PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10140, 18 January 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL

An old identity of Mauriceville, tn i the person of Mr T. K. Jacobsen, < passed away in Masterton yesterday. I Colonel Webb, of Nelson, underwent a serious operation, at Christ■churelron Friday lijust.' '■.•-'"•' ' ; ."""'.: Tlie death has occurred at King-stoti-on-Thanies, of Mr Thomas Humber, "father" of the English cycle trade, at the age of sixty-nine. Miss Nellie Stewart, who visited Masterton at Christmas time", is at present enjoying a holiday at Rotorua. „ Inspector O'Bripn retires from police force at the end of three months, receiving three months' leave on full pay. . The Primate of Zealand (Dr ' aNevill) has received an invitation to at'tbnd the Coronation celebrations,, but in view of the'vacant bishopric rnthe Auckland diocese, and the vacancy at Wellington, it is doubtful whether ( he will be able to leave New Zealand. Mr A. H. Herbert was a visitor to Masterton yesterday, having motored through from Wellington in a new far which lie purchased when in Eng- ' land. j ! iDr. j; M.. Bell, Director of "the ! Geological Surveys, has been elected President of. the. Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers for 1911, in succession to Captain Richards, General Manager of the Mount Morgan mine. Our Carterton correspondent writes I that there was a. large cortege at the funeral of the late Mrs A. J. Ash ton, \ yesterday afternoon, the interment I taking plnce at tlie Clareville cenieItery. • i | Our Carterton correspondent announces the engagement of Mr Walter J. Stevens, second son of Mr Joseph Stevens, of Carterton, to Miss Laura Eva Wilton, eldest daughter of Mr Robert Wilton, of "Roselea," Rangituiuau.