PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10265, 17 June 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr J). McLaren, M.P., was a visitor to Masterton last night.

Mr D. Buick, M.P., of Palmerston

North, has recovered from his recent somewhat severe illness. The Hon. T. Mackenzie will be present at the Palmerston winter show next week. ( The Commandant of the Forces (Major-General Godley, C.8.), has returned to Wellington from a tour of the East Coast and Thames districts.

Dr. A. L. Napier—Maclean, the well-known referee of, boxing, will have clfarge of the six contests at the coming tournament at the Town Hall. Masterton.

Mr Thos Wagg is expected to return to Masterton from Sydney next week. • ■ . •

'Messrs F. W. Carey and J. B. Moodie will represent the Masterton Chamber of Commerce at the conference of the North Island Railway League, to he held in Palmerston North next week.

News comes from Svdney of the death of Mr Edward C. Corliss, who was well-known on the Australiar. stage. He was at one time connected with the Wellington telegraph department, but resigned to take up theatrical work. " 1

i Mr E? 4 J". »F/King, of Invercargill. is visiting Masterton, and speaks at ' the Y.M.C.A. Strangers' Tea, at 5 o'clock on Sunday. Mr King was associated with -Mr W. H. Jtidfcins (formerly of Masterton) in Social Reform work in Melbourne, arid had much to do with the introduction of the famour "Pollard" system into the Melbourne City police courts, which system has done bo Wttch to help* men when convicted of drunkenness, by j opportunity a»rl oversight -to a i fresh start. H© is an interesting j fiwaker, and well-worth listening to* i He comes to Masterton to make inj quide.*! as to the effect of No-Licensf I upon the town.