PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 December 1938, Page 6

PERSONAL

The Hon P. Fraser, Minister of Education, will be the speaker at the annual break-up ceremony of the Wairarapa College tomorrow night at 8 o’clock. The death has occurred of Dr Thaddeus Julian, aged 84, formerly of Christchurch, states a Press Association message from Blenheim. He was the father of Dr T? Julian, Medical Superintendent of the Marlborough hospitals. The Hon P. Fraser, Minister of Education, left Wellington yesterday to attend prize-giving ceremonies at the Dannevirke High School, the Feilding Agricultural High School, and the Wairarapa College at Masterton. He will return to Wellington tomorrow. Mr T. H. McCombs, M.P., has been nominated by the Canterbury Moulders’ Union as president of the New Zealand Labour Party. The election will take place next Easter. The union has also nominated Mr George Manning as a viqe-president of the party.

Dr J. A. Doctor and MrS Doctor (formerly of Featherston) left Wellington by the Awatea for a holiday visit to England and the Continent. They will travel via the East and South Africa and will probably be back about next September. The New Zealand Council of Educational Research has selected Mr A. E. Campbell as director' in succession of Di- C. E. Beeby who was recently apoointed assistant director of education Mr Campbell is at, present lecturer on education and director of the W.E.A. studies at Victoria University College md also secretary of the dominion council of the W.E.A. He has a brilliant academic record .

The death occurred in the Masterton Hospital yesterday of Mr Ihaka piripi, a well known resident of Taueru, who had been in failing health for. some time. He was born at Papawai and was a well known shearer in his vounger days. He is survived by his wife and four sons and two daughters. The sons are Messrs George Piripi, of Taueru. and Albert. Thomas and William Piripi, of Masterton, and the •laughters Mesdames Horton, of Mas•erton, and Crawford, of Ihuraua. The Very Rev Father D. H. Hurley formerly Provincial for the Society of Mary in Australia and New Zealand left Wellington by the Awatea foi Sydney, where he will assume the new office of Provincial of the society ir Australia. So great has been the society’s growth that its administration in the two countries, which has hither !o been centred in Wellington, has beer divided, and each country will have it own Provincial. The Very R r w D V. Geaney has taken over from Fathe - Hurley in Wellington the office of the Provincial fo the society in the Do minion.

The death has occurred of Mr Rich ira Sherratt. pioneer settler of thHast Coast district, and an enlbusia® 'ic patron of racing, polo, and hunt 'ng, says a Gisborne Press A c sqc!atior message. Arriving in the Ddhn'nioi more than 70 years ago at the age o J 16 Mr Sherratt took over a pronertv a’ Tolaga Bay five years later and subse quently managed and owned variotr other properties. At the time of his death he was patron of the Poverty Bay Hunt Club and Poverty Bay Polo Club and a life member of the Poverty Bay Turf Club. He had a unique record in the hunting field, and only two years ago, at the age of 85 he last rode to hounds. His wife predeceased him 10 years ago. but he is survived by five children, a brother, Mr W. G. Sherratt, and three sisters resident in England.