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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10271, 26 June 1911, Page 4

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Mr Joseph Dawson has been re-ap-» pointed a member of the Wellington; Land Board. It is understood tnat Mr Colvin, M.P. for Buller, is to have opposition, at the coming election. Mr Harold Beauchamp left Welling-* ton - for Sydney, en route for England, on Friday. Mr George Mcßae, one of the old* est settlers of the Ashburton County,, died on Thursday. Mr and Mrs C. B. Pharazyn, formerly of Featherston, are at present in Sydney, where they will prooably, make their permanent abode. The Rev. W. Raine leaves Masterton for Wellington on Wednesday; next. The death is announced from Sydney, of Mr John Lamb, formerly a well-known contractor of Wellington. Mr Henry Wood, one of the Wanganui borough foremen, and an old Wanganui bandsman, has died suddenly from a paralytic stroke, at the 5 age of forty-four. Mr B. Levy, advance agent for Mr George Marlow's "Bad Girl of the Family" Company, was in Masterton, on Saturday. Miss Feist, daughter of Mr FranK Feist, Mayor of Carterton, was a visitor to Masterton yesterday. Her numerous friends will be pleased to hear that she is making, a good recovery from the serious accident she recently sustained through being thrown from a horse. Mr W. H. L. Galwey is leaving Masterton this morning for Napier, to take up his position as manager of the Bank of New South Wales in that township. When the last mail left London, Sir William Russell, of Hawke's Bay, had just recovered from a severe attack of influenza, \which confined him to his room for eight or nine days, Mr G. Lawrence ("Laurie"), formerly of Masterton, died in the Wellington Hospital on Saturday night. H© came from England about ten years ago, for the benefit of his health, and worked for Mr T. Hounslowi printer,, of Masterton.

Mr Morris Upton, travelling representative for the world-famed Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, is at present in Masterton. Mr Upton has travelJed through v South Africa, the Islands, and Australasia in the interests of his firm. They have now four large factories , for the manufacture /of this wonderful cure, in London, Wellington, Sydney, and Capetown.

1 Mr G. H. York, custodian of the Masterton public schools, will be unable to work for about six weeks. His friends will regret to learn that a I recent accident to his shin has resultI ed in a protracted illness. • •• \ Mr T. Parata, M.P., father of Mrs Tai Te Tau, of Masterton, who has represented the Southern Maori constituency in the House of Representatives for nearly twenty-five years, has decided, acting on medical advice, not t<> seek re-election. His son, Mr C. R. Parata, of Wellington* will contest the seat at the next general election. J The death is recorded of two old i identities of tho West Coast, in *he | persons of Mr Theodore Charles j Reilia, and Mr William OEhticott. The ' former was 74 years of age, and the latter 77. . Captain J. B. Whyte, who is leav- ! ing the Pahaitua district for the North, was entertained at a smoke concert by the townspeople of Pahiatua on Friday, and presented with a gold albert 1 and sovereign case. Eulogistic reference was made to the Stirling qualities of the departiitig gentleman. Mr D. J. Cameron, of Masterton, is gazetted a member of the '■"• Assessj ment Courts, under the Valuation of [Land Act, for Greytowa borough, and the counties of Wairarapa South and Featherston. Mr E. G. Eton, Chairman'of thf> Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, will probably leave Masterton for Wellington to-day, to attend the Conference of Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards which opens in the Empire City to-morrow. Mr J. Mack, general secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, has been unanimously accepted by the Auckland branch of the Labour party as the Labour candidate for Parnell at the general election. The friends of Councillor Alex. Donald, of Masterton, will regret to hear that he has been compelled to «nter the local Hospital to undergo an operation.

A Press Association, message from Wanganui states that Dr. Miller, recently out from Home, and practising at Waverley, has died at the age of fifty-eight years. Mr Goddard Taylor, who died a fewdays ago at the age of 84 years, and was buried at Oamaru, had a very adventurous career. He was present at the bombardment of Sebastbpol, and, after spending twelve years in the went to China as an engineer. He was invalided home, and nearly 40 years ago came to New Zealand in the ship James Wishart. Sir James Carroll, Acting-Prime Minister, states that he has received 1721 telegrams from all parts of New Zealand and over 100 cablegrams fts>m Australia, congratulating him, on the honour recently bestowed upon him by His Majesty King George V.