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Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 July 1938, Page 6

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Mr R. E. Price, conciliation commissioner, who recently underwent an operation, is to resume his duties next week.

Mr Koshnitsky, Australian chess champion, at present touring New Zealand, under the auspices of the New Zealand Chess Association, will visit Masterton early in August. Mr R. Darroch, Wellington secretary of the Navy League, is at present visiting Masterton, and has addressed the pupils of a number of schools. He is to speak at a gathering in the Midland Hotel this afternoon. Mr Winston F. Monk, 8.A., Oriel College, Oxford, 1934 Rhodes Scholar, has been awarded the Beit Senior Research Scholarship for the academic year 1938-39. He is a son of Mr and Mrs F. Monk, Kaikoura. The funeral of the late Mrs Evelyn Price took place in Masterton yesterday, the services at the chapel and at the graveside being conducted by the Rev John Davie. Many beautiful wreaths were in evidence. The late Mrs R. E. Herlund, who received fatal injuries when she was knocked down by a car in Kelburn on Friday night, was the widow of a former resident of Mauriceville. He was formerly overseer of the railway from Wellington to Gisborne. The death took place at Wellington on Sunday of Mr George Parker Burns, at the age of 66 years. The late Mr Burns was a well known figure on the Greytown bowling green. He is survived by his widow, two sons (one of whom is Mr George Burns, of Greytown), and a daughter. Mr W. Fox, of the Traffic Department, Mr A. G. Taylor and Mr G. Johnson, of the Loco. Department at Cross Creek, will leave by the Awatea tomorrow for Sydney. They will be there for a week, and will spend the rest of the time at their disposal on a tour of the State railways in Australia. Mr C. H. Clibborn, secretary of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, will next month have completed 41 years’ service. The board last year extended Mr Clibborn’s engagement for 12 months over the usual retiring period of 40 years. A further extension of his engagement has been made until August of next year.

Dr A. G. Butchers, director of the Education Department’s Correspondence School, left for Auckland by the Limited express last night to connect with the Aorangi, by which he will travel to America. Dr Butchers plans to attend a conference on correspondence education at Victoria, British Columbia, and is to return to New Zealand toward the end of September.

The funeral of the late Mrs H. J. R. Byford took place at Masterton yesterday afternoon, the cortege being a large and representative one. The many wreaths, including a beautiful one from the employees of the firm of Byford Brothers, testified to the high esteem in which the late Mrs Byford was held. Impressive services at the house and graveside were conducted by the Rev J. Davie. The pall-bearers were Messrs James Smith, R. Shaw, C. C. Bennett, S. Gilman, F. Cullen and Jos. McKenzie.

There was a large attendance of settlers from all parts of the district at the funeral yesterday of the late Mr W. M. Laing, formerly a wellknown farmer of the Bideford district. The many beautiful wreaths that were received were evidence of the esteem in which Mr Laing was held. The Rev John Davie conducted the burial service in the Masterton Cemetery. The pall-bearers were Messrs Geoffrey, Allan and Walter Laing, Crawford Cameron, H. RixTrott and P. Staples.