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Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 April 1940, Page 4

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Sir Francis Frazer, Wellington, is a guest at the Hotel Midland. Masterton. Mr P. C. Pownall, of the literary staff of the “Nelson Evening Mail,” Nelson, is visiting Masterton and is staying with Mr and Mrs G. T. O’Hara Smith. A motion of sympathy with Mr. H. H. Mawley in his illness was passed at the monthly meeting of the Masterton County Council held yesterday. It was decided to send a letter to Mr. Mawley wishing him a speedy recovery. Mr and Mrs R. G. Vile, who have been in New Plymouth for the past six weeks, intend spending a fortnight with their daughter, Mrs Gordon Grantham, at the Ohakea Air Base, before returning to Greytown. Messrs R. Carty (Nelson), J. Taylor (Auckland), G. D. Shand (Christchurch), J. Fay, A. D. Lynch (Wellington), H. Bretherton (Palmerston North) are staying at the Hotel Midland, Masterton, today. Bishop Fitchett, of Dunedin, arrivin Auckland yesterday to preside at a special session of the Auckland Diocesan Synod today to nominate a bishop of Auckland to succeed Archbishop Averill. Bishop Fitchett is Commissary for Archbishop West-Watson. The death occurred on Sunday at Weston-Super-Mare, England, of Miss Ellen Elizabeth Stuckey, 0.8. E. third daughter of the late Mr and Mrs James Stuckey, formerly well-known residents of Rangitumau, Masterton. The late Miss Stuckey had resided in England for the past 30 years or so. At the monthly meeting of the Masterion County Council held yesterday afternoon a letter was received from Mr. O. H. Bremner expressing his thanks to the council for its sympathy in the death of his father. He stated that his father had often referred to his pioneer days in the Wairarapa and he had many pleasant memories of that period when engineer to the county, which then extended from the Rimutaka Range to Woodville and out to the east coast. At the monthly meeting of the Masterton County Council held yesterday afternoon, Mr. K. Power was granted leave of absence for the duration of the war, owing to his approaching entry into camp for service overseas. Reference was made by Mr. J. C. D. Mackley (County Clerk) to the fact that Mr. Power had been an employee of the county for the past 12 years. In granting Mr. Power leave of absence councillors congratulated Mr. Power on his action and expressed the hope that he would return safely. A former member of the Armed Constabulary. Mr. Patrick Molloy, aged 86, died at Petone on Sunday. He was born at Opotiki and joined the constabulary before he reached his majority. One of the best horsemen in his company, he was appointed a dispatch rider and as a result escaped being one of the company wiped out by the Maoris at Opepe. near Taupo. When he was 21. Mr. Molloy joined the service of the New Zealand Railways, in which he remained till May, 1920. During that time he acted as porter, guard and signalman, and became very well known in the Wairarapa. He served many years in the vicinity or Masterton. Carterton and Upper Hutt. His last appointment was to the position of traffic porter at Kopua, which he occupied from 1909 to 1920.