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Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 August 1939, Page 6

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Mr J. R. Whyte has been re-elected chairman of directors of the Tokomaru Dairy Co., Ltd., for the 25th successive year.

The death has occurred, a London cablegram reports of Mr Lauchlan McNeil Weir, Labour member for Clackmannan.

Mr W. Hutchens, Christchurch, left Auckland for Sydney by the Wanganella last night to act as chief vocal and choral judge at the Sydney Eisteddfod.

Mr R. Cook, who has been on the Woodville railway station staff for some time left' yesterday on transfer to Wellington. He will be replaced by Mr Scott, of Waikanae. Guests at the Prince of Wales Hotel. Masterton include Messrs R. C. Hill (Tinakora); G. Prince (Feilding); R. R. Park. J. Ward, J. Ward, Junr (Wanganui); I. Elliot (Trantham); D. Masefield (Wellington), and D. O'Connor (Wanganui). Mr A. S. Wansbrough, who has been designing engineer, New Zealand Railways, since 1925, and attached to Head Office. Wellington, has retired on superannuation because of ill-health. He was met yesterday by the general manager. Mr G. H. Mackley, and executive officers and members of the maintenance branch, when tributes were paid to his efficiency as a railway engineer. On behalf of his fellow officers and colleagues, Mr Mackley presented Mr Wansbrough with a wristlet watch and a camera. Mr C. Wilson has succeeded Mr Wansbrough as designing engineer. The death occurred at his home in Whakatane, following a short illness, of Mr Edward Law, who for a long period of years was a prominent resident of the Horowhenua district. Born in J 864, Mr Law was a son of the late Mr Joseph Law, Tua Marina, Marlborough, and Mrs Annie Law (nee Cargill), who was one of the first white children born in Nelson. At the age of 19 he began farming on his own account at Massacre Hill, Tua Marina, and two years later married Miss Jane McMorrin. He left Marlborough in 1893. and took tip a bush farm at Otauru Road, Shannon, which he developed and farmed successfully for a number of years, later acquiring a farm at Ihakara. Altogether he spent 25 years in tlie Shannon district. In 1919 he took up farming at Whakatane.