PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10298, 29 July 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr John Crops. J.P., will represent the Matt-erfon No-Licer«e League at the funeral of the late Mr T. E. Taylor, which takes-place in Christohurch to-morrow. Mr Cross left for Wellington yesterday afternoon. Commissioner Mackenzie announced at the r eetiug of the Wellington Land Board on Thursday that Mr Joseph Dawson had l>een appointed a member of the Board for a further period of two y. ars.

Mr J< seph A. Dudson, of Carterton, ;V :imon£ tlxe batch of recently appointed Justices of the Peace. Mr William Gillespie has been appointed representative in Mastert'on for the Auckland Competitions Society.

Advices from London state that on •Time 16, Mrs T. E. Donne, wife of an official in the High Commissioner's department, was in a precarious state of health. She had a bad attack about a week previously, and had been for some'days in an iinconscjous state. . News was received sable . - from England on. Wednesday of the death of. Mr James H. Fry. one of the original, settlers'of tha Dannevirke district;* Mr Fry, who was away on hi® third trio to the Home La;nd, was the" father of Mrs H. W. Gieson, of Dannevirke. Mr James Wade, who has been chajrman of the Taranaki Education Board for a number of years, has decided to' retire. He has been connected with the Board for a taeriod of 29 years. He was the recipient of a presentation as a memento of his connection with educational matters in Taranaki. Mr John Lyte Allan, one of the founders of Oamaru, died on Wednesday, aged 78 years. Mr James Patterson, who arrived in Oamaru forty years ago. and wias at one time a member of the Borough Council, also died this week, aged 76 years. A Press Association telegram states that Mr L. R. Phillips, M.P. for Waitemata, has announced that, owing to family reasons, he will not seek reelection. A committee has been ap* oointed t-d arrange for « meeting of ODposition supporters for the purpose of candidate to contest the seat. ' ' .

Mr A. J. Toogood. of Featherston, has l>een added to tho list of Justices of the Peace.

the. postmistress at Alfiredtoft;, has forw.arded<;her resignation to the Postal Department, in view of her approaching marriage.

The footballers and residents of Hubanui are gir?r>p; Mr R. Main a farewell social on Monday, July 31, on the occasion of his leaving the district for Australia.' A presentation will be made to Mr Main during the evening. • ,

The Rev. Alexander Low. "Father" ioJP the i ' dhuroh in Ade'Bi -the/ &ge" of ninety, '