PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9647, 12 November 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr Munro, Stock Inspector for the Fahiatua district, and who resides at Woodvilie, has been tranaerred to Wanganui. The friends of Mrs B. Hoffman, of Upper Plain, will regret to learn that she is seriously ill, suffering from a paralytic stroke. The death occurred early yesterday 'morning of Mr J. B. Innes, a well known bookseller, of Wellington, wbo was formerly in business in Masterton. * A Press Association telegram from Hokitika states that Mr Frederick Henne, an old resident of the Stafford dtetiict, died on Wednesday night, after a protracted illness. C. Cooper, managing director of the Farmers' Meat Company, • who was called to Auckland some days ago on acount of the serious illness of his son, returned lo Masterton yesterday. F. W. G. McLeod. will leave -Masterton this morninorfor Welling* ton, where he will catch the boat for Sydney, which sails at 5 o'clock this evening.

Mr J P. Luke, M.P. for Wellington Suburbs, who has been unwell for several days, has now resumed his Parliamentary duties.

Mr H. H. Wolters and Mrs Wolters, of Carterton, who have been on a holiday bur, returned by tha Warrimoo on Wednesday night. Visits were paid to Germany, Swirzerland, and Ireland, and the return journey was by way of America. Sergeant James (Napier), SeifMajor Evans (Christchurch), Rifleman N. Willoughby (Gladstone), and Rifleman W. N. Masefield (Sounds), marksmen who have been competing at Australian rifle meetings, returned by the Warrimoo on Wednesday night. Among the passengers by Monday's Steamer which arrived at Bluff from Melbourne was Colonel Bates, the Auditor-General of the Salvation Army. His headquarters are in Lon don,but bis business area is co-exten-Bive with the Army's work.He investigates the financial operations of the Salvation Army in every quarter fcf the globe, and has come acioss to * jfew Zealand to examine the accounts of the different branches in the Dom ■ inion. Colonel Bates is accompanied by Colonel Fisher, the head of the financial and statistical department of the Army in Australasia, who is ' atnjrtd Invercargill boy.