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PERSONAL.

Mr F. S. Frankish, well known in cricketing circles in Canterbury, and at one time one of the finest cricketera in New Zealand, died at Christchurch on Sunday night. He had been ailing for some years. Mrs H. Wimsett, of Wrigley street, who underwent a critical internaljfoperation on Thursday last at the Masterton Hospital, and whose subsequent state of health caused her relations and friends considerable anxiety, showed marked improvement yesterday. Major Sarah Young, formerly of Wellington, is coming from the Melbourne headquarters of the Salvation Army to take the position of Women's Social Secretary in the South Island, says a Press Association telegram.

Dr. J. M. Mason,' Chief Health Officer, retired from that position yesterday. He will leave on June 17th for London, where, during the coming year, he will attend to various matters on behalf of the New Zealand Government.

Settlers in Hawera, Te Roti and Eltham districts will regret to learn that Mr John Carter, of the Hunter Road, expired suddenly at about 6 o'clock on Thursday evening, says the "Hawera Star." Deceased had been identified with many public movements during the number of years he had resided in the district. For several years he was a director of the Eltham Dairy Company and the Eltham Bacon Factory. He was a stong advocate of tne establishment of the'-Eltham and an enthusiastic worker for the ElthamOpunake railway. Mr Montague Scott, the well known artist, who died in Sydney recently. j was said to be the first man who ever brought a camera to New Zealand. The deceased « as noted for the excellence of his pictures of racehorses. He had been ailing for some months, and'had reached the age of 74 The* late Mr Scott had a long association with the pictorial press, and his cartoons were a feature of some of the journals he worked for. At one time or other he also painted most of the great horses of the Australasian turf. He was looked upon as the oldest artist in Australia. An old and much respected colonist, Mr James Riddick, died in Wellington on Sunday morning. The late Mr Riddick arrived in New Zealand by the ship Mariner in 1850. He was a draper by trade, and for a number of years was associated with the late Mr Joseph Burn and Messrs Wilson and Richardson. Declining health caused his retirement from active business life. Mr Riddick was an Oddfellow of lung standing, and held the position of lodge trustee for a period of thirty-seven years, illhealth necessitating his retirement in December last. Mr Riddick leaves a widow, two sons, and two daughters —Mr Phillip Riddick, of the Government Printing Office, Misses L. and B. Riddick, and Mr Harry Riddick. farmei% fo Matawai, Gisborne.

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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3203, 1 June 1909, Page 5

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PERSONAL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3203, 1 June 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3203, 1 June 1909, Page 5

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