PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10002, 24 March 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL.

\ The Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister rfor Railways, is a passenger by the -'.s. Manuka from Wellington to Sydr ney to-day. One of the original Mauriceville small larm settlers, Mr Neils Assersen, passed away on Tuesday night 1 •last at the ripe old age of 78 years, ■at the residence of bis daughter, Mrs ' Golf, of Euripuni. Deceased, who was born in Sweden in 1831, leaves two daughters, Mrs Goff, of Master- i ton, and Mrs Jas. Kjestrup, ot Te /Rangitumau; one son, Mr Edward Assersen; and seventeen grandchild:ren. Deceased will be buried to-mor-row (Good Friday) in the Mauriceville Cemetery. The funeral leaves . Masterton at 10.30 a.m.

*ln reference to the Press Association wire that the Rev. Gray Dixon, of Auckland, has been called to succeed Rev. Jolly at St. Andrews Presbyterian CLurch, Palmerston -North, the Sessions Clerk has authorised the statement that no such call >has been made, and no congregational meeting to make tin call has yet been held.—Press Association.

A Palmerstun Press Association , vmessage states (that a meeting of citizens decided to make a presentation to Mrs Stagpoole on Saturday night, in appreciation of the services •of Police Sergeant Stagpoole, who is being moved to Oamaru. The Justices will also make a presentation on the 'same occasion.

x His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Captain Shannon, •iAD.C.., and Bar H. C. Waterfield, Private Secretary, with the Hon. David Buddo, as Minister in attendance, paid a farewell visit to the Ashburton County to-day, arriving at .'Rakaia by special train from Lyttel'ton at 12. a.m. His Excellency 1 and iparty, undtr the guidance of local members .of Parliament • and public imen, made a tour by motor car from •Eakaia and Asbhurton, according to ;an itinerary .previously telegraphed Ifrom Wellington, being entertained -suitably en route. fo-irigbt a Dinner •was give ' in honour of his Excellency fo& the Asnburton Borough * and Ctwnty Councils, when there was a large and representative attendance Lord Plunket will leave here at 2 o'clock tomorrow for the South. Tnis? morning he received a cable from England, announcing that Lady PlUnket and family had arrived safely.