PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10626, 3 May 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

A Sydney cable states that Alderman G. T. Clarke has been elected Lord Mayor of Sydney. Mr Clarke \as formerly Mayor of St. Kilda, Dunodin, and Town (ierk of. South Dunedin. Mr Robert Lee, Chairman of the Wellington Education Board, visited Mnstorton yesterday in connection with the opening of the assembly hall at the District Big.li School. Mr Leo loaves for T'ahiatua this morning. The Hons. J. A. Hanan and To Rajigihiroa will leave Masterton for Wellington this afternoon. Mr A. B. darters, M.A.. who has lieon appointed an. Inspector under Wellington Education Board, fl'iis a. one time a teacher in the !■ astorton District. High School. Hr Charters will immediately .resign ms position in the Territorial forces. The Hon. 'IV liangihiroa stated, in the course of his interesting speech in Masterton yesterday, that at one time ho was engaged in a humble occupation on a Wairarapa sheep station. It wa* there that !he thought of the possibilities which might open from education, and he resolved upon a course «>f study. Eventually he succeeded in gaming a place in the Te„Aute College, and from there he graduated .is ii medical student. Mrs Johnston (Higbden) ami her daughter, Mrs Harry Holmes (Matalmvi), with her little son and dang liter, left for England on Wednesday »y JuRoniuora. Dr IT Webb, of Martinborough | leave* for England on the 10th hist. I Dnrinn- his absence. Dr Johnston, re- | contlyfrom the Old Country, w ill act as hi? loctitti tenens.