PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 October 1939, Page 4

PERSONAL

Guests at the Empire Hotel, Masterton are Miss J. A. Moore, Wellington; Mr and Mrs Brough, Lake Ferry.

Mr ,J. Ansell, son of Mr and Mrs W. D. Ansell, Masterton, has accepted a position with the New Zealand Royal Air Force as an aircraftsman trainee. Mr Ansell will be stationed at Ohakea.

The Hon F. Jones, Postmaster-Gen-eral, left Wellington for Wanganui today, accompanied by his private secretary, Mr F. M. Sherwood, to lay the foundation stone of the new post office. He will return tonight. Mr P. B. Hume, who has been in charge of the shipping department of the Christchurch branch of the National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., for more than 40 years, has retired. He has been connected with shipping interests in New Zealand for more than 50 years. Visitors to Masterton, who are guests at the Prince of Wales Hotel, include Mr J. Pringle, Wellington; Mrs Quinton, Wellington; Mrs A. Craven, Dannevirke; Mr and Mrs P. A. Anderson, Levin; Mr A. Carruthers, Wellington; Mrs W. D. Sloan, Hamilton; Mr and Mrs T. L. Hammond, Wellington; Mr P. Cope, Palmerston North; Mr F. Henderson

The death occurred on Sunday, of Mr Theodore David Charles Innes, a well known and highly respected citizen of Wellington. Mr Innes, who was 80 years of age, joined the Audit Department in June, 1886, and retired on superannuation in November, 1915, being then officer in charge of control accounts. He was well known to bowlers before his health began to fail, having been honorary secretary of the Victoria Club from 1918 till 1921, and treasurer in 1921-22. He was also a life member of the club. Mr Innes left a widow, but no family. A. D. Brown, the New Zealand, tennis champion, has returned to New Zealand after playing for the Dominion in the Davis Cup, in which the team was eliminated by Britain. He also played id 21 tournaments. Commenting on the Davis Cup, he said that New Zealanders lacked experience in big tennis, and they were fortunate in having the benefit of Malfroy’s experience. The general standard of play in New Zealand compared favourably with English country tennis, in which he and others had been successful in winning a number of trophies. The death occurred at her residence, Kelburn, on Monday, of Miss Georgina Gray, for many years head of the lower school at Marsden School, Karori. Miss Gray had been in ill-health for some time. Altogether she was ait Marsden School for about nine years. She retired last September, but returned to the school last term. A tribute to the late Miss Gray was paid yesterday by the principal of the school, Miss G. E. Mayhew. Miss Gray had done valuable work at the school, she said, and many hundreds of girls had passed through her hands. They would all retain affectionate memories of her.