PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 9 November 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

A London cable announces tho •death of Mr George Harwood, Liberal M.P. for Bolton. Lord and Lady Liverpool have muled for New Zealand by the steam«r Malwa. Br Gunn has tendered his resignation to the Pongaroa Medical Guarantee Committee. Mr Wiremu P. Tamihana. of Masterton ha-s been authorised to act as a Native interpcretor in the first grade. 1 Mr W E. Gill, of Wellington, has boon elected to fill the vacancy on the Masterton Fire Board, caused by the resignation of Mr R. G. White. The remains of the late Mrs Joseph Torns were interred i >n - tho Alusterton Cemetery yesterday. Tho interment •was of a private character. The death occurred at Napier on Thursday of Mr George L. a well-known draper of that towu. The dor-eased, who was highly respected in Hawke's Bav. was father of Mr A.' E. King draper, of the Warrarapa. Dr Ross, of Petone, and formerly of Master ton. will have the sincere r svrnpathy of his numerous, friends in b "'he sad bereavement in the death of his fnthc-. whirh took nlaco at Wangnnui on Monday, at the age of 83 Tears.

Tho fnnoral of the late Mrs Grant. f-F "Bannockbtirn. Gladstone, which took place yesterday, was very larp"»lv nttended by old settlers of the district. and was a tribute to the memory of one of the most respected pioneers of the Wairarapa. Mr W. H. Gould, at one time sole teacher, and .afterwards for a miinf»er of years headmaster at Pongaroa, but now first assistant at Te Aro whool. Wellington, has been appointed to the position of Principal of the SRoval College and' Director of Education at Tonga. Mr Gould takes ■up his duties early next year. Onntiiin H. N. S. Robinson, officer-tn-chargo of No. 8 Area Group, and who is stationed- in Palmerston, resnmpfl duties on Wednesday after a month's loave of absence. Lieut. Purdy, who was in charge of the jyoup during Captain. Robinson's abfvonce has come to Mastertcn to relievo Captain Braddell.