present the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works for over twelve years, with an illuminated address prior to his departure for London to take up the duties of High Commissioner. The "Press" Invercargill correspondent telegraphs that First Church has unanimously decided to extend a call to the Rev. John Mackenzie, of St. Andrews,. Christchurch. The stipend has been raised from £4OO to £SOO. Mr F. M. B. Fisher, M.P., who • left on Friday for Sydney, will during his stay in that city compete in the Australasian championships. Mr Fisher will be back in time to play at the New Zealand .championships,, to be held in Nelson'at Christmas. •Mr Mark Oliver Mtosen, aged 56, licensee of the Club Hotel, Carterton,, died at 8 a.m. on Saturday of heart failure, following en Bright's disease, after a very short illness. He leaves a widow and family of nine, four of whom are married. The interment will be made at Hastings, where Mr Mosen was formerly a fruit farmer. Sergeant Keyran in Wellington on Friday, in his. 76th year. He served in the Chinese war of TB6O-1, under General Gordon, and afterwards he came to New Zealand with nis regiment (the 14th), and took part in the' Maori war. He served in the Armed Constabulary and the police.. Ten years ago he retired on pension,, with a record of fifty years'; army and police service to his credit. The deaths of <pite a large number of old residents and pioneers of the Auckland province have been'recorded during the last few days,, and the list has been further increased. Mr Thomas William Clark, late of Thames, died at his residence, Bond S'reet, Archhiil,. on Wednesday, in his 71st year. The death of Mr David Dickson,, aged 83,. also took plare the same day at his "son's residence at Epsom. A very old resident in the person of Mrs Marion M'Ewin, relict of the iate Mr Andrew M'Ewin, has passed away st HelensviHe, in her 92nd year. On Tuesday Mr William Comfort Filmer died at Onebunga, aged 75.