PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 November 1940, Page 4

PERSONAL

The Hon. D. G. Sullivan, Minister of Supply, will return to Wellington today from Christchurch. The Hon. A. Hamilton, Leader of the Opposition and member of the War Cabinet, returned to Wellington yesterday from Auckland. Messrs J. and H. Thomas, sons of Mr and Mrs Godfrey Thomas, Lett Street. Lansdowne, have received notice to report for their Air Force training at the end of November. Sister Patricia Hepworth, who will leave for overseas with the New Zealand Army Nursing Service, has been visiting her sister, Mrs E. Sortain Smith, Renall Street, Masterton. The Hon. H. G. R. Mason, Minister of Education, will leave Wellington tonight for Paeroa, where he is to open a new school. He expects to return to Wellington toward the end of the week. In connection with the examinations held by the New Zealand Institute of Secretaries in October, D. A. Cairns (Masterton) passed in company . law and K. Miller (Masterton) in mercantile law stage 1 and bookkeeping stage

After many years of ill-health, Mr Francis Ernest Briasco, Napier, died yesterday at the age of 42. For some years before his illness Mr Briasco was a member of the Napier Savages and Orphans Clubs, and was an accomplished ’cello player in orchestras. On numerous occasions he competed in the Napier Competitions Society's Easter festival.

The death occurred on Saturday of Mr John Scott, a member of the Caledonian Bowling Club, states a Press Association message, from Dunedin. He was twice New Zealand singles champion, winning the title at Christchurch in 1928 and 1932. He also twice won the singles champion of champions for the Dunedin centre and also had many tournament successes. He was one of the most brilliant exponents of bowls produced in Otago.

The funeral of the late Mr Edward Thomas Wynn Bond took place in Masterton yesterday afternoon. Services at the Chapel of Hyde’s funeral service and the graveside were conducted by the Rev. V. W. Joblin. The pall-bearers were Messrs J. R. Mansfield, C. W. Jones, S. G. Mason, and N. K. Thompson. Among the many floral tributes was a wreath from members of the staff of Dalgety and Co., Wanganui.

Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever makes the fewest persons uneasy is the best bred in the company.—Jonathan Swift.