PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10209, 11 April 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr Justice Cooper leaves shortly on a visit to England. Mr Threadwell has been invited to become a candidate for a seat on the Masterton Borough Council.

A Sydney cable records the death of Mi' John Timmins, at the age of 110 years.

Mr J. J. Lomas. formerly of this town, but now of Palmerston, is at present on a visit to Masterton.

Mr H. W. Rishworth, dentist, will leave Masterton to-morrow on a two months' trip to Australia. During his absence his practice wiTI be in charge of. Dr. Herbert Cox, of Auckland.

M•' A. McFarlane was on Saturday nominated for a seat on the Wellington Harbour Board. Those signing his nomination paper we're Messrs "W. W. McCardle. Mayor of Pair at via; J. Dawson, Chairman of the Eketahuna County Council; S. Bolton, Chairman of the Pahiatua Countv Council.

The death occurred at the Pahiatua bosoital yesterday of Mrs Snowsill, wife of Mr George Snowsill, a wellknown settler of Nireaba. The deceased lady, who leaves a family of three children, was 45 years of age.

Mr Richard Kingston, a well-known commercial traveller, died at Dunedin last week.

.According to the Thames Star, Mr R. Wade, a director of the Good Hope G.M.C., will contest the Thames seat as a progressive Liberal.

The Hon. R. McKenzie reaches Masterton to-morrow afternoon, and returns to Wellington on Thursday morning.

The condition of Mr E. J. Riddi:ford, of the Hutt, is causing his relatives ancj friends some anxiety. He is at present at Longburn. Mrs W. H. Hosking received a message by ''wireless" from Dr. W. H. Hosking yesterday. The doctor, who has been on a visit to Rarotonga, is on the steamer Aorangi, which was expected to reach Auckland to-day. Dr. Hosking will probably reach Masterton to-morrow evening.

. The death occurred in Palmerston North on Sunday of Mrs Robert Crawford. The deceased, who was fiftytwo years of age, was a sister of Mr George Gardiner, one time of Carterton, and of Mr Albert Gardiner, of Eketaluina.

The Hawera Star says:—Miss Shirley, of the Hawera Telephone Exchange staff, who was to have gonei to Masterton as supervisor of the exchange. is now to be transferred to the Wanganui office in a similar position.' Miss E. W. Kidd, of the Auckland office, will succeed Miss Shirley.

Bro, J. Phillipson. the High Chief Ruler of the Order of Rechabites, leaves Masterton this morning for Napier,- where he addresses a mefeting this evening. Mr J. Walls, representative of the Dresden Piano Company, who has been, on a business visit to Masterton for tho past five weeks, will leave todav for Stratford.

Professor Mills, a noted lecturer in America on labour and economic questions, who.is now in Australia, has been approached by the Executive of the Trade and Labour Councils and asked to tour New Zealand and deliver addresses. He has accepted the offer, and will be in Wellington during the month of June. The Executive's action has been endorsed by the Wellington Trades and Labour Council.

An old resident of the Wakatipu district, Mr Denis O'Neill, who has been a resident of Queensto-wn for the last six or eight years, died at the Frankton Hospital 011 Monday. He was about 71 years of age, and came from Ireland when quite a young man, settling in the North Island at the time of the Maori War. He came to this district about thirty years ago, and carried on mining at the Arrow for a short time.—Lako Wakatip Mail. Mr Andrew Brcnnan, running shed foreman in tho Government Railway at PiK-kakariki, died at the Wellington Hospital on Saturday from an attack of dropsy. Deceased, who was 39 years of age, had no relations in the Dominion.

The Pafmerston Standard of yesterday says:—Mr W. S. L. Dickson, who has been a resident of Palmerston North during the past four and a half years, and recently severed his connection with Messrs Hallenstein Bros., Ltd., for whom he was local manager, leaves to-day in order to take up a position with Mr J. L. Murray, of Masterton. During bis residence in Palrnersto'i North Mr Dickson took a keen interest in athletics, and iii movements having for their object the advancement of the town, and his departure will bo regretted by a wide circle of friends.