PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10630, 8 May 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr James Hogian, ex-M.P. for Wan-, garcui, lef t> by* iJBe Moeraki on Frjday ■for Sydney. ' , '.' : '

The Hon. Jas. MoGowan., Minister of Mines, etc., in the Seddon-Ward Aidministrations from 1899 to 1908, "was found deadjKesterday morning lit ' a lavatory outsJffithe Royal Hotel, at the Thames, he had resided for many years. Defeased appeared to be in excellent health, and attended a farewell social to Mr John Watson (of Messrs Price, Ltd.) on, Monday night-. He appeared to be in splendid form, and chatted with friends. On Tuesday morning, a* about 10.30, when a commercial traveller went to the lavatory;, he found Mr MoGowan with life extinct. Heart disease is believed to be the oauee of death. Mr MoGowan was unnraTTKied: r and seventy-one years oldIt is believed that his only near rela* tive is a sister living in the Waikato-. Mr D. M. Home, a very old resident of Woodvffle, hut for the past tea years a -farmer of Ballance,' died yesterday morning, from a.n attack of pneumonia. Deceased, who was- 68 years of age, arrived with hiis fa.rniljr in New Zealand in the' City of .Auek-. land, which was Wrecked at the moirtJt of the Otaki' river, but alt passengers were: saved.

The Hon.. T. Buxton is to be entertained at »• social at Fairlie on Friday. evening. The Premier is to be present.

• The death, is announced by cablet from Sydney of the Right Rev. ChaK, William Stuobs, Bishop of Truro.