PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10033, 2 May 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Sergeant Uegan, of Auckland, will replace Sergeant Smart, at Hastings, the latter havirg retired on persion. Mr William Barclay, chairman of the Otago Harbour Board, will leave Dunedin shortly on a six months' tiip to the Old Country. Mr A. H. M. Maning, teller in the Bank of Australasia, Gore, during the past four years, has received notic of transfer (and promotion) to Wellington.

Mr A. B. Key worth, of Messrs Kempthornt-, Prosser and Company, is returning to New Zealard by the Tongariro, due in Wellington to-day.

The Rev. H. S. Wooilcombe, travelling secretary of the Church of England Men's Society, who was recently in Masterton, left for Sydney on Friday en route to South Africa.

The death occurred on Saturday, at, noon, of Mrs Langley, wife of the late Mr W. S. Langley. Deceased, who was sixty years of age, had resided in Albert Street, Masterton, for many years. The funeral will take place at 2.30 p.m. today. Mr Richard Carter, Secretary for Customs, ceased his connection with the department on Saturday last. Mr Carter has been connected with the public service for 45 years, and ha carries with him in his retirement the good wishes of a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Mr F. W, Frankland, of Foxton, who is now on a visit to America, writes that he hopes, to return to New Zealand in August or September, "in time to commence an energetic and aggressive campaign for the Manawatu seat in the 1911 election."

One of the early Wairarapa Eettiers, Mr Thos. Kempton, of Greytown, passed away on Friday night last, at Carterton. The deceasd formerly occupied the office of Mayor of Greytown, and also was a Councillor for some time. The late Mr Kempton took a keen interest in horticulture, and did much to further the interests of horticultural societies. The deceased left a grown up family. The death is reported of Mr Thomas Wells, known as the "father" of Cambridge. He arrived in New Zealand by H.M.S. Harrier in 1860, and fought in the Maori War, being wounded in the attack on Rangariri. From 1868 to 1874 he went on the Thames goldfield, and then went to Mercer, where he v as in the timber trade. In 1878 he removed to Cambridge. There was a large attendance at the funeral oi the late Mrs James Whittaker, whuh took place at the Masterton Cemetery yesterday afternoon, including members of the local Order of Foresters, of wbicn deceased's husband was a member. The service at the graveside wan conducted by the Rev. C. L. Porter, and amongst the many wreaths sent were those from the Masterton Bowling Club, Commercial and Farmers' Club, Mounted Rifles, and the Kuripuni Methodist Church.