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Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 September 1938, Page 6

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The Governor-General, Lord Gall way, attended a Masonic function in Masterton last evening. About 200 members of the craft were present from all Wairarapa lodges and elsewhere. On account of the grave international situation, Lord Galway had to return to Wellington immediately after the function. Mr J. Hamill, a member., cf the Civil Reserve of Pilots, made his first solo flight at tne Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, during last week-end. Mr W. O’Connell, Government manager at the Waitomo Hostel, who has been visiting Masterton during the past few days, left for Dannevirke yesterday. Sir James Steel-Maitland, chairman of the Isteg Steel Co. of Australasia, Ltd., and of Isteg Steel Products (N.Z.) Ltd., returned to Wellington yesterday by the Wanganella after a long stay in Australia. At yesterday’s meeting of local bodies called by th'e Mayor of Masterton, Mr T, Jordan, to consider the Centennial Memorial proposals, the Masterton Town Clerk, Mr T. T. Denbee, was appointed secretary of the Wairarapa zone committee. Son of Dr Hendricus Colijn, Prime Minister of Holland, Mr H. A. Colijn, of Batavia, arrived at Wellington yesterday by the Wanganella, on his way home to Europe. He said that, as general passenger manager of the K.P.M. Line, whose South Pacific vessels run ■egularly between Wellington and the Dutch East Indies, he had come thus far out of his way to investigate the tourist conditions in New Zealand. Mr T. R. Guscott, general manager of Messrs J. R. McKenzie, Ltd., has, on medical advice, relinquished his position. He will retain his position as a director of J. R. McKenzie, Ltd., and McKenzies Department Stores, Ltd. Mr Guscott has been associated with the McKenzie interests for the last 16 years. At a meeting of the board of directors of J. R. McKenzie. Ltd., Mr Guscott’s resignation was received and accepted with much regret. Members expressed the wish that Mr Guscott would enjoy a well-earned retirement.

The Rev Brother M. A. Cream England, arrived at Wellington from the south yesterday. Brother Crean recently mot his two brothers. Messrs William Crean and Thomas Crean, Hawarden, for the first time in 50 years. He has been travelling in Australia and New Zealand after bringing out a party of 31 boys for the Agricultural College of the Christian Brothers at Tardun, Western Australia, and he had not seen his two brothers since they left home for New Zealand 50 years ago. He has been staying with his sister, Mrs L. Mahan, and niece, Mrs C. Condon, in Preston’s Road Styx, and now returns to St Joseph’s College, Ledsham, England, whence he came.