PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10649, 4 June 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr 11. J, Dagg, of MasterteTf, lias gone to Dunedin to .attend'a rofiftfrenco of Clydesdale breeders. lhe friends in Masterton of the Kev Bam McDonald, SM.A., will regret through failing health. 'JW has oeen compelled to resign thechargn of .Manga re, in. the Auckland district. It is the intention of Mr McDonald to return to Scotland*, Another old identity of Masterton, in the person of Mrs Caroline Henrietta, Rockel, relict of the late Mr J. G. Rockel, passed away on Saturday at the great age of aiinety-two years. The deceased lady leaves two daughters (Mrs J. B. Keith and Miss Rockel). The late Mr J. G. Rocket was at one time owner; of Miatahiwi station. The remains of the late Mrs Rockel were interred tn the Mastertori cemetery yesterday.

Mr "Jack" Clarke,, son of Mr G.H. Clarke, of Kopnaranga:,. Masterton, who recently went to the Old Cotintrv, has enlisted in the Royal Horse Artillery. ■

Mr-"Len" Dixon, son of Mr Joseph Dixon, of Mastenton,; who 1 "fast* Meat for several years' on the - West Coast;,, leaves this week with a party of New Zealandors for Brisbane,, where he intends taking up bis r&siaemsev

Mr John Cross. J.P./of M«rstert«B, who has been confined to his hom© witb a very isevere attack of mumps, baa sufficiently recovered to be ahfe tw> get about again.

Mr A. Booth lias been elected Chairman of the Management' Committee of the Wairarapa Rugby/ Uniim far the ensuing season.

Constable W.' Tait, off Wellington, has resigned from the police'force to go into business on his own account at Carterton.

Messrs Harper and Cotter have* been appointed to represent the 1 Masterton Co-operative Dairy Company. y at the annual meeting of tha Dairy Association, with poweiv toi point substitutes if necessary..

Mr C. R. C. Robieson lias been'elected to represent the Insurance* Companies on the Masteptittn Eire: Board,, in place of Mr R. M. Simpson,, whohas resigned.

The death occurred at the Souths Wairara.pa Hospital on Saturday afternooin of Mr P. A. Erickson,. of Carterton. Deceased was removed; there a few days ago suffering firam % paralytic seizure. He had been a resident of Carterton for over thirty years, amd had carried on the business, of a roach-builder. Deceased had na relatives .in the Dominion. He was a member of the Carterton Lodge of Oddfellows. The interment takes placeat the dareville Cemetery this afternoon.

Mr James McMxitrie died: at Ross last week, aged 96. He was a native of Ayrshire, Scotland, and' had lived in Ross since that town first- sprang into existence.

Mr Anton Naunestad, who was.a resident of Wellington for a number of years, died last Thursday on boarif ship, while travelling amongst thesislands for the benefit of Iris healths-

Mr William Smith, who died'.afrE&iL koura last week, aged seventv-eigUfc years, was bom at Ludvtone. Hall, Calverley, Salop, England, and in 18)0 sailed with his mother for Nelsonthe* family numbering twelve.

News was received by cable on Saturday of the death, on May 28th, •*>? tbo Pev. Alan F. Gardiner,.late vicar of Havelock North.

The friends of Mr Richard Thomas Bettv, formerly of Masterton, will regret to hear that his business estab•lishmsnit at Foxton was among those destroyed by fire on Sunday moi ning. •Mr P. C. Freetii, editor of therNewZealand. , Times, .yros ® visitor', to- Mastertoii vesterday.

His Excellency the Governor save rt dinner party at Government House, Wellington, last night.

Major-General Sir R. S. Badenl- - arrived at Invercargill l yesterday, and was givesi a cordial' welcome,.

His Grace Archbishon R'ed'woofl opened a new convent at ETaikoura oa Sunday.

Mr Andrew Diincani, District Traffic Manager of Railways at (srey~ mouth, ,is to be to Wellington.