PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10438, 2 October 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The Rev. C. H. Standage, of Carterton, occupied the pulpit in the Masterton Methodist Church yesterday. The Hon. T. Mackenzie has already commenced his campaign in the Egmont electorate. •A cable received last night states that Alderman Sir T. B. Croaby has been elected Lord Mayor of London. Mr J. Syverston, of Master ton, has secured his final pass in the surveyors' examination. Mr Syverston, who is twenty-six years of age, coached himself. His success is therefore the more creditable.

Mr Harry Cade, who has been employed in the Post Office at Mangatainolta for some years past, .has been promoted to a better position in the Weber office.

Mr G. A. Jones, headmaster of the Te Ore Ore school, has been elected president of the Wairarapa branch of the Teachers' Institute for the ensuing year.

Madame Melba, who has been indisposed, is making a good recovery, and expects to be able to sing early this week.

Mr Alexander MacDougal, a wellknown resident of Wellington, who some years ago was manager of the Gear meat Company, died on Saturday morning.

The death occurred at Ashburton last Aveek of Mrs It. Botton, an old resident of the Timaru district, and mother of Mrs V. J. Hill, of Eketahuna. I

The death occurred at Maryborough last- Aveek of Mr John PatrickConnelly, at the age of fifty-eight years.' The deceased served in the Boer war Avith the Ninth Contingent. The funeral at Martinborough of the late Mr Alexander M. S. McLeod was attended by many old settlers of the district. The sendee at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. E. C. Tennenfc. It is understood that Mr Walter Harris intends becoming a candidate for the Opaki Riding, and Mr John Blatchford for the Rangitikei Riding at the M.astertcn County Council election next month.

Mr John Morris, junr., who is a representati\ r e of the Te'Whiti Riding on the Masterton County Council, is still in a.very Aveak state of health, and it is improbable that he will offer himself for re-election.

The death is announced by cable of Lord Northcote, • formerly GovernorGercral of Australia, at the age of sixty-five. He represented Exeter in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1899. In the latter year he Avas appointed Governor of, Bombay.

Mr J. A. Da will, who is at present on the s.taif of the Wairarapa Daily Times, has accepted a position on the literary slatf of the Wairoa Beil, Dargaville. He leaves to take up his duties in the course of a week or ten days. The funeral of the late Mr Ernest McEwen took place in Masterton on Saturday afternoon. The cortege was one of the longest that has been seen in Masterton for years past. The coffin, which wa»i placed on a Fire Brigade carriage, was covered in beautiful wreaths. The procession A\;as headed by the Municipal Band, which played the "Dead March." The Band was followed by members of the Municipal and Kuripuni Fire Brigades, the Old Boys' Association, and of the Fire Board. The streets were lined with people as the mournful procession passed through, on its way to the cemetery, where an impressive ceremony'was performed by the Rev. A..T. Thompson, 8.A., B.D. Members of the Fire Brigade acted as pallbetrers.