PERSONAL NOTES

Wairarapa Age, 27 March 1920, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES

Miss Johnston, of Carterton, has returned home after a visit to Christchurch.

Dr. J. A. Cowie and Dr. Helen Cowie, of Masterton, are at present staying in Naypier.

Mrs J. Cameron, Tinui, is at present under medical treatment at a private hospital in Wellington.

Miss Isla Stewart, of Masterton, who recently received her discharge from the N.Z.E.F., left for Marton yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Considine, of Martinborough, are at present visiting Eotorua.

Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Pain, of Martinborough, are ut present in Wanganui.

Mrs. Ken. Groves, of Tinui, has been spending the past week with relatives in Pahiatua.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Andrew have rctutrned to Masterton from a visit to the South Island.

Mr and Mrs John Martin, and Miss Martin, of Martinborough, are at present staying at Warner's Hotel .n Christchurch.

Mrs C. R. Bidwill, and Miss Bidwill, "Tawaha," Featherston, are at present in Auckland. They intend leaving for Australia early in the week.

A cable from London announces the death from pneumonia of Lady Heaton, widow of the late Sir John Henniker Heaton, of New South Wales.

t Miss Stewart and Miss Flower, late of the N.Z.E.F., recently purchased the residence of Mr Sladden, of Marton, where they intend opening a private medical and surgical hospital.

Captain and Mrs Tilly, who have been staying at "Brooklyn" for a considerable time, have gone to their new home at Penrose Farm. Captain Tilly, in war-time, was in charge of the Remount Department at InvercargiU.

The marriage took placo at Featherston on March 2i, by the Rev. E. 11. Jatherwood, of William Sampson, second son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. /nlontine, of Dunedin, to Gladys Japhne, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Picken, of Featherston.

A pleasing event took place at \Tessers Hugo and Shearer's, Masterx>n. on Wednesday, when Mr. Har, iombe, on behalf of the firm, presented _Vlr. G. Davi3 with an eiderdown quilt, jn the occasion of his marriage. Mr. Davis, who has been in this firm's amploy for a number of years, was also ;he recipient of an electro-plated cakostar.d and rack from his fellow .mployoes.

At the Supreme Court, Napier, on Friday week, the case the Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald v. the Trustees of lona College, claiming £505 damages for alleged wrongful expulsion of his daughter from the College, was brought up in Chambers. On the motion of Mr P. P. Kelly, instructed by Sir John Findlay, the case was .vithdrawn. Mr Sladden, on behalf of the defendants, consented. Counsel for plaintiff made the following statement:—"The object of the plaintiff in bringing this action was to make it clear that the expulsion of his daughter, Miss Mac Donald, was due merely to a thoughtless escapade of herß which was, however, a breach of the discipline of lona College, but not involving any reason for reflection on her character. As the trustees are themselves satisfied that Miss MaeDonald's conduct amounted only to a breach of discipline and are willing to say so, the plaintiff does not propose to proceed with this action." Counsel for defendants made the following statement: "While the trustees are of opinion that the infraction of the rules committed by Miss Mac Donald amounted to a breach of school discipline justifying the action taken by the head mistress, they are pleased to be able' to say that Miss MaeDonald's conduct did not involve more than such a breach, and that any inference to the contrary drawn by others is without foundation. Neither the trustees nor the staff of the College are in any way responsible for any such inference."