PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9626, 19 October 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

There is a slight improvement in the health of Mrs Elliott, wife of the Rev. W. J. Elliott, of Carter ton.

Sergeant Watt, officer in charge of Rotorna station, is retiring from the police force on account of illhealth. Sergeant Watt's public service extends over a period of 35 years.

The death of Mrs W. Crichton Imrie, occurred at Wanagnui on Friday last. Mrs Imrie was the widow of the late Mr Cri,chton Imrie. District Enigneer, who died at Oamaru eight years ago.

Mr and Mrs H. H. Wolters, who have teen visiting England, are now on the return journey to New Zealand, and are expected home in aoout three weeks' time.

An old colonist died at Kilbirnie on Saturday—Mrs Jeffrey, of Charles Street, in her 88th year. She arrived in Wellington in 1859. Her husband pre-deceased her by about fifteen yeard.

Word was received in Wellington yesterday of the death at Tadmor of Mr S. Goodall, formerly Inspector of Police, and well-known in that capacity in the Wakamarina, Wanganui and Wellington districts.

The death occurred in Wellington on Sunday of Mrs Baldey, wife of the Hon. Alfred Baldey, M.L.C , of Otago, aged sixty-nine years. The deceased lady was a daughter of the late Mr James Laing, of Waianiwa, Southland, and married Mr Baldey in lmi, She leav*s a grown up family.

Henry Lamberg, contractor, dropped dead in his garden at his home at South Kilbirnie on Sunday He had been apparently in good health up till the time of his bei.ig missed from the house. Deceased was thirty-eight years of age, and had resided in the city for the past fifteen years. He held the positions of Wellington manager for the Puketapu ; Sawmilling Company (Halley and Ewing) and manager for the Wonderland Company. Brothers of his are Mr Frank and Mr Julius Lamberg, contractors, also of Kilbirnie. |Hu leaves a widow and four young I children.

News has been received in Christ- j church of the death at Loa Angeles, i California, of Mr Ernest E. Searell, son of Mrs H. Searell, of Christchurch, and brother nf the late Luscbmbe and R.T. Searell.. Mr Searell 'Was'born in Christchurch in 1867. He gained two scholarships, and was , educated at Christ's College. After a year or two in the office of the South British Insurance Company, he joined his brother Luscombe in South ; Africa in producing operas, a talent for music being a characteristic of all the members of the family. The outbreak of the Boer war ruined theatricals in South Africa, and Mr - Ernest Searell then went to Klondyke Subsequently he settled in Los Angeles, California', where he died on August 21st, one week after the death of hia brother, the late Mr K. T. Searell, in Invercargill. Mrs Searell has thus (says the "Press'*) suffered the heavy bereaverment of the death of her three sons in less than two years, the late Mr Luscombe Searell dying in Londoh in December, 1907.