PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 October 1938, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr S. F. Du Plessis, South Africa, evangelist and lecturer, arrived im Wellington on Saturday in the Awatea.

Mr A. W. Scott, of the Lands Department, Hamilton, is visiting Masterton on departmental business. He will return north at the end of the week.

Mr Gordon Short, Wellington, who has been conducting examinations in pianoforte playing in New South Wales for the past six weeks, returned on Saturday by the Awatea. His work took him to Canberra, the Commonwealth capital, the country in that neighbourhood, and the south coast. Sergeant P. H. C. Boulton, aged 63, who was in charge of the Dunedin North police station, died suddenly on Saturday morning when working in his warden. He was due to retire on superannuation shortly. Sergeant Boulton joined the force in 1900, and was stationed in Christchurch, Wanganui and New Plymouth. He was appointed sergeant in 1917. He was president of the North East Valley Bowling Cluo and vice-president of the Kiwi Swimming Club.

At his own request, Mr George Nelson, chief postmaster at Wanganui, will retire on November 30 after 40 years of service with the Post and Telegraph Department. Joining the service at Petone in 1898, Mr Nelson made rapid progress. For many years he was attached to the staff of the director-gen-eral in Wellington, and later he acted as postmaster at Petone, Featherston and Rotorua, and chief postmaster at Blenheim and Gisborne. From Gisborne, Mr Nelson was transferred to Wanganui in January, 1937. Mrs A. H. Judd, who died recently at Woodville, arrived with her parents in the Wairarapa about 30 years ago from the Catlins district. Mrs Judd (formerly Miss Annie Stoddart), was educated at the Bideford School and Wellington College. On completing her training as a teacher she taught in the Bideford, Tane and Te Whiti schools. Eight years ago she married Mr A.'H. Judd, of Tane, and since that time had lived near Woodville. Mrs Judd is survived by her husband and son, as well as her parents, Mr and Mrs Stoddart, Masterton, Mr Jack Stoddart, and a sister, Mrs R. Stoddart, Waipukurau. There was a very large funeral and many floral tributes were received. The service was conducted by the Rev Mr McMillan, Woodville, and the Rev D. McNeur, Lansdowne, Masterton. The pallbearers were Messrs R. and D. Stoddart, Cecil, Clarence and Albert Judd, and Ernest Wrigley, Masterton.