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Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 February 1941, Page 4

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The Hon A. H. Nordmeyer. Minister of Health, will leave Wellington tbnight for the south.

The death has occurred of Sir Hamilton Harty, the famous conductor and composer, in Sussex at the age of 60, a London cablegram states.

Mr L. T, Witherow, who has been for ten years on the stall of the Bank of New' Zealand at Masterton, is to be transferred to the Lovin branch at an early date, and will be succeeded by Mr H. V. F. Marshall, of the Eltham branch.

Thc death occurred suddenly on Wednesday evening of one of Palmerston North's best-known medical mon. Dr Philip Timothy Putnam, M.D., B.Ch. F.R.A.C.S.. at the age of 64 years. For about 35 years Dr Putnam had practised his profession in Palmerston North. Mr N. Fulton, a former chief dairy grader, has died in Wanganui. Before going to Wanganui he was employed by the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture, and was a dairy produce grader in New Plymouth. Mr Fulton was appointed chief grader at the Port of Wanganui in 1926, where he remained till his retirement about two years ago. Now in his eighteenth consecutive year of otTice. the Mayor of Wnthi, Mr W. M. Wallnutt. announced at a meeting of the Waihi Borough Council on Wednesday evening that he would not be a candidate at the mayoral election in May. Mr Wallnutt was elected mayor in 1923, defeating the then sitting mayor. Mr Dawson Donaldson, by a majority of 597 votes. Since then he has been returned by large majorities on each occasion, including a majority of 821 in 1935. At the elections of 1929. 1931 and 1933 he was returned unopposed. Following the announcement in a letter from lite mayor of Christchurch. Mr R. M. Macfarkme. MP., who is now in training at Burnham camp, that he would not be a candidate. Mr E. Parlane, chairman of the works committee of the city council, was selected last night to be the Labour Party’s candidate for the mayoralty. Originally nine were nominated for •du* mayoralty, but Mr Mnefarlane and Mr J. E. Jones, chairman of the town planning committee, withdrew before the ballot was conducted last night. More than 500 members atTiliated to the Christchurch Labour Representation. Committee' were present.

The death occurred in Australia recently of Mr Charles Wooster, aged 101, who fought in the Maori War and was taken prisortiT m one of the engagements in the Waikato. His first association with New Zealand was as a member of the crew of a ship which brought a consignment of rabbits from England, where he was born. The voyage t*> New Zealand was .so hazardous with murder and mutiny on the ship that Mr Wooster left it and enlisted to fight against,(he Maoris. Ho subsequently went to Austr;:l:a and lived an adventurous life, Eving associated with gold mining, sista I trading, and numerous other ventures. He is survived by four sons, one of whom lives in the Dominion.