PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9603, 24 September 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mrs W. Nation, of Mangamahoe, who has been seriously illfor some time, is now making satisfactory progress towards recovery.

Major McDonald, officer in charge of the cadet department, is on a visit of inspection to the Auckland district.

Mr T. Rchayne, General Manager of the New Zealand Railways, will pay an official visit to ' Masterton to-day.

Mr A. B. Lawrence, manager of the local branch of the Union Bank of Australia, returned to Masterton, yesterday, after spending a holiday in the North. '

Mr H. W. Frost, dental surgeon, of Wellingon, who recently went to Auckland on a holiday trip, contracted typhoid fever,' and is seriousiy ill. Mr and Mrs Albert Goldie.. (nee Miss Dulcie Deamer), daughter of Dr Deamer, of Featherston, have booked passage for Sydney by the Warrimoo to-day. -

Mr W. L. Craig, district valuer, Dunedin. prior to retiring on superannuation, was presented with a valuable memento from the officers of the Valuation Department. The Hon. D. Buddo, Minister of Internal Affairs and Public Health, who is a present in the South, is expected to get back to Wellington on Sunday morning. JVTajor R. Hughes, Captain Currie. Lieutenants Hawthorn and Duncan, and the other members of the New Zealand rifle team for Sydney, leave Wellington by" to-day's steamer. Trooper Marenzi, who will leave Wellington for Australia to-day, to take part in the Rifle Championship meeting at Sydney, and Melbourne,' was presented with a purse of sovereigns by his friends prior to his departure for Eketahuna. A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that the Rev. John Campbell, retired Presbyterian Minister, died at Ponsonby, yesterday morning, aged ,73. Death followed upon a severe operation last Thursday.,

It is the intention of Mr D. H. Guthrie, M.P., for Oroua, to take up his permanent residence in Fielding after the next session of Parliament. He has just Bold his farm at Ruahine, away in the back country. Having left the county, he has resigned his seat on the Kiwitea County Council.

The "Hawera Star" records the death of William Kilvington at the early age of 35 years. Deceased, who was for some years an official of the Hawera , post office staff, wao taken ill a little over two years ago,, and has since then been the ' subject of a lingering illness.

Mr W. Parker, who has been in business as a chemist in Manners Street, Wellington, for the last twenty-two years, has disposed of his business, owing to ill-health, and intends shortly to take a trip to England: Lieutenant-Colonel Watt, who has retired from the command of the West Coast Battalion, after 43 years' service in the Volunteer, Forces, was presented by the officers and men of the Battalion at Wangariui on Wednesday evening with a purse of sovereigns and a silver tea set for his wife.