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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 July 1938, Page 6

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The Governor-General will leave Auckland tomorrow in H.M.S. Leander to make his first visit to the South Pacific Islands administered by New Zealand. He will be accompanied by Lady Galway and his two aides-de-camp, Captain Stuart French and Lieutenant Lombard-Hobson, R.N., and will be absent from the Dominion until August 19. Mr E. Benton, of Featherston, is visiting Wanganui. The Hon H. G. R. Mason, AttorneyGeneral, returned to Wellington from Auckland today. The Hon H. T. Armstrong, Minister of Labour, returned to Wellington today from the South Island. The Hon R. Semple, Minister of Public Works, arrived back in Wellington today from Christchurch. The Hon W. E. Parry, Minister of Internal Affairs, will return to Wellington from Auckland tomorrow. Mr D. S. Rust, of the Kelburn Normal School, has been appointed head teacher at the Masterton West School.

Messrs H. Frew and A. Way, of Te Wharau, will leave by the Wanganella on Thursday for a three-months’ tour of Australia.

A cablegram from Brisbane reports the death, at the age of 58, of Dr W. J. Fearnley, a native of New Zealand and well known in racing circles. Master Wembley Goodin, who was accidentally killed at Carterton yesterday, was a nephew of Mrs W. J. Blinkhorne, Colombo Road, Masterton. The death has occurred at Parakai, Helensville, of Mr Donald Miller Quarrie. Born in the Isle of Man in 1870, he came to New Zealand in the Rakaia in 1877, and settled at Halcombe. Mr Quarrie took up land at Wanganui, Makino and Marton. He was a member of the Feilding Road Board and was a prominent farmer and sheep dealer in the Manawatu and Rangitikei districts. In 1911, Mr Quarrie bought a block of land at Otamarakau, Bay of Plenty. He was a member of the Tauranga Harbour Board. For the past 12 years Mr Quarrie resided in Helensville. He is survived by his wife, three sons and five daughters. By decree dated April 2, 1938, the French Government has conferred the Cross of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour on two Aucklanders. They are the mayor, Sir Ernest Davis, and Commander C. H. T. Palmer, president of the Auckland branch of the Navy League. Sir Ernest Davis is well known as a friend of France, and he has taken every opportunity of showing his affection for that country by his support of everything French, and his neverfailing courtesy to the French naval officers who periodically visit New Zealand. Commander Palmer is always to the fore in preparing the programme of entertainments for the officers and ratings of the French men-of-war during fheir yearly cruise in New Zealand waters.