PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10507, 20 December 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

His Worship .tne Mayor moved at ! last night's meeting of the MaSterton Borough Council that a letter be in:i warded to Cr. J. C. Ewington sym • pathising with him in ids recent bereavement in tihe loss of his father. The motion was carried, the Councillors standing. Another of Southland's pioneers, in, the person of Mr Henry Hirst, of Qrepuki, died last week; The deceas--ed, who was'eighty-three years of ago. landed in New Zealand in the early ."mien. 1 ' ■ Mr Jphju Grant, a reddent of Marwho had. been ailing only for''a.few day£, died da the Grr-ytoYn Hospital Jias,t.,.week from' appendicitis.

The death is a<nnounced by cable from Delhi of the Maharajah oi >epaul. Referring to the Rev. S. J. Serpell, of Mastertoin, who conducted the twelfth- taniniversary services in con-.' nectkxn with the Methodist Cluirch atDamnovirke on Sunday, the Danne varke Advocate says: —The vreadier for the day was the Rev. S. J. Serpell, at present of Maatenton, but who lias. : been fiHng,pulpits. in - the Dominion since 1891, in which year he was !.transferred to New Zealand from Vicitoria. Mr Serpell is a preacher &f the "downright" type, who Lelieves .more in practice than in precept. His discourses axe characterised by clear auid definite idesas, couched in homely phrase which leaves no doubt as to what his message is. ■;.. The Veil,. Archdeacon Harper', -who* 'is-leaving Timant for England ' next year, has issued a letter of affectionate farewell to his .friends, after thirty-six-years' 'set' vice...' '■'•''■

A London oahle announces the .'eath of Alberto Randeggar, ? a weltknown musician. IVLr Joseph E. Clarke, a member of the staff of the Masterton T, ~- J - Office, was manned cm Monday to Miss Alice Maud OllSver, of tlWs town. The cere•jmonv was performed in St. Matthew's Church by the Rev. H. Watson. Sir John Findl'ay tendered his resignation on Monday as AttorneyGeneral and Minister for Justice. He will devote, himself exclusively to .'lis profession after the vacation. Mr G. G. Ait-ken, of Masterton, will play with Mr C. C. Cox, of Dannovdrkey and formerly of Masterton, in, the Man's Championship Doubles at) the New Zealand Championship meeting, amd with Miss Molesworth.' of Melbourne, in the Combined Championship Doubles.

The tnairiege took place on nesday last at Plaiuauiii of Mr A. Burling,.and Miss K. Morns, daughter of Mr Robert Morris. . Mr J. A. Walsh, fceovetary of" the Pahiatiia-Akitio A. and P. / ssooiiition, was in Masterton yesterday. Mr Walsh, .accompanied by Mr A. Tvlcs Farlane, will mako a canvass n. Wellington to-day, for special prizes for the corning show. The congregation, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Olifurch <it Wa/nganui decided last night to extend am nnan'imous call to <tiho Rev. David Colder, of Reef too.

Mr J. C. Davies (has resigned ids position as sole teacher iait the Korora sehtfol. Miss Meßeth has resgined as assistant-teacher at > Gladstone, Miss Bedingiield as solo teacher at Huia R-oad, -and Miss W. Kay as pupil teacher at Grey-town. ■ : ' ' '

Mr.(J. Parata, who has been elected for the Southern Maori electorate, is a son of Mr Tamo Parata, ex-M.P., «nd a brother of Mrs Tai To Taru. of Masterton. Ho is a supporter of Sir 'Joseph Ward, and has for some years acted >as Native iiuiterpreitoT in Wellington. T(h# Y«a. Archdeacon F&ncort, who irtui cfc Maatertottt on Momdajy, paid x ri&tta EketiSfeeoa. y«sfbar3ay: