PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10404, 26 August 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr M. 'Foley, Clerk of the Court at Masterton and Sheriff of the Supreme •Court, proceeds to Napier to-day on *official business.

A London cable states that P. F. Warner has accepted the captaincy of the Marylebone cricket team which >*s about to tour Australia. Warner was the captain of the English team which visited New Zealand in 1902-3, ?a match 'being played in the Wiairar•*apa.

Miss Ruth Anderson,' who died at Napier this week as a result of injuries sustained in a cab accident, was a niece of Mrs John Ballarice, of Wan•ganui.

The death is announced of an old 'resident of Levin, in the person of Mr T. W. Robinson, at the age of 64 'years.

A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnised at the residence of the bride's parents, 29 Lombard Street, Palmers'ton North, when. Miss Janet Little, eldest daughter of Mr William Little, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr W. J. Harris, son of the "late J. Harris, Wairarapa. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. "Doull., The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in a very pretty gown of cream taffeta braided. She wore a veil and orange blossoms, and carried a 'shower bouquet. Says'the latest issue of the Sydney "Sun tohand: On behalf of MrW.H. Judkins, the social reformer, who is

,- now lying dangerously ill. the Rev. A. '-■, - H. Edgar' and Mr JoHn Vale ore now appealing to the public of Victoria for §.•>' ' '£looo for'the purpose of bringing im'if "mediate relief to'the sufferer's mind, and making subsequent provision for 'his wife arid child. Mr Francis Whittiker Priest, who passed away on August Ist at his residence, Woolston, Ghristchuroh, was one of the early pioneers. Born at 'Hull on April 25th, 1819, be reached J the ripe age of ninetyjfcwo. He was a son of the late Captain Whittiker "Priest, who brought the first steamer 'into Hull. He held a position on the 1J 'Great Western Railway from 1843 un'til 1850, when he sailed with his f am"jly in the ship Travencore for Lyttel--1»n, ju<?t fourteen days before the 'first four ships arrived in Lyttelton, -arriving oh March 31.

A prominent figure in cness circles in New Zealand, Mr A. W. O. Davias, who was on two occasions chess champion of New Zealand and a prize win- > ner at each of the last seven championship congresses,' has decided to (settle in Queensland. Mr Allen, a well-known Auckland journalist, was a visitor to Masterton yesterday. He was very much impressed with air 1 of' prosperity about the town.

Mr A. Stevenson has been Te-elected chairman of directors of the Raitawa Go-operative Dairy Company, and Mr Warner re-appointed secretary. Mr and Mrs Humphries and Mr and Mrs Voigt, who are leaving New man, are to be tendered a valedictory ~ social on .Wednesday evening next.

Mr Claude Smith, who is well-known in Masterton, was awarded first prize in the Test Recitation for gents ; - '(amateur) at the Napier competitions ' last night.. '"\ ,- of Masterton, p. .> lias been appointed accountant at,the. rf'.Ji! of Messrs A.. H.' Her--j '; f .the echool- ■ '"". amtress," has been appoind>ed to the'i , /{. charge of the PJimmerton school. »" . The late Mrs Bakery who was killed ,l t in the cab accident at Napder 'on J Tuesday, was a sister of Mr Steel,

~ postmaster, of Pongaroa. •A Mrs Marie Bredow, wife of Mr Ru- *' .dolph Bredow,* for many years a resident of Mangatainoba, died at Strat- *-> ford recently, The deceased lady had

reached the age of- 79 years. , <■ ' At St. David's Presbyterian Church, " * Petone, on Wednesday last, the marriage took place of Mr Arthur "William ', Banner, of Featherston, youngest son -of Mr Frank Banner, of London, to Miss Ethel' Jones, daughter of Mr W. Jones, of Petone. The Rev. A. ->,'' Thompson performed the ceremony. |T' Mr' Frank Ryan, cousin of the bride, was best man, and the bridesmaids ' ■ ,were Miss Lily Jones and her~cousin, - - Miss Connie Jones.

- J* Among the, many - congratulatory [< } \ messages received by Sir Joshua Wil- - 'Hams was an appreciative letter from

" the' Secretary of the Colonies (Mr L. "Harcourt), rjeoognasing ,Sir Joshua's 1 manifold services to the-Empire.'*

Mr David Jones, of the Southland, who .has been_ organising the Farmers'- Political Party, is to be , "invited to give a series of addresses "Tinder the auspices of the Farmers'. ' 'Union in the Wairarapa.