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Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 October 1938, Page 4

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The death occurred al Pahiatua yesterday of Mrs Blanche Hillas, widow of the late Mr Fred Hillas, of Pori. The Rev K. F. Button, curate of St Mary’s Church, Auckland, has been appointed vicar of St Peter’s Church, Pahiatua.

Mr and Mrs E. G. Norman, of Cole Street, who have been on a visit to Europe, are now due at Auckland on their return journey, and should reach Masterton on Friday. The Mayor (Mr T. Jordan) was appointed last evening to represent the Masterton Borough Council at the annual conference of the Municipal Association, to be held in Dunedin in March next. Mr Jordan is President of the Municipal Association. Mr W. H. Cocker (president), son of Mrs J. Cocker, of Masterton, and Mr A. H. Johnstone, K.C., vice-presi-dent of Auckland University College, were reappointed by the college council yesterday as its representatives on the New Zealand University College Senate. The appointments are for three years..

The resignation of Archdeacon G. Mac Murray from the offices ; of archdeacon of Auckland, vicar-general of the diocese and secretary of the New Zealand Mission Trust Board was announced by Archbishop Averill during his charge to members of the synod of the Auckland diocese. Archdeacon Mac Murray has also indicated that he will not be available for reappointment to the board of nomination. An announcement that Canon E. H. Strong had resigned the wardenship of St John’s College as from the end of the year was made oy Archbishop Averill during his charge to members of the first session of the Synod of the Auckland Diocese yesterday. Canon Strong, said the archbishop, possesed a noble record of service to the church. He had held his present position since 1932, and had previously rendered valuable service to the diocese and the Province of New Zealand in many directions. He had served as Archbishop of Tonga, vice-principal of Wells Theological College, commissary for the Bishop of Melanesia, and as a member of General Synod.

Mr Ewen' Cameron died at Dunedin yesterday at the age of 81. He was educated at the Old Stone School while Sir Robert Stout was teacher there and then at the Otago Boys High School. On leaving school he secured a position with Mr A. J. Burns, founder in 1873 of the business now known as the Mosgiel Woollen Company, and by his energy and application ultimately became manager. He retired in 1927 after continuous service with the company for 54 years. He was an elder of First Church for more than 50 years. He had been a member and president of the Otago Employers’ Association and a member of the Rotary Club. He is survived by his wife and three sons, who are all married and in business, Mr George Cameron in Levin, Mr Alexander Cameron in Petone, and Mr Douglas Cameron in Christchurch.

The death occurred in Ipswich, Queensland, recently, of Mr Albert Wade, a former conductor of the Wanganui Garrison Band. Mr Wade, who was 69 years of age, was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, and bands and choirs conducted by him won more, than 80 first prizes, including national championships. Mr Wade went to Australia in 1905 to adjudicate at the Ballarat (South Australia) band contest and settled in Queensland in Queensland in 1916. Before that he was in Wanganui as conductor of the Wanganui Garrison Band. It was under Mi - Wade that the Garrison Band went to Ballarat in 1910 and won first place. He also conducted the band at the Christchurch contest in 1912. When he left Wanganui he went to Ipswich as a departmental head of the Ipswich Woollen Mills. He also conducted the Ipswich band and was recognised as one of the best brass band adjudicators in the Southern Hemisphere. He had acted as judge on a number of occasions in New Zealand. The death has occurred of Mr David Thomas Fleming, a former member of the Legislative Council, states a Press Association message from Dunedin. Mr Fleming was born in Scotland in 1862 and educated at Otago Boys’ High School. He arrived at Dunedin with his parents in 1864. In 1880 ne took up farming, and in 1884 joined the “Clutha Leader,” becoming its manager and editor, and, in 1900, part proprietor. He was also part proprietor and manager of the “Bruce Herald” from 1906 to 1911. He retired from journalism in 1912, and subsequently went into partnership with his brother on a cattle and sheep station' at Titiroa, Mr Fleming was formerly a councillor and mayor of Clutha. He was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1918, and remained a member of the council until 1932. He was an Oddfellow and Freemason. He married, in 1889, Miss Amelia Menzies, and had two sons and four daughters. One son was killed in the Great War.