PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10692, 13 August 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

Lady Campbell, widow of the late Sir John Campbell, died at Auckland on Sunday after a short illness.

A London cable announces the •death of Sir Joseph Dimsdale, who was Lord Mayor of London in 1901-2.

The condition of the Hon. E. M:tchelson, who has been indisposed for aome time, continues to improve, and it is hoped that In 1 will scon have fully recovered.

Mr J. C. Cooper, Managing Director of the Wellington Far me re' Meat Company, is about to pay a buoine&s vi.jit to the South Island.

Madame Emily Spada and Mr Phil. Newbury are at present spending a short recess in Mastorton. They intend giving a concert in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening next. The many friends in Masterton of Mr Ru Krahugen will regret to hear of the death of his fither, who was a very old resident of Neioon. Mr Krahagen ltfb fcr Nelso-n yesterday. Mr Manning, of the Greytown branch of the W.F.C.A., has been appointed manager of the Eketahuna branch of that firm.

Arrivals at the Club Hotel, Masterton, include Mr and Mrs Ellingham (2), Mrs Arrow, Mr and Mrs Newbury, Messrs Lowe, Little, Daniell, Fox, Nash, O'Sullivan, Warren, ' "Wyatt, Holloway (Wellington), Brown (Napier), Purdy (Palmerston North). The Wauganui Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon entertained Messrs Alfred Burnett and Allan Robinson, who are to represent the

Wanganui Chamber at the International Congress in Boston next month.

From Greymouth comes news of the death of Mr George Whittaker, of the firm of Whittaker Bros, booksellers and stationers, Wellington, and Grevinouth. Deceased was born at Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, in 1850.

The cloatli lias occurred of Mr John "Williams, of Devonport (Auckland) % pt the age of seventy yeans. Mr Williams came to the Dominion from Hertford over forty years ago. and shortly afterwards bought a property in Wyndham Street, in which he successfully carried on business. It, has'been decided by Cabinet that the tourist section of the Department of Agriculture shall bo placed inider tho charge of Mr B. M. Wilson (hitherto secretary for the branch) as manager, and that the Hon. I\. Hhodes shall be in charge of the Department. Mr H. A. Jnrier., architect, rf Mastertoiri', received the sad intelligence yesterday, of the death of his father, Mr Ricliard Jones, at the age of 79 years. The late Mr Jones arrived in the colony in 1810, and n'M at all the, princip.il diggings in the early day?. Ho leaves a widow, three sons and three daughters. Mr H. A. Jones leaves, for the South this morning to Attend, the funeral, which takes place at Haveloek .South to-morrow.