PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10589, 22 March 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

ill' »7. H. D. Beii, 1.1.P., is at present a visitor to Masterton, being engaged as it'auirig counsel in one of the cases set dawn lor hearing at the Supro:no Court.

Mr M. C. O'Connell, J.P., of Masterton, left yesterday on a holiday visit to Auckland and Rotorua.

Mrs C. F. Gawith and daughters left ■ Masterton yesterday for Wellington, en "route for England. Th c cleatli is announced from Christchurch of Mr Frederick de C. Malet, formerly Chairman of Directors of the Bank of New Zealand. Sir John Findlay, K.C., who has Ijeen engaged in Supreme Court business in Masterton, returns to Wellington this morning. Mr R. M. Simpson, a former member of the Masterton Fire Board, left yesterday for Wellington, en. route tor England.

Mr Eric Pryof, son of Mr J. Pryor, cf Masterton, received the pleasing Intel ligenco this week that he had secured the first ..prize and gold medal in the writing competition recently- arGlobe," Sydney- The subject was an open one, the title of tho -winning piece-being, A Tour Through I\ T cw Zealand."

Master Cecil Parsons, son of Mr I. "Parsons, of Rongokokako, who passed at the 1911 Civil Service examination, lias been informed that he received th© •highest number of marks in agriculture, wias second in commercial work, and was only eleven marks behind tho highest in geography. Mr Woodger, tlio well-known New Zealand sprinter, is at present acting «is relieving officer at th£ Eketahunarailway station.

The testimonial to Mr R. B. Ross, <ex-M.P. for Pahiatua, will be presented before the end of the presnt month. Mr Thcs. Dixon, of Mastrton, has l>een elected a member of the Nelw. Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders' Association.

Branchman H. Selby, of the Masterton Fire Brigade, who is leaving for Te Kuiti, was entertained at a farewell social in t'he Brigade station last evening. Superintendent Jenkins presided, and there were about fifty persons present. The health of the departing fireman was drunk in bumpers, and he was presented by the'fire service with a oa.se of handsome pipes, and by the young members of the Brigade with-a-tobacco pouch. Musical .items were rendered, and various toasts honoured.

Mr and Mrs A. Chissholm leave Fea-therston-to-day en route for the Old -Country. " \

The death occurred at an. early hour yesterday morning, of Mrs Yelveriton, a well-known and~respected resident of Featherston who had been in failing

.health for some time past. Decease:! /\ leavesa grown up family, of which the soils are Messrs Barry, Foster, and Longworth Yelverton, a]l well-known in. the district.