PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 February 1939, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr Beattie Elliot, of Villa Street, Masterton, is at present visiting friends and relations in the South Island. Mr John Cunningham, son of Mr and Mrs J. H. Cunningham, of Lansdowne, who was operated on recently at the Lewisham Hospital, Wellington,, is reported to be progressing favourably. The Hon F. Jones, Minister of Defence, will leave Wellington tomorrow night for Dunedin. Mr Jones, who is to open a new school at Forbury on Saturday, expects to return to Wellington toward the end of next week. The Hon H. T. Armstrong, Minister of Housing, left Wellington for Nelson last night. Before returning to Wellington at the end of the week he will also visit the Motueka and Blenheim districts. Mr W. J. Mountjoy, secretary of the Wellington Employers’ Association, was granted leave by the executive yesterday to attend this year’s International Labour Conference in Geneva. Mr Mounfjoy expects to leave Wellington by the Wanganella on April 13. The Rev E. P. Blamires, formerly youth director of the Methodist Church of New Zealand, will attend the annual conference of the Episcopal Methodist Church in the United States in April as the accredited representative of the Dominion church. Sir Harry till recently Lord Mayor of London, is due at Auckland by the Rangitata from London on March 9 to spend several weeks’ holiday in the- Dominion. He will leave Wellington on April 3 for Australia and will later touch at Auckland again on his way to Canada by the Aorangi. Sir Harry Batterbee, newly-appoint-ed High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in New Zealand, is due to arrive at Auckland by the Rangitata on March 9. He will be accompanied' by Lady Batterbee and will proceed to Wellington, where he will take up residence. The death has occurred of Mr Andrew Bain in his 83rd year, says a Press Association telegram from Invercargill. He was a prominent citizen who served two terms as mayor and was a member of the council for 20 years. A well-known building contractor in his earlier life he later devoted 40 years to the service of Southland local bodies.

The death is reported in Napier of Mrs Beulah Ashcroft (Sister White), wife of Mr Peter Ashcroft, Fitzroy Road. Mrs Ashcroft conducted a private hospital with her sister, Miss I. R. Guffe. Before going to Napier, 20 years ago, she was matron of St. David Street Hospital, Dunedin, and also of Dr. Dawson’s private hospital in Pahiatua.

Major-General Sir Andrew McCulloch, D. 5.0., who recently retired from the appointment as Colonel of the Highland Light Infantry and the command of the 52nd (Lowland) Division, after a distinguished Army career, left Auckland yesterday by the Aorangi for Honolulu. With Lady McCulloch he has been visiting New Zealand for several months and has been staying with his son, Mr C. McCulloch, Motumaoho, near Morrinsville.

The death is reported in a private hospital in Sydney, a cablegram reports, of a former New Zealand journalist, Mr Emil Schwabe, who began his career in Napier, where he was educated. Subsequently he spent many years on the “New Zealand Times” as a member of the Parliamentary Press Gallerv and as chief reporter.’ Mr Schwabe came to Sydney in 1912 to the “Daily Telegraph.” Later he work-ed-on other daily newspapers.

Sympathetic reference was made at today’s meeting of the Wairarapa Hospital Board to the death of Dr P. R. Cook, who had been associated with the Masterton Hospital as an honorary surgeon and a lecturer for a period of 35 years. The chairman, Mr H. H. Mawley, said Dr Cook had done excellent work in the hospital and in the town generally. A motion of sympathy with Mrs Cook and family was passed. The death has occurred of Mr William Thomas Lili, aged 92, a resident of the Ashburton County since December 16, 1867, reports a Press Association telegram from Ashburton. Mr Lili was a former chairman of the county council and hospital board. One of the only two lay presidents of the New Zealand Methodist Conference, he never missed a quarterly meeting of the circuit for 50 years. He was an ardent temperance worker. He was farming in the Willowby district for 49 years. General Sir Walter Pitt-Taylor, accompanied by Lady Pitt-Taylor, is visiting Dunedin in the course of a tour of New Zealand. Sir Walter, who was General Officer Command-ing-in-Chief of the Indian Western Command in 1936-38. served in both the South African and European wars, and in the course of his distinguished career received many decorations, including the D.S.O. and Croix de Guerre. In post-war years he commanded infantry brigades at Home and in India, and from 1925-28 was A.D.C. to KingGeorge V. In 1935. after relinquishing the command of the Third Division, he was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London.