PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 1736, 22 January 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr J5. Page, S.M., who ha-, been doing relieving duty at Greymouth, has left for Taihape, to vrhich place h«> lias been appointed. A very old resident of Napier, in the person of Mr J. Martin died at his residence on Monday. Deceased, who was 80 years of age, arrived- in the Dominion over fifty years ago. Mr Robbie (Pahiatua manager for Messrs T. Horton and Co.), with Mrs Robbie, ist at present spending a holiday in Masterton. Sir Cecil Moon, Bart., who was a passenger from London by the Corinthio, proposes to reside in New Zealand.

A Melbourne cable message received last night, announced the death of Mr Arthur Windsor, formerly editor of the Age and Argus newspapers.

The sudden death occurred at Napier on Monday of Mr Edwa.rd L. Smith, a well-known, builder and contractor. Ho was fifty-two years of age, and leaves a widow and four daughters. Mr Robert Scott, of the firm of Messrs. J. and R. Scott, of . Dunedin, who. gallantly rescued a boy from afive at Marton recently, has been presented witto a. gold watch and chain by the grateful father of the iad. The list of Junior Civil Servic:© passes for 1912 include Misses Nessi© and Agnes' Monerieff: Elizabeth K. McDonald, all of Carterton, and' Master Edgar G. R. Thomas, of Greytown.

Mr T. George, <.f Carterton., who met with a serious accident at the Kahutafa sawmill on Saturday, passed a good night on Monday night, btit is still in a critical condition.

Mr 0. A'Court Opie, formerly engineer to the Wairairapa South-and lAkitio County Councils, has been appoiqted overseer to the Egmonti 'County Council out of sixty-two ap- [ plicanta for tie jxisition from all over the Dominion. railing his acceptance, the position will bo offered; to George H. Herbert, of Hororata-, Christclnirch. Mr C. Mills, who has been a membev of the Pahiaf'ua .Brass Band! Sav some consider aI) le time, and who occupied the position of bandmaster .for Rime months, Avas presented with a silver cake basket at the meeting of the band on .Monday evening. r Fli« bandmaster, Mr J. trezise. oii be. half f the menibers, wished the recipient, who is to be married tomorrow. continued .prosperity and future happiness. Mr Mills suitably responded. Ihe following Wairarapa candidates have been recommended for scholarships in conmeetion with the 'recent junior scholarship examination William E. Knowlei', Grace Aplin, and Verna Burns, Carterton; Canstance M. Wilson and J. E. Fowler, Eketahuna ; IT. 10. Stevens, Scarborough; W. J. Scott. Taueru; W. Henderson. Roncolcokako; V. ,T. Keane, Alfrodtmi : R. R. RoarW. Miki Milci ; and G. C. Peterson, Mauriceville.