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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9594, 14 September 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Sir James Mills left Dunedin for Melbourne on Sunday last. v He will be absent for five or six weeks. It is proposed to give a public reception to Sir Joseph Ward at Auckland on his arrival there from England on September 30th. Sergeant Miller, of the local Police Force, leaves to-day for Wellington, to attend the sittings of the Police Commission there. Mrs W. Nation, who underwent a serious operation at Mrs Denbee's private hospital on /Saturday last, is progressing favourably. Mr W. Gunn, who for some twelve months has been on the Dannevirke telegraphic staff, has been transferred to Taihape. and leaves for his new sphere of operations today. His place will be filled by Mr Mullholland, of Wellington. Mr B. Holben, Secretary to the New Zealand Brass Band Association, has received word that he has been appointed supervisor for the Marlborough jubilee contest, which will be held during the first week in November. Mr and Mrs W. Bannerman, of Auckland, have been appointed Master and Matron of the Hawkes Bay United Cnaritable Aid Board's Old People's Home at Parke Island, near Napier. Mr Bannerman is at present Master of Costley Home, Auckland. Reports to hand concerning the health of Dr. Nisbet, of Dunedin, are of a somewhat negative character. In a communication dated Septem • | ber 2nd the doctor stated that he and I Mrs Nisbat were to leave Sydney for the Blue Mountains for a stay of ten days, after which there would be a further consultation with his medical advisers. Mr W. Home, accountant at the Dannevirke branch of the Bank of New Zealand, has been transferred to the Hamilton branch, where he will occupy a simihr position to that held there. Mr Home will leave for Hamilton towards the end of the week" Mr A P. Wingwill temporarily fills Mr Home's position at i Dannevirke, and later Mr C. H. Pyke, accountant at Maateron, will take up the duties. ?N At the conclusion of the business of the Workers' Mutual Benefit Building Society, last evening, the Chairman (Mr R. Krahagen), on behalf of the Directors, presented Mr H. o.* Fowles (who had resigned from the Board) with a handsome silver teapot as a slight recognition of the aid given to the Society by Mr Fowles when on the Directorate. Mr Fowles suitably . acknowledged the gift. f Mr Charles Bater,. a veteran o the Maori wars and a colonist of long standing, died at Ponsonby Auckland, last week. He serve with the 18th Royal Regimen through the Waikato and Wanganui campaigns from 1863 until 1868, and he was also in the New Zealand forces as bugler, and afterwards sergeant for over twenty years. cently he got the V.D decoration from the War Office for long service and good coiduct, and he also had the medal for the New Zealand war and the colonial Jong service medal. Mr McCall, who has been first assistant at the Whakaronga Factory, has been appointed manager of the Waitohi factory, Marlborough, in succession to Mr W. Harkness. who has secured the management of the Taratahi factory, following Mr A. McKenzie, who has taken charge of the big Joll cheese-making concern in Taranaki. Mr McDonald, a brother of Mr W. McDonald, manager of the Kaupokonui factory, has been appointed manager of the Whakaronga factory (Palmerston), of Messrs U. Nathan and Company, in succession to Mr E. C. Wood, who. has been appointed to the Dairy Commissioner's staff. Mrs H. H. Dyer, whose death at the age of 76 took place at Khandal • lah on Friday last, was one of New Zealand's earliest arrivals. She landed at Auckland in the year 1853 with her father, Colonel Baddeley, R.E., and three sisters. She was married in 1864 to Mr H. H. Dyer,, son of the late D. Dyer, H.E.I.C.S. Her elder brother, who for years resided in the Taranaki district, had been a captain in the 40th Regiment, and her younger brother was formerly Resident Magistrate at Auckland. Both of these and her sister, Mrs Judge Beckham 'formerly of Auckland), predeceased her. She leaves a husband, three daughtes and two Rons—all residents in. New Zealand.