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Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 August 1940, Page 4

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The Hon D. G. Sullivan, Minister of Supply, will return to Wellington from Auckland today. Mr 11. R. Thomson, a former master at Wairarapa High School, was a visitor to Masterton today. Mr H. B. Massey, Whangarei, and formerly a master at Wairarapa High School, is visiting Masterton. Mr A. J. Ridler has been appointed representative of the Wellington Returned Soldiers’ Association on the Wellington branch of the Soldiers’ Civil Re-establishment League, to replace Mr T. Lawless, who has been appointed headquarters secretary of the league. The Leader of the Legislative Council and Associate Minister of National Service, Mr Wilson, will leave Wellington tomorrow morning on a tour of portion of the North Island for the purpose of meeting representatives of local bodies to discuss with them the formation of the Emergency Reserve Corps, which includes the New Zealand Home Guard. Mr Wilson will attend meetings in Masterton, Napier, Gisborne, Whakatane, New Plymouth, Hawera. and Wanganui, and will return to Wellington on Tuesday morning next. Mr Albert Young, fourth son of the late Mr Andrew Young, who played an important part in transport services of Wellington province in the early days, died in Wellington yesterday morning, after an illness extending over the last 18 months. The late Mr Young who was 68 years of age. was born in Wellington. On leaving Wellington College, he became apprenticed to the engineering trade at W. Cable and Co.’s foundry, where he served his time. He was a resident of Christchurch for more than 30 years. He had resided in Wellington for the past 18 months.

Mrs A. R. Bunny, Masterton, was met by members of St Patrick’s Parish, Masterton, at her home last night and presented with a handsome china cabinet and log box in recognition of her long services as organist in the church. The presentation was made by the Rev Father Moore, who expressed the hope that Mrs Bunny would be long spared to continue in her office as organist. The Rev Father Devlin also congratulated Mrs Bunny. Mr M. H. Doyle returned thanks on behalf of Mrs Bunny. The death has occurred of a wellknown former Napier school headmaster, Mr James Hislop, aged 72. Fie was headmaster of Napier Central School from 1904 till 1934, when he retired. Mr Hislop was trained for the teaching profession in Dunedin, and afterward was appointed first assistant at Central School, New Plymouth. In 1892 he moved to Napier and took up an appointment as second assistant at the District School (later Napier Central School). After serving for a time as first assistant, in 1904, Mr Hislop became headmaster of the school. On his retirement in January, 1934, he took up residence in Havelock North.