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Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 July 1940, Page 4

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The death occurred at Pahiatua on Saturday of Mr Edmond Stack at the age of 82 years.

Mr Ray Marsack, of Masterton, who has enlisted is going into camp at Burnham.

Mr F. Purnell, Mayor of Marton, has been elected president of the newlyformed Marton Patriotic Society. Messrs Letham (Napier), R. Metcalfe (Palmerston North). C. Lamberg (Wellington) are at the Hotel Midland, Masterton.

The death is reported, according to a cablegram from London, of Sir Alfred Gibbs Bourne, a well known zoologist and botanist. A Sydney cablegram reports the death at the age of 70 of W. P. Howell, a former international cricketer. He accompanied three Australian teams to England.

One of the oldest residents of the North Shore. Mr William Nathaniel Rushbrook, of Dodson Avenue, Milford, celebrated his 90th birthday on Friday. Mr Rushbrook was engaged in the drapery business until his retirement in 1912.

First of the professional wrestlers to enlist in Australia is King Elliott, formerly of Wanganui, who has joined the A.I.F. in Melbourne. Elliott, who has been wrestling in Australia for some time, has toured America, South Africa and India.

The Mayor* of Shannon, Mr E. Butt, who recently attained his eightieth birthday, has received numerous congratulations from Shannon peoplejfand former residents now living in all -parts of New Zealand. Mr Butt arrived at Shannon in the early days and was elected to the borough council in .1921, succeeding Mr W. Murdoch as Mayorin 1926.

At the biennial conference at Wellington of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, the election of officers resulted: Grand Master. Bro. Norton (reelected); deputy-Grand Master, Bro. Dandy; grand secretary, Bro. Bradstock; grand treasurer, Bro. Robinson; grand trustees. Bros. Davidson, Hutchinson and Ryde; grand directors, Bros. Apperley, Murphy and Burt. . The death of Major James Aeneas Cameron, aged 60, has occurred in ■Auckland after an illness of several months. Major Cameron, who was a member of a family prominent in racing circles in the Rangitikei district left New Zealand as a captain in the Wellington Regiment with the Main Body in the last war and was promoted major in 1916. After the armistice he was appointed New Zealand representative on the Inter-Allied Games Commission. He was manager of the famous New Zealand Army Rugby team which won the King's Cup and defeated France. He was also manager of the successful New Zealand athletic team. In civil life Major Cameron was in the service of the Public Works Department at Auckland.