PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9591, 10 September 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr G. P. Donnelly, of Hawke's Bay, returned from Australia by the Manuka, on Wednesday last. Mr A. S. Henderson has been elected lieutenant in rhe Wellington Highland Rifles vice Mr D. A. Morton (formerly of Masterton) who has gone to live in Otae;o. Mr Hastie, of Rnngokakako, who recently underwent a successful operation iti the Mns'erton Hospital, is making satisfactory progress towards recovery. Mr C. C. Graham, relieving Stipendiary Magistrate in this district, received word yesterday afterncon that Mr R. H. T urton. the newly-apponte-.i Magistrate for the Wairarapa would arrive in Masterton by the mail train from Wei.ngton today.

The Hon. T. Mackenzie, Minister of Agriculture, will leave on a short visit to the Hawke's Bay district, this morning. He will inspect the Arataki experiment station at Hastings, and also the Frimley orchards on Saturday, and before his return to Wellington early next week will at tend to a number of departmental matters.

Mr E Doolan, who has acted as buyer and representative in the Manawatu district for the Christchurch Meat Company, Ltd., has resigned his position, and will leave shortly to take up a simihr one at Hamilton, Waikato, for Messrs W. Dimock aad Cj , Ltd., Wellington. Mr Doolan has been a well-known and popular officer of his company. A young man named Earl McMaster, son of the late Mr D. McMaster, was, states a Press Association telegram from Carterton, found dead ir an avenue leading to the homestead on Tuhiterata station. When a boy he had a fall from a horse and fractured his skull. A year ago he went to England to undergo an operation on the brain It is thought he had a fatal relapse of the old complaint. He was 23 years of age. The death occurred on Sunday, July 25th, at Hygrove, Minsterworth, Gloucestershire, of Lady Douglas, wife of Sir Arthur P. Douglas, Under-Secretary for Defence in New Zealand from 1895 to 1903. Lady Douglas died after an operation for appendicitis. Her ladyship was a daughter of the late Rev. Wm. Foster, M.A., of Stubbington House, Fareham, and married Sir Arthur Douglas in 1871. One of their daughters is married to Mr H. H. Bridge, of Battle Lodge, Sussex.

Mr Harold Welch, who has for the past two years occupied the position of huntsman to the Wairaiapa Hunt Club, has been appointed to a similar position in the Hawke's Bay Club. A keen huntsman a.id a rid?r of considerable prowess Mr Welch will have the congratulations of a large circle of friends in the Wairarapa on his new appointment. The popularity of the "meets" of the Wairarapa Club have in a measure been due to Mr Welch, who has always taken a genuine pride in making a success of every field. He will leave for Napier on Monday week.

In referring to the death of tJ\e late Mr G. F. E. Hindmarsh, the Auckland "Star" states that he was once mentioned as a candidate for the Manukau seat, but withdrew from the contest. Mr Hindmarsh was a man of independent means, having made money in land at Tokomaru Bay. A few years ago he retired, and came to live in Auckland. He was a grandson of the first Governor of South Australia, Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh, and a brother is a solicitor and member of Wellington City Council. Mr Hindmarsh was a man of most generous nature, and gave freely to many objects. He was a staunch Liberal, and keenly int'-ar ■ ested in political questions. The interment on Wednesday was attended by representative public men.

The death last week of Mr Alfred James Saunders, at the age of 57, removes another of the Auckland-born boys who acted as despatch riders during the last Maori wars, says the "New Zealand Herald." He joined the Tauranga Light Horse during Te Kooti's war, and, although a mere boy, it often fell to his lot to carry dispatches single-handed from Tau • ranga to the Thames. In those days this meant a wild night ride from Waihi beach, near Katikati Heads, over the range to the Thames, as Ohinemuri was unsafe for Europeans, and had to be carefully avoided. He narrowly escaped the Opepa massacre, having beer sent back to Taupo for instructions shortly before the camp was attacked. He was a son of the late Mr Thomas Sanders, who was durirg the fifties clerk of the Magistrate's Court in Auckland. He leaves a v/idow and nine children, and his mother still survives him. The death occurred at Perth on Wednesday last of Mr Alec. Verne, who was in that city with the comedy combination headed by Miss Maggie Moore and Mr H. R. Roberts. The deceased was widely known and esteemed in theatrical circles all over Australasia, having represented not only various theatrical com • panes, but also Wirth Bros.' circus in all the great centres, and in many remote places. The late Mr Verne, who was about 40 years of age, and was educated in England, though his death was sudden, had been in deli - cate health for some years past. He has at various times been manager for the late J. P. Sheridan, and Meynell and uunn. The late Mr Verne was weil-known in Masterton, and during the occasions on which he visited this town he made many friends.