PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 February 1940, Page 4

PERSONAL

Lieut. A. J. Young. Trentham, stayed at the Empire Hotel (Masterton) last night. .

Messrs O. N. Williams (Dunedin! and A. Henderson (Wellington) are a the Prince of Wales Ilorel, Masterton.

At the annual meeting of the Massey College Board of Governors, Mr A. Morton was re-elected chairman, Mr A. E„ Mansford vice-chairman, and Mr A. Levi treasurer.

Mr Gordon Goodin, of Park Road, Carterton, acting on medical advice, has entered the Masterton Hospital for treatment. Mr Goodin recently returned to Carterton from a visit to Wellington. Mr John Jones, Labour member of the House of Commons for Silvertown, has resigned his seat on account of ill health, a London cablegram reports. In the East Belfast by-election a Conservative, Mr H. P. Harland, was returned, unopposed. He replaces Captain Dixon, who is now Lord Glentoran.

Mr and Mrs A. Latimer, of Masterton, will leave next week for Wanganui where Mr Latimer has been transferred to take up duties as goods clerk at the railway station there. Mr Latimer has been station master at Masterton for over three years, but owing to ill-health has had to relinquish that position. Mr Latimer has been a very capable and conscientious officer. Mrs Latimer has made many friends during her stay in Mastertor', and has always been willing to assist at local functions. Mr and Mrs Latimer will be much missed by a wide circle of friends in Masterton.

Mr T. B. Braggins, who has just retired from the position of borough foreman, was presented last night by the council's inside staff with a hallway' barometer and drawing-room smokers’ companion. The engineer, Mr C. R. Mabson, the traffic inspector, Mr J. McGregor, the gas manager, Mr J. Y. Douglas, the Town Clerk, Mr G. T. O’Hara Smith and the ex-Town Clerk, Mr T. T. Dcnbee all bore testimony to Mr Braggins’s many fine personal qualities, and to his long and faithful service to the borough, and wished him many happy years in retirement. Colonel J. Hargcst, D. 5.0.. M.P., who is now in Trentham camp as Officer Commanding the Second Echelon, paid a short visit in uniform to the caucus of the National Party in Parliament Buildings yesterday, for the purpose of saying goodbye to his colleagues as an active Parliamentarian. He was warmly received, and, in a brief speech of welcome, the leader of the National Party. Mr Hamilton, said that his colleagues were very proud of him and the uniform he wore. They fully realised the importance and responsibility of his high office, and assured him that he was leaving with the sincerest goodwill of them all. and that they would follow his work with great interest. They noticed with satisfaction that his appointment had been favourably received throughout New Zealand.