PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10309, 9 August 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Miss Ci Kemsley has been appointed sole teacher at tho Tablelands school. Captail Bendall, one of the most familiar figures in the marcantile marine at Wellington, died yesterday at the age of eighty. Mrs H. A. Dempsey, mother of Mr W. H. Dempsey; postmaster at Pahiatua, died at Wellington yesterday. She arrived with her parents in the ship Suge in 1857. Mr A. Blackmore, who was stationmaster at Mauriceville ior some years, is to succeed Mr J. T. Quinn as stationmaster at Pahiatua. Mr James Austin, of the Petone sawmilling firm, Bailey, Austin, and Arcus, has been appointed manager of the New Plymouth Sash and Door and Timber Company. Mr H. Crowther, Collector of Customs, Westport, who has been an officer of the Department since 1567, intends to retire on superannuation at the end of August (says the Westport (Times.) A cable received from Fremantle Jast night stated that Madam Melba was a passenger from London by the Osterley.

The Hon. Mr Wilson, Premier ..of:, Westralia, has, according to a cable received last night, arrived at Freroantlo from London. Sir Robert Stout will preside at the Supreme Court sessions in Masterton next month. , Mr Fred. Pirani, of Feilding, has j . been re-elected a member of the Wan- ! • ganui Education Board, defeating his opponent by more than six votes to one. TheHons. Sir Maurice O'Rorke and Major Harris, who have been re-ap-c pointed to the Legislative Council, took'their seats yesterday after thr. - ■oostomary oath had heen administered. Mr Frank De Lisle, who left some months ago to study for the Congregational ministry in . the Adelaide College,, has returned to Mas- , terton. His many friends will regret to learn that Mr De Lisle's health failed, and he was compelled to relinquish his studies. Mr P. S. Carroll, of Waipukurau, is to bo married at Eketahuna to-day to Miss J. L. Anderson ,_ .second daughter ■ of Mrs Anders Anderson, a very old ' settler of Eketahuna. Mr G. J.-Thompson, the new cricket -v-cpach. selected' by Lord. Hawke for ' : the Auckland. Cricket "Association, is ~ •expected- to .'tail-from London ;:on Sep- ; * tember 14th, arriving in New Zealand towards the end of October. ' Mr C. E. Mackay intends contesting | tho Wanganui seat as an Independent . candidate. Mr W. Pryor, Secretary of the New Zealand Employers' Federation, is expected in Masterton by the mid-day'' train to-day. A resolution of sympathy was passed by the Wellington Presbytery yesterday with the Rev. J. Paterson, senior minister of St. John's, in his recent bereavement through the death of Mrs Paterson. Recognition was made of the good work done for the church by 1 ■ the deceased lady in the early days, j Mr Frederick Bradey, at one time Chairman of the Wellington Education Board, died at his residence in "the Empire City yes#erday. The decased gentleman arrived at Wellington in the ship Adelaide in 1840. He resided for many years in the Pahau- . tanui district.', He leaves a widow, four daughters, and five sons.