PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 22 October 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Thd death is announced from London by oable. of M. Charles Tellier, the inventor of cold storage. Sir Joseph Ward will be one of the speaker at a Liberal rally to he held at Hastings to-morrow night. Tho Hawke'a Bay Tribune says that Hr W. Piatt, water diviner, and late - of Masterton, is at present on a business visit to Hastings. It is understood* that Mr Tocker. - late assistant,at Ejidox Church, Masterton, Iwill shortly take over the charge of the Presbyterian Church at ~ Martinborongb. Mr : C.-N.' Baeyertz has been appointed W judge the singing and elocution at the Auckland, Competitions Society's' festival. The judge of the instrumental I 'section will be Mr Ern-' ' est Empson. Mr George Nelson, one of the best known public men in Hawke's Bay, was tendered a complimentary social at Hastings last evening. A presentation was made to Mr Nelson in recognition 'of many services rendered the district. .At the> Veterans* .Association conference,, the fottbwing, officers were elected: Vice-president, Major H. A. LomaxV secretary and treasurer,, Mr 8. Stidolph; auditor,. Lieut. Humphries ; members of central committee, Messrs H. Walton and F. W. Eevell. —Press Association. A London cable announces the death of Mr Arthur Chamberlain, hrother of Mr Joseph Chamberlain, MP., and uncle of Mr Austen Chamberlain, M:P. He was prominent •in business'circles in Birmingham. -For a number of years he occupied the position of chairman of Kynoch's, L&T.-, &nd three other large trading firms. He was a keen free trader. Mr H. Williams, stationmaster at Gisborne, has received! notice of bis transfer to a similar poßitton at Napier, to take effect frcjn Che beginning, of December. He will be replaced at Gisborne by Mr H. Pep r perell, ; «tf Chriatcßurch. Mr %. I Rolf, present stationmaster at Na-, - pier, wjho has been in the railway end of Noreinber. ".■'■'".". '