PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 June 1939, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr Sharp, of Wellington, is on a visit to Masterton and is staying at the Empire Hotel. Messrs O. Walton, W. Twentyman, C. Welch and V. Capes, of Eketahuna, left on Monday on a motor tour of the North Island.

Dr. R. M. Barrer, D.Sc. (N.Z.), Ph.D. (Cambridge), who is at present at Clare College, Cambridge, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry.

The Rev E. O. Blamires, formerly of Masterton, who has been operated upon in St George Hospital, Christchurch, is reported to be making satisfactory progress.

Mr J. D. Baybutt, Advertising Manager of the “Times-Age,” who was recently appointed manager of “The Province” newspaper, Nelson, has withdrawn from the latter appointment, and will remain with the “Times-Age.” Mr and Mrs S. Jenny, of Mauriceville, left today for Ohakune where Mr Jermy will take up duties on the office staff at the railway station there. Mr J. McArley, of Patea, will succeed Mr Jermy as stationmaster at Mauriceville.

Mr F. C. Widdop, whose death at Kelburn on Monday night was reported in yesterday’s “Times-Age,” was formerly chief engineer of the New Zealand Railways and well known in New Zealand civil engineering circles. Mr Widdop was the third son of the late Mr William Widdop and was born in Wellington 62 years ago. He had a distinguished railway career and was associated with that department from 1891 to September 1931, when he retired on superannuation. Three members of the medical staff of the Otago University, two professors and one lecturer, tendered their resignations to a meeting of the Otago University Council yesterday. Dr Carmalt Jones, professor of systematic medicine, and Dr Frank Fitchett, professor of clinical medicine, wrote giving six months’ notice of their intention to resign from their ' respective positions, and Dr E. H. Williams tendered his resignation as lecturer on diseases of children. The resignations were accepted with regret. The pall-bearers at the funeral yesterday of the late Mr Eric Renner were Messrs A. McKay, H. Miller, C. K. Goodin, G. V. Greer, J. Allan and B. R. Jenkins. Wreaths were sent by the Lansdowne Cricket Club, the committee and members of the Red Star Football Club, the members of the Red Star Cricket Club, the executive and members of the Masterton Motor Cycle Sports Club, Mascot Motors, the staff of C. K. Goodin, the staff of Gordon Hughan Ltd., the Gladstone School, and the Johnsonville School, besides many others.

Mr ’W. Young, formerly a leading rider both on the flat and over fences, and considered by many good judges the most versatile horseman of any period in New Zealand, died on Monday night in a Wellington private hospital. He was 53 years of age and was well known in Masterton, where relatives formerly resided. Mr Young started his racing career at Reefton, where he was apprenticed to J. Carter. Later he transferred to F. Tilley at Fordell, and became an outstanding rider of all classes of horses. He was in recent years engaged in training horses.