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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 June 1939, Page 4

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The Governor-General, Lord Galway, left Auckland for Tauranga yesterday afternoon on his way to Wellington.

Mr D. W. Earle has been re-elected president of the Wanganui branch of the National Party.

Guests at the Prince of Wales Hotel include Messrs C. Curry, J. J. O’Leary, B. J. Milne. K. F. Manson (Wellington). Dr C. C. Farr, Christchurch, and Professor F. F. Miles, Wellington, have been appointed members of the Carter Observatory Board. The death has occurred of Mr Charles Leaper, aged 81, states a Press Association message from Nelson. Mr Leaper took a prominent part in bowling and bandsmen’s activities. Messrs Fawcett (Marlborough), Goodin, Patterson (Wellington), and McCarley (Taranaki) are visitors io Masterton and are staying at the Empire Hotel.

Mr Justice Callan, who is to act as judge of the Court of Arbitration during the illness of Mr Justice O’Regan, arrived at Wellington by the Limited express from Auckland yesterday. The first sitting of the Court under his presidency will begin in Dunedin next week.

The Director-General of. Health, Dr M. H. Watt, returned to Wellington yesterday by the Tamaroa after nine months abroad, travelling under a Rockefeller Institute grant. He said that he was unable to make any public pronouncement on the fruits of his trip till he had presented his report to the Government.

Two Royal Air Force officers, Squadron Leader M. S. Keogh and SquadronLeader M. F. Calder, arrived at Wellington yesterday by the Tamaroa to take up instructing positions with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Squadron Leader Calder, who is a New Zealander, went to England eight years ago on a short-service commission. A well attended function was held at the Wairarapa Soldier’s Hostel last night, the occasion being a send-off to Mr L. Pearson, who is leaving the district to live in Auckland. The president, Mr P. G. Ramsay, after wishing Mr and Mrs Pearson good luck in their new venture, presented Mr Pearson with an inscribed teapot and handbag as a small token of the members’ esteem and goodwill. On June 27. Miss Margaret Mace, who for two and a half years has been Assistant Games and Primary Mistress at Woodford House, leaves by the Rimutaka for a trip to England. She intends to take a refresher course in physical culture, a course in health and beauty and a course of massage at Guy’s Hospital, London. She will be accompanied by her sister, Miss Shirley Mace, who also intends taking a course of health and beauty.

Addressing shareholders of the Bank of New Zealand today, the chairman of directors (Mr A. T. Donnelly) spoke of the great regret felt at the death of Mr William Watson a few weeks after he had presided (in the chairman’s absence) at the annual meeting of shareholders last year. Mr Donnelly observed that although Mr Watson was in his ninety-second year, his vigour of body and mind was remarkable and gave promise of the attainment of a still greater age. “For four ygars—from 1894—Mr Watson was President of the Bank, and thereafter, from the alteration of the Bank's constitution, served continually as one of your representatives on the board, about 43 years in all,” Mr Donnelly added. "Mr Watson saw the Bank overcome its difficulties of the nineties, and his wide experience of banking, his mature judgment and wise counsel, contributed materially to the institution's steady progress to its present strong position. Eulogistic reference to his services was made by several speakers at last meeting. Shareholders. I am sure, will join in our deep regret at the passing of their old friend and highly esteemed representative.”