PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10155, 29 December 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL.

m ■'■■': The Prime Minister returned to from Rotors yesterday. ._ He leaves for the south to-ircrrow. His Excellency the Governor is at ■ v ; present enjoying a few days' fishing at Toka'anu. , *■.-•■ ■;■""-.. ' M. Jaures,. the French Socialist, is to receive a sum of £3200.f0r a course" of.Tectures in Argentine in 1911. '-:/ V' Mr and Mrs C. C.-Ross and family, > of Masferton, will leave this morning for Seatoun, where'- thoy intend to " spend;a fortnight's holiday^, ; - Mr George Falla, station-master at V Mastertbn, is at. present on liis annual furlough. He is being relieved by Mr Bennett, relieving stationmaster. | * Mi- Arthur G. Millward, son of the ":, late Mr W. H. Millward,.died at Has- ■ t?ngs bn Tuesday,.at the age of fortyV ■'• one. ;. I ;-, ,'.''■-■'■■_.■■' . \ Amongtthe inmates of the Danne- ':.:,,|// vicke Hospital is Mr. J. S. Freeman, '-';-'• secretary of the local Jockey Club. Mr ;; - been ill for some' weeks. '; . - TheDannevirke Advocate says:— "Amongst the holiday visitors to Dan- - nevirke are Mr and Mrs Lawrence, of > ■ Masterton." , ■•/ ' <Mr Beeby (Minister for Labour) and •Mr Holman (Attorney-General), of / the New South Wales Labour' Cabinet, | v ". arrived atWellington by the Marama . ' ', yesterday. Sir Matthew Davies, , an ex-Mayor . , of Melbburnej'arrived in Wellington . - 'yesterday'by.]bhe'Sydney steamer. He spend a short holiday in : ' ,! ', v New Zealand. ''■'■'-'■.''' '■' v/f.V.';'"".'. Mr 'F, Lambourne, of Masterton,- is / the local branch of the ff'"'liabourerst Union at the Conference of Y^ ■ General Labourers' Union, which "'■ ".-■, lopeheA at Wellington yesterday. !';f Mr Robert Martin'., head 'of the ■■//•firm of RV Martin and Co.; Ltd., • . painters and paperhangers, of, 'Wei-/ .; ■ -■ died somewhat unpxpectedb: Tuesday evening at ithe/age of 72 Q&/ years.,- ".'?•■'■ '■>. ■""/'-./ Thus the Timaru Post Frank' V Evans,'now head auctioneer of the ' Masterton." branch of Messrs Dalgety . '.and Co., Ltd/, and formerly stock (" agent'at their Timaru branch, is at preseiitspending a holiday here. ;'v ,<V Thedeath occurred,in Napier on. ■ 'r/Tuesday of Mrs Williams, wife of Mr. •■'• -F; W.,Williams. - Deceased' was a ; daughter, of Mr' J, R.. Braihwaite, formerly.manager of the bank of New •/Zealand in Napier. , ■"' ; -. .--"' Mr Harry Pargetter,' representative ..- -of Messrs Sargbod, Son. and Ewen in . the Hawkers Bay and, Wairarapa di£V. .'• tricts,' has;been presented by/the: AVelte '.'•'■'. lihgton house, with a-.handsome , __s.il- ™ .' ver.-inQ.unted oak tray and silver hotwater jug, on the occasion of his approaching marriage; , The annual dinner ■given ~by Mr West, manager of the Dalefield dairy factory,/to the employees of the facV; tory on Christmas Day was marked by i ' « very pleasing cereniony. After the- '!;/:/ guests had partaken wisely and well ->/.,'• of the good things provided for them, ; -{Mr;L. Taylor, on behalf of/his fellow i. \ •; employees, presented Mr West with a ■", handsome writing desk,' stating inci>o dentally that it was a pleasure to ,/..'..'•* work under one who had given them .- •■ j, every kindness and consideration. r VMr'R. S. Sage, who left.Masterton .; >ahout twelve years ago for America, : "'"'hais returned to New Zealand, and / Hvas a visitor to Masterton during the *■_ holidays.. :He intends taking up his iresiderice in Hawera, where his par- - -ents reside. Mr Sage is of opinion "■'"'• /that' there is no country like New Zealand, and he has travelled far and :.', '^vide.':'. .!r , ' ; •' /" '