PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 20 November 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr and Mrs T. G. Hoar, of Masterton, have gone on a visit to Auckland.

Colonel Bleunerhasset, who is coming to New Zealand, arrived at Melbourne yesterday. Mr W. Baker has disposed of the Club Hotel in Daunevirke, and has purchased an ■ hotel ■in Timaru.

A Sydruey cable announces the death of Mr Justice O'Connor, who has been ailing for some months.

Mr Arthur Guise, private secretary to the Governor, and Mrs Guise, will leave Auckland for Canada and England on December 20th, r

Mr J, McCaffery, manager of The Woodville bacon works, has resigned Ms position and intends going in for farming.

Mr, John Penny, who was the chairman of tho Eltham Dairy Factory Company, died a few days a*o in Auckland.

The only two Cabinet Ministers in Wellington at the present time are the Hons. A. L. Herdman and H. D. Bell.

Mr Atkins, of Wellington, has boon appointed delegate of the Masterton Swimming Club to the New Zealand. -Swimming Association. The Rev. H. Watson and Mrs Vvatson, of Masterton. arrived at Melbourne yesterday by the steamer Osterley. They should reach New Zealand next week.

Lady Heron, who is not unknown Masterton and Eketahuna, is pbout to visit New Zealand. She arrived at Melbourne yesterday by the steamer Osterley.

On the* advice of his medical attendant, Mr C. C. Ross, of Masterton. intends taking up his residence at Muritai; one of tho bays of Wellington, for 'a period of three months. With his family, he leaves for the dty this morning.

The school committee and milk Suppliers of Clarevillo are tendering a farewell social and dance to Mr and Mrs Harkness on Thursday evening next 8-t Cl(Xroville Hall. Mr Harkness. who was manager cf the P.rratahi dairy fqctorv, and'member of the K/"hool committee. is now an officer <>f the Agricultural Department, and is therefore leaving the district. A Gisborne telegram ■ states that Mrs J. G. Fraser, an old and respected resident of Poverty Bay, died, yesterday. She arrived in Gisborno over forty years ago. and took a. prominent part in defending Tolaga Bay. when To Kooti descended on that «ctt:onaent, and is indeed regarded as cue of the heroines of the raids. CMonel Porter in his book says: l —"Mrs Eraser did .Spartan duty, arming herself with a gun, and doing everything possible to instil a spirit of courageous defence into the defenders, until relief arrived."

The death occurred* on Sunday of the three-year-old son of Mr and Mrs M. G. Olds, of fiketahuna, under , extremely sad circumstances. The child was apparently in tho best of health on Friday afternoon, bnt in tho evening he developed symptoms such as to cause the parents anxiety. Medic-.il assistance was summoned, but the child remained in a delirious condition. On Sundav morning, with the assistance of Dr £owie, of an operation was performed, but tho child never revived and died two hours later. It is assumed (says ihe Express) the cause of death was due. to blood poisoning, followed by a knock on the elbow, of which tbe child made little complaint. The death occurred in the (ireytown Hospital yesterday of an. old settler of the Wairarapa. in the person of Mr John Henry Cheshire. Tho defeased gentleman, who had attained the ripe ago of 73 years. wa*s born :n Birmingham, England', and arrived at Aucklamd about 49 years ago. where .for some time, in company with his father, ho followed his occupation in ike bakery business. He subsequently came to the Wairarapa. where ho successively followed th# bakery, •tcllrmomgery and farming Inifdn&sses. Th« decease*} served in the Maori "War, «Dde*' Majcw Harm,