PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10424, 15 September 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr C. B. Pharazyn was a passenger from Sydney by the Manuka, on .Wednesday. Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice, left Maaterton for Wellington by the afternoon train yesterday. A Press Asiociation message states that Mr A. J. Joblin has commenced "his campaign for the Rangitikei seat. Miss I. Neilsen has been appointed sole teacher at Putara, and Mr J. A. Gilmour sole teacher at Rakaunui. A Brisbane cable records the death of Mr James Rutherford, an Australian pioneer, and the principal of the firm of Cobb and Co. According to a London cable, Lord Suffield (who, by the way, is eightyone years of age) has married Mrs Rich, the widow of an army officer. At a meeting of the Oamaru Presbytery, it was unanimously resolved to. nominate the Rev. R. J. Porter as the Assembly's Moderator for 1912.

Miaa Fairbrother, one of the pupil- • teachers on the staff of the Masterton t District .High School, has been transferred to another school, and Mass • Murray has been appointed as assistant temporarily. Miss E. Dagg,.probationer, is still absenf through illness. A cable was received from London • : yesterday by Mr H. H. Welters stating that the operation on Mr Jonn , -• Strang's eyes has been eminently suc- ' cessful. This very welcome intelligence will rejoice, his many friends in *. the Wairarapa. \ '"" The death is announced from Lonv don of Mr Thomas Kingston, a weh- '" known actor, who toured Australia unV derMrJ. C. Williamson's management many times, and who appeared "in Masterton on several occisions in company with Miss Tittell Bnme. Through the death of Mr Joseph Rapley, who died in Christcburch a lew days ago '(says a local the Methodist Chnroh "has lost one of its anost devoted workers, who for a period of thirtv-two years has occupied many Canterbury ptilpik witll acceptance. Commencing bus work as a home missionary in the St. Albans; - circuit, he subsequently bad charge of ' the Amberley, Sheffield, and Methven • stations, retiring a few years ago to St. Albans, where be spent a good ••-'■■ xleal of time in vMting the sick and ; vr mniistratioTis. " in Taranaki were lessened this week, (states the Taranaki News) by the death of one of the most popular sup- •:.; porters, Mr Alf Jury, who died;.' at .•' ' 'Waitara' early "on Tuesday morning. He had only been in'possession of the Club. Hotel at Waitara for about a month. Whilst recovering from an illness he was exposed to the night air, and contracted pneumonia, to which he succumbed in about a week. , Tor some time Mr Jury was on the 'Management Committee of the Taranaki Rugby Union.