PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3164, 15 April 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

tfc. Makgill is gained captain in fche'New Zealand judical Corps. Mr A. T. Tia/ersi is gazetted teeputy-RegisfcPar of Friendly Societies. Dr. Cook, who has been absent da sa fortnights holiday, returned fo .Masterton j^esterday. Mr W. j F. Y. Stewart has bee* appointed 'Deputy-Registrar fo* the Greytowfc' district. Mr T. r F. Leihy has resigned'his. poßitioß as Poultry Grader in <llhe' Department of Agriculture. Mr J J. D. Beuke will rep'lafce r tfte Hon. *ft. M'Kenzie (reafehad) 'Hfe the nominee on 'the Nelson Harbour Board, Mr B. H. Wyman has resi'gned his "position as clerk in District and Magistrate's 'Cotfrts at Wfinganui. - %r and Mrs C Elgar, 'rff aton, returned on Tuesday test from <tne Old Country, where ? tfeey spent *an extended holiday..., Messrs A. McKiiSop Hlfa J. Mc- < Cabe, of the bcomotive •stsF at Cross' ' Creek, have received notice of their transfer, the farmer tto ■ Woodville, and the latter to Toko. By the last English wail Mr A. J. Giddings, of Masteffton, received news of the death (of Bis mother, at her residence Great Trowle Farm, Brad ford-on-Avon, IPbe had been in indifferent ihe&lth for eighteen months past. Mr H. Cork, who foas been transferred to the charge of the Pose Office at Levin, accompanied by his wife and family, left Masterton by the mail train yesterday afternoon, carrying with tfeem 'the many good wishes of their friends for their future welfare. The death occuasrefl-at the Auckland Hospital on Tuesday night last of Mrs Young, wife of Mr James Young, formerly of Masterton. The deceased, who was a sister *>f f Mrs de Castro, of Masterton, was of i. bright and cheerful disposition, and vwas very popular amongst her friende, who will learn with sincere regret of her death. The late Mrs Young w«b :about 24 years of age, and leaves a ihusband and two children to mourn their loss. The relatives will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their sad bereavement. The funeral will take place at Auckland to-jday. A West of England spaper records the death at Broadc&yat, Exeter, of the late Mr Samuel N. White, an old New Zealand cokndet. He emigrated to Australia with his parent.3 when a little boy, and his parents lie buried at Blackbridge cemetery, [Lower Hutt. For many years he worked in both Australia and New as a miner and a farmer. • "White's Line"—the Juactron roal Clareville and Giadstone—was named after him, baa property I. being adjacent. His sister, the late ;,Mrs John Wilkie, was first post .mistress at Upper Hutt. other sisters, since dead, were Mbs P. A. Wij&ie, Mrs F. Bust (Featherston), .and Mrs W. Copeland (of USlack- • bridge). Mr White married anfcJCngJishjlady some fourteen yeare -,#go; but there was no family.