PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 16 April 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

A London cable states that Herbert Druce ,who was prominent in the celebrated Druce case, is dead. The marriage of the Hon J. A. Millar to Mi's Nathn.ii> takes place at Wellington to-day. Mr W. D. Lysnar, who delivers an, address in Eketaiiuna to-day, was a visitor to Masterton last evening. The Rev. Horace Packe, vicar of' St. John's, Invercargill, has been appointed Archdeacon of tlie Southland district.

Mr C. HausmaJiii was yesterday elected to fill the vacancy on the committee of the Masterton Comptitions Society caiused by the resignation of Mr D. B. Clough, .Mr D. A. Strachan, M.A., at present Inspector of Schools in the Marlborough .Education Board District, was yesterday appointed Assistant-Inspec-tor under the Hawke's Bay Education Board.

Ven. Archdeacon Hobhouse, son of Dr Edmund Hobhouse, formerly Bishop of Nelson, has been appointed Residential Canon of Gloucester. He \yas born in Nelson in . 1862, and i» a distinguished theological writer. Mr James Piper, who resided irt Kketahuna for many years, and when was a sort of "handy man" to the community, died in the BuchananHome. at G-reytown on Sunday lastHe had no relatives in the DominionIt- is stated tliat Mr T. K.' Sidey,, M.P. for Duaedin South, and Mr J. Colvin, M.P. for Buller, are unlikely to seek re-election to the House of Itep re sen tati ves when the present Government has ran its con rise. Mr P. A. Rive, of Lansdowne r met

with a painful accident at the Featherston railway station a few days back, throwgjh. which lie has since bee.:i; confined to his house. He alight-*' ed from the Wellington train, and tripped over some luggage that was op the platform, falling heavily to thegronnd. He sustained a severe cut v on the forehead, ai)d oil) his arrival at Masterton it was' found necessary to iiiboit ■several stitches in the wound. Mr Hive is making {i steady recovery. Mr A. P. Feilding, who has just resigned his position as gatekeeper of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union, after over 25 years' service, has received! a letter to the following effect from the Hon. Sec., of the W.R.F.U.: —"Deal' Sir, —At the annual meeting of-the W.R.F.U.. your resignation as a. Union gatekeeper was accepted with regret. I am directed to convey to you the Union's thanks for your long arid faithful service. The Union recognised that in yorr they had a reliable and attentive gateman, who wa s always civil to the public,- and we are sorry that your services will not this year be at gtw disposal. With best 'wishes for your future." I Mr T. ,W. McMaster, who has for some time been a member of the operating staff at the Masterton Post OOffice. and who leaves on Friday for Svdney to take tip a position ,\ifth .the Australasian Wireless Company, was prcis. nted by the Post Office staff with a handsome travelling bag as a mark ~ of the general esteem in which ne is held by his fellow employees. Mr Moore, Acting-Postmaster, in making the presentation, referred to , th>many fine qualities of Mr McMaster, who, he- hoped, would succeed as weJI is his new sphere as he had done during his connection with the New Zealand Post Office Department. Messrs Jones and Stevens 1 also spoke of the popularity and esteem in which their departing comrade was held by his fellow officers. Mr McMaster. suitably replied. ©•unstable T. W. Collerton. who has been in charge of the Tinui police station for a long number of years, is about to retire from the .service. At the age of twenty-two, Mr Collerton joined the Victoria police force, in which he was recognised as a promising young officer. After serving five years in Australia, he decided to try his luok in New Zealand. On his arrival in "Wellington in ISB3 he immediately received ah appointment in ■ the New Zealand foroe». He spent five ! years in the Empire City, and, being t regarded bv bi.s Inspector a® a trustl worthy officer, he was . promoted to take charge of the Cashpoint district, which in those days was one of the largest police districts in the Dominion. The people of the Tinui and I Castlepoint districts intend showing their appreciation of the many ser- ■ vices rendered by Mr Collerton, and [ will entertain him at a social on Frii day, April 26th, when he will receive a presentation.