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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 August 1940, Page 4

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The death has occurred of the Maharaja of Mysore, a London cablegram states. The Mayor of Masterton. Mr T. Jordan, is at present visiting Auckland in connection with town planning affairs. Messrs John M. Harding (Auckland), D. M. Perry, J. Larwood (Wellington) were weekend guests at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Masterton. The death occurred at Wellington on Friday of Mr John Pilcher at the age of 76 years. Deceased was well known throughout the Wairarapa. Mr N. H. James, Masterton, who has been an inmate of a private hospital in Masterton, is making a satisfactory recovery from an operation. He has returned to his home. The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, who has been confined to his home in Northland for the last few days with a severe attack of influenza, is now improving rapidly, and hopes to resume his official duties at Parliament Buildings today. Mr R. A. Dickel, M.A,. headmaster of the Reefton District High School, has been appointed an inspector of schools. Mr Dickel was educated at the Musselburgh School and the Otago Boys’ High School, and graduated M.A. at Otago University. Before taking up his appointment at Reefton, he was first assistant at Marlborough College. The death occurred on Saturday of Mr John Robinson, secretary of the Otago Trades and Labour Council, and one of the outstanding advocates for the workers in New Zealand, says a Dunedin Press Association message. Mr Robinson, who was one of the stalwarts of the Labour movement in Dunedin, recently argued the workers’ case in the Court of Arbitration for a general order increasing the rates of wages in industry in the Dominion. ■ A well-known Hastings business man and bowler. Mr Charles Newton, died suddenly in Napier Hospital. Mi Newton was born in Tamworth, England, in 1865, and came to New Zealand 40 years ago. After a period in Auckland and Dannevirke, he went tc Hastings 23 years ago, joining the staff of McLeod and Gardner, Ltd., and then Robert Holt and Sons, for whom he was accountant for 10 years. He began to practise as an accountant on his own account in 1926. He was a member of the Heretaunga Bowling Club and was keenly interested in the affairs of the Methodist Church.. At the funeral in Wellington of Mi A. G. Shrimpton, Grand Secretary for the Dominion of the Manchester Unity of the Independent Order o! Oddfellows, all branches of the Order throughout New Zealand were represented. The Rev. F. M. Kempthornc conducted services at St Mary’s Anglican Church, Karori, and in the Ciematorium, Karori Cemetery. Hie service in the Crematorium was followed by the Manchester Unity Service, which was taken by the Grand Master of the Order for New Zealand, Brother N. B. Bellringer. New Plymouth. The casket was carried by Mr Bellringer. Mr N. J. McKay (Deputy Grand Master Hawke’s Bay). Mr H. S. M. Quigley (past Grand Master. Dannevirke). Mr G. Read (Grand Treasurer, Wellington). Mr F. Smith (a director of the Order. Auckland), and Mr G. Coleman (Nelson District Grand Master'.