PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9616, 9 October 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr G. W. A Clarke has been appointed Deputy Registrar of Marriages, Births and Deaths for Fcatherston. Lieutenant Colonel Hume, J.P., late Inspector of Prisons, has been appointed a visiting Justice of all the prisons in the Dominion. Mr Robert Gibb has from th? position of inspector of apiaries under the Department of Agriculture as from September 30th. Mr A. E. Glover, M.P., for Auckland City Central, who has been in indifferent health, has been granted twelve days' leave of absence from Parliamentary duties. Mr A. Percy Agg, solicitor of Bairnsdale, Victoria, has been appointed a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in the State of Victoria. The death occurred at 'Tenui yesterdav afterrioon of Mrs Phillip?, wife of Rev. Phillips, of Tenui. The deceased, who was 29 years of age, had been ill for some time past. The funeral wijl take place at Tenui on Sunday at' 2.30 p m. Mrs Massey, who has been an invalid for many years, and has been prevented from accompanying her husband to Wellington, has so much improved that Bhe is now able to pay a visit of three weeks' duration to Wellington with the Leader of the Opposition. Dr and Mrs Deamer, who left Wellington, yesterday for Sydney, were furewelled at Faetherston on Wednesday evening by their numer-

ous iriends. Dr Deamur was presen ted with a beautiful silver-mounted walking-stick, engraved, and a purse of sovereigns, the presentation being made by Mr W. Barton. The adherents of the Catholic Church gave Mrs Deamer an illuminated address and purse of sovereigns, the ceremony being performed by Mrs Miller. The Sunday school children gave Miss Williams, who also leaves with Dr and Mrs Deamer, a beautiful writing case. The gifts were feelingly acknowledged. The news was received in Masterton, last evening by cable of the death at Melbourne of Mrs Selina Sutherland. The deceased lady, who was well advanced in years, was well known in Masterton, particularly among the earlier residents, and the announcement of her demise will be keenly felt. In the Wairarapa her name is associated with deeds of heroism and self sacrifice, and in fact her whole life was devotad to assist ing those in troubles. The establishment of the Masterton Hospital was in a great measure due to her energetic efforts in raising subscriptions. A3 illustrating her devotion to the sick it might be mentioned that ou one occasion she went out to the assistance of five or six men who were stricken down in a woolshed at Moioa with typhoid nursing them to health and strength again. In Melbourne her work in tho cause of organising hoims for waifs was greatly admired.