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Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 February 1940, Page 4

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Feilding guests at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Masterton: —H. P. Hynes, J. Deniss, A. McLeod. L. A. Moriarty, Miss M. Moriarty. Archdeacon J. R. Young, of Christ Church. Wanganui, will also attend the Anglican General Synod as a delegate from the "Wellington Diocese. Messrs J. Anderson, IVI. Hughes and J. Andrew (Dannevirke) were weekend guests at. the Prince of Wales Hotel, Masterton. The Rt Rev G. V. Gerard, Bishop of Waiapu, is expected to reach Wellington today on his way to attend the General Synod of the Anglican Church at Nelson this week.

Messrs F. O. Ganderton (Waipukurau), L. M. Pweedie. D. Bain, G. Field, and G. R. Wyborne (Wellington) were among recent guests at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Masterton. The Hon A. Hamilton, Leader of the Opposition, left Wellington by the steamer express on Saturday night for the South Island, after attending the Centennial celebrations at Waitangi and the National Party caucus at Wellington.

Weekend visitors to Masterton who stayed at the Hotel Midland were: Messrs W. Dyshart and M. Langridge (Blenheim), Nicholls (Martinborough), Mr and Mrs A. Hawken and Mr J. Hawken (Edgecombe). The death occurred at Wellington, recently of Mr J. S. Rutter, aged 76. Mr Rutter arrived in New Zealand in

1877 in the ship Hurunui and settled with his parents in Wellington, where he resided till his death. He joined the Government Printing Office at an early age and was associated with the department till he retired in 1925. In his youth he was a keen volunteer, having been at Parihaka and afterward serving as a member of the D Battery for many years. He was for 25 years superintendent of St Anne’s Sunday School. Northland, and -up to the time of his death acted as a trustee.

The death occurred yesterday morning of Mr J. H. Williams, president of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club and till recently president of the New Zealand Trotting Association, says a Press Association message from Christchurch. He was a highly respected administrator of the sport and had played a big part in making trotting as popular as it is today. Mr Williams, who was educated at Christ’s College, was a member of the legal firm of Meares, Williams and Holmes. On leaving school he took a prominent part in cricket in Canterbury and was formerly secretary of the Canterbury Cricket Association He was also a prominent tennis player. Mr Williams was elected vice-president of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club in 1915, and held that position till 1924, when, on the death of the president, the Hon C. Louisson, he was elected president,. which position he occupied till his death. In .1916 Mr Williams was elected a member of the Trotting Association, and had been a member ever since. On the retirement of Mr P. Selig in 1925. Mr Williams was elected president, and he held the position till his retirement a few months ago.