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Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 May 1939, Page 4

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The Hon D. G. Sullivan, Minister of Industries and Commerce, will return to Wellington from Christchurch today. The Hon R. Semple, Minister of Public Works, is expected to return to Wellington from the South Island tomorrow. The Rev Father L. Brice, S.M., Wellington, is at present in Masterton. He is conducting the annual retreat for the Sisters of St Bride's Convent. Mr J. W. Andrews, formerly of Masterton, was re-elected by the Lower Hutt Borough Council last night as its representative pn the City and Suburban Highways Board. The many friends in Masterton of Mrs Martha Chambers, Senr., will learn with regret of her death, which occurred in Ashburton last week at the age of eighty-three years. The deceased was one of Canterbury’s pioneers. Mrs J. J. Andrew, of 62 Opaki Road, Masterton, is a daughter. The interment of the late Mr A. W. Barnett took place at the Masterton Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, the officiating minister being the Rev F. J. Parker. The pall-bearers were Messrs O. Shute, F. Stains, C. Clements, C. Lister, R. McEwen and H. W. Barnett. Dr Alexander Stuart King, younger son the Rev and Mrs G. Stuart King, Strath Taieri, has left for Auckland to join the Awatea, en route for Britain, via South Africa, where he will visit relations, before going on to Edinburgh to pursue a post graduate course. Dr Stuart King was a pupil of the Wairarapa College a few years ago. The funeral of the late lan Hopkirk, which took place on Sunday, was largely attended. The Rev D. McNeur conducted a service at the Lansdowne Presbyterian Church and also officiated at the cemetery. Wreaths were sent by the Lansdowne Presbyterian Church and Sunday School, the master and Cubs of St ..Matthew’s No. 6 Cub Pack, the headmaster, staff and pupils of Lansdowne School, the Lansdowne School Committee and Solway College Old Girls, besides many others. Messrs D. Yule, R. Yule, C. Hopkirk and O. Hopkirk acted as pallbearers. A record probably unique in New Zealand was revealed by the death at Hawera on Sunday of Mr Peter McGovern, who had the distinction of having seen service in five wars. He was over 70 years of age. Born in New Zealand. Mr McGovern at an early age went to England, where he joined the Royal Navy. His first experience under fire was during the Matabele Campaign in 1894. He served in the BoerWar till its close, the Boxer rising in 1900, and the campaign in North Africa against the “Mad Mullah" in 1905. In the Great War he served in submarines. At a meeting of the council of the British Drama League, held in Wellington, a resolution was passed putting on record the debt the Drama League owed to the New Zealand founder, Miss Elizabeth Blake. The League, as a national movement, was inaugurated eight years ago, and since then community drama has spread throughout New Zealand. Miss Blake has found it necessary to resign from the league owing to her impending departure from New Zealand. The council desired to express their deep sense of gratitude to her for her years of work in establishing the league, and their best wishes for her future welfare and happiness.