PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10277, 4 July 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

His Excellency the Governor opens the Dominion Dairy Show at Hawera to-morrow. The Hon. J. A. Millar, who lias been confined to his house for a fortnight with an injured knee, is now able to attend to his office, duties . Mr Alexander Robertson, who was well-known in Wellington building circles, died on Sunday at the age of fifty-eight years. A familiar and respected figure in older Wellington, in the person of Mr Daniel Hickey, was found dead on Saturday evening on a sofa at his residence, 44 Austin Street. Mr and Mrs W. Coulter, of Masterton, left yefcterday morning for a trip through to the Auckland distriot. .. Mr H. Rawson, of Wellington, was a passenger to Masterton by last night's train. Mr J. A. Robertson, surveyor, died at Dannevirke on Sunday after •.a brief illness, at the age of' fifty-three years. The numerous' friends in Masterton of Mr A. P. Rawson, surveyor, will regret to learn that he "is confined to the local hospital. Mr R. B. Ross, M.P. for Pahiatua, has consented to be nominated for the Southern Ward on the Hawke's Bay Education Board. The death occurred in Wellington on Sunday, of the two-year-old son of the late Mr Robert G. Johnstone, of Weraite, Masterton. The Opunake Times refers to the death of Mrs M. J. Macßeymolds, which, it says, removes one of the oldest coastal residents, of some 30 odd years' continued residence. Mr C. H. Moltzen. of the mail staff of the Masterton Post Office, who was married recently, has been presented with a handsome clock, suitably inscribed, from the members of the staff. The Postmaster, MrS. Inder, made the presentation . Mr Fr. Aug. Krull. of Wanganui, who celebrated his jubilee yesterday as German Consul of the Wellington district, has had conferred upon Mm the Prussian Crown Order. The Rev. A. M. Johnson, '.formerly of Masterton, who has been vicar of St. Mark's, Wellington, for some years, has accepted the charge of St. Paul's, Thorndon, rendered vacant by the elevation of the Revi T. IL, Sprott to the Bishopric of the Wellington diocese. ' "*" The Rev. S.' j. Serpell; Chairman of the district for the 'Methodist Church, is to conduct a mission in Pahiatua next week, beginning on Sunday. The Rev. W. H. Speer, of Pahiatua, will occupy the Masterton pulpit on Sunday in Mr SerpelFs absence. The death occurred at Inglewood, on , Friday (reports the Taranaki News) of -Mr Benjamin Nicholls," J.P., one of the best known and most widely inspected residents in the district. Deceased was for many years manager of the Moa Co-operative Society, afterwards purchasing the company's interests and conducting the business in conjunction with his sons. /. Mr W. H. Cook, engineer to the borough of Petone, has been appointed from fifteen applicants as Town Clerk and Engineer to the Borough of Hastings, at a salary of £4OO per year. Mr Cook, who is a ba-other-in- j law of Mr A. Hoar, of this town, was some years ago a well-known contrac- , tor in Masterton. His numerous friends will be pleased to hear of his success, which is the result of application and perseverence. Mr Kessbn Guthrie, son of Mr D. H. Gutherie, M.P.. had just returned from Fiji and had been inspecting a farm near Taihape. He was leaving a stable where he had put his .horse, ■When he noticed something tangled in its tail and turned to pick it up. The horse kicked him in the face, smashing his jaw and severely cutting and bruising his face and- neck. Mr Guthrie was taken to the „■ Taihape Hospital, where he is progressing favourably. The death took place at Palmerston North on Sunday of Mr Patrick Thomas Fair, at the age of 71 years. The late Mr Fair was born at Hedford,. v o6unty; Galway, and was in the Irish Constabulary before eniigrating. ■.''. to Australia. Fifty. twp.?years' ago]'hie; landed in Mel&iirney spending about twelve gold diggings there, came over to New Zealand,' where he entered the police force in Dunedin. He was in the force for many years and eventually rose to the position of sergeant, and was stationed at Greymouth. About I nineteen yean ago, he entered the office of the Public Trust in Wellington in which he he was re-' trenched about a year ago.