PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 8 January 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL

The health, oj Mr C. X, Ross, ol Ma-stertbn, who i.s staying at on© of the Wellington bays, is reported to -bo steadily improving.. "... " '," ', . . The death is announced by London cable af Miss- Maud Hobso,n., the actress. ..

Mr John' Hunter is representing the Musterton branch of the Y.M.C.A. at a conference that is being held at Sumner (Ohristehureh.) The many friends of Mr Reginald R. Burridge, son of .Mr W. .Burridge, of Masterton, an ex-scholar of the Masterton District High School, will W pleased to learn that he was j ful in passing the third section of tihe. L.L.B. degree at the last November law examinations.

Colonel and Mrs Heard are at present on a visifc'to the WairaJiapa.

At the meefing of the Workmen's Friend Building, Society in Masterton,; on Monday, evening, a resolution of condolence was passed to Mrs Bunting and family, in their recent bereavement. . . :.'■ .

The Rev. William McDonald, of Waippkurau, is'at ..present a visitor to Mnrtinbormigh. Mr George Ritchie will succeed his late father as general manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company, of. New Zealand.

The marriage in to take place at Woodville to-day of Mr Holt, of the Woodville High School, to MissMcCaffery.

Mr J. W. Stiirton, of Pabiatua, has been appointed manager of the grocery department of the Kketahuna. branch of the .Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, and will tu,ke up his new ditties next- week. MiStiirton'Jield a similar position several years ago at the Pahiatua branch of the Association, and afterwards was managing director for a considerable period of the late firm of Messrs J. Sfcurton. and Co. The death is announced of Mr William McfJla.shan, sen., a, very old and much esteemed rendent d' Petane iHawke's Bay), at the age r.i' 83. Deceased came to New Zealand in 1860, and landed in , Auckland, where he took part in the military operations against the Natives. In 1867" the Ja> Mr MoGlashan removed to fiawke s Bay. and again saw active service under his Queen's colours at I'etano and Amaraenui.

Dr D (r. Johnston, who, with his wife uu<\ daughter, „ n a t , h , to the Old Country. B - a *.. entertained at a farewelTdnme.r in tin-. Marquis of Jormanby Hotel, at Carterton, on Monday night. There was a lartro nttendance. .ndudine- several visiter; -trotn Ma*te.rton. The hoaith of £;< other vero honoured