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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 January 1941, Page 4

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At the Waimarino Caledonian Society's gathering on New Year’s Day. ' Pipe-Major Murdo Mackenzie won the ! Walter Watson Cup (points prize*. The death occurred at Auckland ; yesterday of Owen Malcolm McGregor, only son of Mr and Mrs Malcolm Me- . Gregor, of “Glenstrae." Masterton. at the age of 5 years. ; The Minister of Marine. Dr D. G. I McMillan, who has been making a ! short visit to Coromandel, has re- ; turned to Wellington. He was accom- ! panted by Mrs McMillan. Flight-Lieutenant. E. M. Haise. Wel- ; lington. who has been a navigation in- | structor at one of the R.A.F. training' ' depots in England, has been trans-: I ferred to an air force training centre j in South Africa. A well-known resident of Wellington \ i for many years. Mr Ralph Milburn | jGreen. died recently, aged 81 years.! i Born in Durham. England, in 1859, Mr. 1 ' Green came to New Zealand in 1525, > land settled in Napier, where ho re-1 j mained for some time. Transferring) Ito Wellington, he started business asj j a chemist at the corner of Taranaki j ■ Street and Vivian Street in 1896. where* ho remained for some years, later con-1 ducting business in Vivian Street. He I retired from business in 1919. and re- i sided in Newtown till his death. He I imported from France in 1902 the fifth I petrol-driven motor-car to appear in j Wellington. The death has occurred of Mr Thomas Norton Tanner, a well-known resident of Hustings for a number of years. Born in Matamau in 1898. Mr Tanner was educated at Huntly Preparatory School, and at Wanganui Collegiate School. During his course at Wanganui he first suffered from an ailment which left him with Indifferent ■ health during the remainder of his} life. Mr Tanner is survived by his I wife. They were married about Hi years ago, at which time they settled in Hastings, Mr Tanner entering busi-i ness in his profession of engineer. Illhealth enforced his retirement for a number of years before his death.