PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10607, 13 April 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

Bishop and Mrs Julius are ah out to leave New Zealand on a holiday tup to Euglaud. J)r. X. Prior return to Masterton to-day, after an enjoyable holiday trip. The Eov. A. T. Thompson, of Mnstertoii, returns to-day from a holiday j»pent at Muritai. The death is reported of Mrs Kingstonwife of Mr W Hmgston Chiei Stock Inspector for the Poverty Bay •district. Mr Martin, Kennedy was yesterday •elected Chairman of .Directors of the Hank of New Zealand. Before the conference cf the Labour Party was concluded yesterday, it was ■.announced that Mr A. W. Hogg had joined tho Masterton branch oi the "Party, and had signed the old pledge. Captain John M'lndoe (Ota go) has ;been awarded the Colonial Auxiliary '"Forces Officers' Decoration. He bus had a total commissioned service of •over 25 years. . :

airs Underwood, who died at Oam- ( am on- Friday, in her 89th year, came , to New Zealand in the Swat, which |. was wrecked ab Chasland's ■ Mistake, '■ near Catlins, in. 1874, all the luggage I being lost. With her husband. Mrs Underwood went to Oamaru later on. ; About 100 grandchildren survive her. y Mr Lester Minifie'wss entertained at a social gathering at the Masterton "' Methodist Church on Thursday night, and presented with a .number of books , .and a travelling trunk, prior to his ■departure • for Wellington, where; be ■ is to 1 engage in missionary work..in ( -ouriectiou- with the Church. At the conference of the New Zealand Labour Party yesterday, a motion was passed recording the deep'senso of Toss sustained by the workers in the', death of the Hon. M. Dacey, the New South Wales Colonial Treasurer, and; •extending the sympathy of the conference to his relatives. .Speaking in reference to the motions'one'of the delegates said that the Labour Ministers were killing themselves by overwork. A quiet wedding took place at dadstone on Easter Monday, at the residence of the bride's mother, when Mr E. Dorset, of Hawke's Bay, was married to Miss F. Dorset, second daughter of the late Mr John Dorset, of ' Gladstone. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. Frank' Dorset, ami was dressed in a cream costume with a black toque. The was attended'by Mr J. B. Lawrence, of Car- . tertoro, and the bridesmaids, were Miss Alice Stevens, of Wellingtons (chief), and Miss Iris Dorset (cousin of the bride). Tho ceremony was performed by the Rev. R. Young, of Carterton, and the breakfast was held in a pret-. tily-decorated marquee. Mr A. ,E. Esson, who has been for several years teller in,.the..Ma.srerton branch of the Bank.of New South; Wales,,has been transferred to Westport, for which place lie leaves to-day. Mr Esson's many friends will be. pleased to know that his transfer means promotion. i A Press Association'telegram from "CHiristchurcli states, that Professor F. W. Haslnm, who has occupied the ehair of .classics at Canterbury Col-"""--JegeJfor the past thirty-two years, is j the ground of ill-health. Mr C. W. Tan.*Mir. who contested the Wairarapa seat at foi>-last'.election.,-j "met with" am accident recently which . necessitates a r.est from his Work, and a trip- abroad for health purposes. -- -During the absence of Mr W. Fuge in England, Mr W. G. Hollder will act as chairman of the directors of the !''< aUiPr'ston Co-operative Dairy Co The Hon. I. Mackenzie (Pnfflo Minister) returns to Wellington from Tafanaki on Monday next. ■ Mr D. G. F. Sustins is gazetted Registrar of Marriages, Birtlls and Deaths for the Carterton district. Mr Fred. Pownall, -.brother of Mr W. H. Pownall and the lato Mr C. A. Pownall, of Masterton, died' some- ' what suddenly in Wellington last night. Mr W. H. Pownall proceeded to Wellington yesterday afternoon, but arrived too late to see his brother alive. Tho deceased was well-known in Masterton, and was highly-respected by all who had-the pleasure of his acquaintance. The cause of death was blood-poisoning. Mr F. Waldegravo, late Under-Sec-retary for Justice, left Auckland for Sydney and England by the Mongolia on Wednesday. A-London cable message states that the Trinity College of Music has re-ap-pointed Messrs Mistowski, Schilsky, and St. George its examiners for Australasia.