PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9668, 6 December 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr and Mrs R. Barclav, of Masterton, have returned after an extended tour of Australia.

The many friends of Mr Paui Anderson, of Carterton, will regret to learn that he is seriously ill. The friends of Mr and Mrs Tuckett will regret to hear that ttieir little daughter is lying dangertusly i'J, writts our Tinui correspondent. Mr Henry Salmon lias resigned his position as bailiff of Court at Carterton, and Constable Carmody, of Carterton, has been appoiated his successor.

Captain Haydon lias been elected president of the Palmer.«ton North Chamber of Commerce for the current year, and Mr M. A. Ellict vice-presi-de-1.

Sergeant Miller, of the Masterton Police Force, was taken suddenly ill on Saturday morning last, necessitating medical attendance His condition caused hn family considerable anxiety, but a decided improvement was noticeable yesterday. Mr L. Thoumine, of Mastfrton, will for Sydney on Friday next to take rp an important position in connection with Messrs Donaid Donald and Sons' "business in th-it city.

Advice has been received that Mr C Smitth, manager of the E'alonr sfcQn North branch of the Bank of New Zealand, who has besn absent in England tor reveral months, is much improved in health, aid is returning to New Zealand about Christ mas lime.

Mr M. Roa'b, of Rangitikei, one of lis earlLtt settlers, is dead. He arrived in New Zeihnl ov r sixty., years ago, and lived at G eatford ' r forty year?. He fir.-t wo lied as a shfpherJ for tl e late Mr ISruc? of "Gencairnd," Turakina, and afterwards for Dr Curl, Sir William Fox and Mr Howard, all of Ha then carried on farming «m his own account. A widow and grnwr-ip family of tAelve survive him. Mr Byron Jeffery, of Palnrrston North, has been appointed inanitrer of the Wainawa gaswoiks, the Election of which will be commenced at once. MrJtfferv was.employed some 2'ears aeo at the Pahiatua works, where he recei ,e 1 his first iintruction, in the busi iess. Suhseqie itly he was employed at the Wellington and Petone works, whilst for the past five years he has been a m mber of the siaft' of the Palmerstim Noith gasworks.