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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 November 1938, Page 6

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The following were the guests of the Governor-General and Lady Galway at dinner at Government House last evening:—The Consul-General for Germany, Herr E. Ramm; the Vice-Consul for Switzerland, Mr W. Schmid, and Mrs Schmid; the Vice-Consul for the Netherlands, Mr M. F. Vigeveno, and Mrs Vigeveno; Mr G. MacNamara and Mrs MacNamara, Mr J. Wood and Mrs Wood, Mr G. H. Mackley and Mrs Mackley, Mr N. T. Lambourne and Mrs Lambourne, Mr J. H. Jerram and Mrs Jerram, Professor T. A. Hunter anc Mrs Hunter, Mr L. H. Wood and Mrs Wood, Dr Murray Litchfield and Mrs Litchfield, Major A. de B. Brandon, Mr G. Goodwin and Mrs Goodwin.

The Hon F. Jones, Minister of Defence, returned to Wellington from Auckland yesterday. Mr A. H. Cockayne, Director-General of Agriculture, who is on an official visit abroad, expects to leave England on November 20, on his return to New Zealand.

The Hon R. Semple, Minister of Public Works, returned ,to Wellington from Blenheim by aeroplane yesterday after an inspection of work on the South Island Main Trunk railway line. Mr Eli Smith, formerly a well-known resident of the Ihuraua district and later of Masterton and now an inmate of Buchanan Home, Greytown, celebrated his 92nd birthday today. In his earlier days Mr Smith took an active part in district affairs and for a considerable period he was chairman of the Masterton County Council, on which body he represented the Alfredton Riding when that portion of the district was included in the County’s boundaries.

Auckland tennis will suffer a loss by the departure for Christchu'rch next Monday of the present Dominion champion, A. D. Brown, whose father, Mr J. G. Brown, has been transferred from the Post Office Savings Bank in Auckland to Christchurch. Mr Brown has done exceptionally well since his arrival at Auckland six years ago from Wellington. Last year he won every tournament he played in, and as i climax won the New Zealand title. Mi Brown is now only 21. He has just returned from a trip to England, made at his own expense, to improve his game, and should prove a valuable acquisition to the tennis strength of the South Island.

The death occurred yesterday at his residence, Hataitai Road, Wellington; of Mr Alfred W. Woolley, Wellington manager for the Singer -Sewing Machine’ Company, with which firm he had been associated for thirty years. Mr Woolley, who was 61 years of age, was for eighteen months associated with the company on the west coast and Nelson, when he was appointed manager in Wellington. He had also had managerial experience with the company at'Palmerston North and New Plymouth. He had been in ill-health for some time past. 'Mr Woolley was a well-known and popular bowler and as a member of the Hataitai club had played in several tournaments, in which he made a creditable showing. Mr Henry Minifie, who was 100 years of age last June, is in Wanganui Hospital. Though he has not been attended by a doctor for some time and is stated not to be seriously ill, his indisposition needs careful attention because 'of his great age. He is the oldest resident of Wanganui. Born at Bridgwater, near Rauton, Somersetshire, Mr Minifie as a young man emigrated to Canada, but returned after several years to his native land. He married Miss C. Langford, Sheffield, and with his wife and one child he came to New Zealand 74 years ago by the sailing ship Amoor and landed at Lyttelton. Retiring 30 years ago from the National Mortgage and Agency Company, Christchurch, Mi Minifie came to Wanganui, where he has since resided.