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Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 April 1938, Page 6

PERSONAL.

The Hon. R. Semple, Minister of Public Works, is expected to return to Wellington from the south to-day. Mr H. F. Toogood, Wellington, returned yesterday by the Wanganella, after attending the conferences in Sydney of the Institution of Engineers and electric supply authorities’ engineers. Dr P. C. Anderson, medical superintendent of the Pukeora Sanatorium, has tendered his resignation to the Waipawa Hospital Board. He will leave shortly for England for further study in tuberculosis surgery. At last night’s meeting of the Wairarapa branch of the South African War Veterans’ Association, a motion of sympathy was passed with the relatives of the late Mr F. Norris, who for a number of years was secretary of the association.

The many friends of Mr Austin Thomas will be pleased ot learn that he has returned to Masterton fully restored to health. After beng the guest of Mr and Mrs F. Clarke at Featherston, Mr Thomas will spend two months in Nelson.

The death at the age of 81 years of Mr Walter Bevan, a former judge, is reported in a cablegram from Sydney. Mr Bevan was called to the bar in New South Wales in 1887, being Crown Prosecutor in 1892 and Solicitor-Gen-eral for New South Wales in 1912. He was made a District Court judge in 1914.

Messrs H. G. Alexander- and G. R. Booth, of Masterton, will attend the Returned Soldiers’ reunion at Sydney this month, when there will be held the largest gathering of returned soldiers ever recorded in Australasia. Mr Booth left to-day for Sydney, and Mr Alexander will leave next week.

The death has occurred in the Palmerston North Public Hospital of Mr P. H. S. Russell, the eldest son of the late Mr and Mrs Alfred Russell, who were among the early pioneer families of the Manawatu, settling in the district 57 years ago. Mr Russell, who was in his sixty-first year, was born at Greytown. He was educated at Palmerston North, and for some years farmed a property at Apiti, and in this district. He is survived by one son, Mr Clifford Russell, Bulls.

A cablegram from Melbourne reports the death of Sir William Brunton, a former Lord Mayor of Melbourne, at the age of 71 years. Sir William Brunton, who was born in Carlton, Melbourne, was first elected to the Melbourne City Council in 1913, being Lord Mayor from 1923 to 1926. He was knighted in 1926, and was elected an aiderman of the Melbourne City Council in 1929. He was a director of the Metropolitan Gas Company, chairman of London Stores, Ltd., Melbourne, and of the Australian Advertising Company.

“My terms of office now approximate 12 years, and I value heartily the confidence the people maintain in me,” said the Mayor of Hastings, Mr G. A. Maddison, when speaking at a meeting of more than 80 citizens of Hastings yesterday. He was requested again to offer himself as a candidate for the mayoralty. Mr Maddison said he would accept the committee’s invitation, subject to the setting up of a satisfactory organisation in the event of an election being necessary.

The death has occurred of Mr John Dalgleish, aged 79, a resident of the Waikato for about 51 years, and a prominent figure in racing circles in the district. Mr Dalgleish was one of New Zealand's foremost authorities on horses, and up to the time of his death he maintained his interest in racing and trotting. The late Mr Dalgleish, who was not married, is survived by three brothers and two sisters. They are Messrs Simon Dalgleish (Longbush), C. C. Dalgleish (Rotorua), Matthew Dalgleish (Balclutha). Mrs P. Grant (Puerue), and Miss E. B. Dalgleish (Hamilton).

Mr K. Hatch, who has been a member of the Palmerston North Y.M.C.A. Cricket Club for some time, removed to Wellington a fortnight ago, and it is anticipated that he will be making his future home there. As a member of the Manawatu Hawke Cup side he took part in the match in which Manawatu gained the cup from Taranaki, and also in the game in which it was lost to South Auckland. He played in Hawke Cup games each season, although he was not a member of every Hawke Cup team. A brother, Mr R. Hatch, who is now in Melbourne, represented Manawatu. and later Wellington, on the cricket field.

Mrs J. C. D. Mackley, of College Street, together with her daughter, Josephine, returned to Masterton yesterday from Australia after an extended stay in Melbourne with her parents, Mr and Mrs H. Hilton.