PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10711, 1 October 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr Fred Kirhy. associate editor of the Nov.' Zealand/Times, has purchased the Northern Advocate, at Whangarei. ■Mr G. R. Sykes, M.P., who. has been at Masterton for the week-end, returns to Wellington this morning.

An:lnver.c:irgill telegram states that Constable .Patrick Joyce, who has bee;), stationed for many years at Otautau, died on Sunday from heart, failure.

The death occurred on Friday last of Mr Houston, for many yeoivs member, for the. Bay of Islands and-Chair-man of the Native Affairs Committee ill the House ef Representatives. .

Mr J.Baylisf,, sen., one of .the-pio-Aieef settlers of Wairarapa., and noiv a resident of' P3lmersto.ll North, is seriously ill. Mr Bayliss.is the father -of-Mr H. Bayliss, of Mangatainoka. •

Mr John M. King, who joined the Tax- Department thirty-three years ago: has been appointed Deputy-Com-missioner of Taxes and chief clerk of that branch of the Public Service.

Mi- J. Oii-j of Martin borough, who has.been on a trip to the Old Country, returned to Wellington, by ■ tho Run-' bine on Sunday. ~

Mr Heuaie Taare M'Donald, NaOive la id "gent, who has been living in Wellington f.-r the past ten years, died a; his residence in Nairn Street, on Wednesday, and was buried at Ivarori "on Saturday.

Visitors at the Club Hotel. Masterto:!, include Mr Hawkins (Palmerston North', Mr Davey (AuckTmd), Messrs Headland, Rogau, Fouhey, Atbya, Le Crcu, Leathern, Thomas, Mason, Shipley, Little and Summerliayes (Wellington).

Mr (.'. Boagpy, ol Master!..., has received the appointment of postmaster'to the Martinborough' Pest Office. Mr -J. Holms, who his been netingpostmneter for some time past, has been transferred to the Rotorua Post Office.

Tho death occurred at Palmerstou North on Saturday of Mr Charles B. Montagu, a very old settler of the Dominion, who came to Canterbury in 1855 and subsequently resided at Tcremakau, on the West Coast. One of deceased's brothers, Commander Montagu, served with distinction in the. Baltic an rl.it China.

The friends of the Rev. Canon .'Jordjji' vicar of Tauranga, will regret tu learn that be is lying dangerously ill. Mrs Jordan i*s -still suffering from the result of the accident in which her sister was killed, a.nd she was very seriously injured.

The Board of Governors of Canterbury College yesterday confirmed the appointment of Mr Hugh Stewart, 8.A.-.Cantab., ;is Professor of Classics at Canterbury College, where he takes up his duties at the beginning of next year. Mr Stewart is single. and 28 years of age, and has had three years and a h.rif experience in teaching Latin and Greek. At tho time he applied he was assistant lecturer in Latin and Greek in the University of Liverpool. He is a Foundation Scholar at Fetto's Exhibition -College, Edinburgh, a Fettes Exhibition and a John Welsh classical bur--xai\ Mr (Stewart gained tho University prize for Latin verse, and. is a foundation scholar.at Trinity College,: {Cambridge, where lie obtained Jirst-class honours in classics.