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Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 July 1941, Page 4

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The Hon. J. G Barclay, Minister of Agriculture, is visiting Auckland. Mr Alfred Longmore, one of Wellington’s best-known land and estate agents, died at his home yesterday at the age of 73 years. Messrs W. A. lorns (Martinborough) and A. McDonald (Hinakura) have been elected Wairarapa delegates on the Meat Producers’ Board. Advice has been received from the Middle East that Private G. K. McEwen. of Masterton, is fit and well after the campaign in Greece and Crete.

The Rev. C. B. Boggis, Auckland, has accepted a unanimous call to the pastorate of the Palmerston North Baptist Church. He will begin his new duties in February.

Mr A. D. Christie, formerly of Hastings. has arrived in Masterton to take up his duties as manager of the Regent and Cosy Theatres in place of Mr A. Grant, who left today for Whangarei.

The death has occurred at Auckland of Mr Charles Grant, aged 102. He was born in Inverness-shire, Scotland. When he was about 26 he came to New Zealand and took over a general store in Coromandel, later being in business in Auckland.

The Hon. H. T. Armstrong. Minister of Public Works, left for the South Island last night. He will meet the Ashburton County Council and will inspect the Ashburton-Hinds drainage area and the Seadowns drainage area. He will return to Wellington on Friday. Mr E. L. Cullen, sitting M.P. for Hawke’s Bay, is to be Labour nominee in this year’s election. Mr Cullen has accepted nomination, and has been approved by the national executive. Mr Cullen has been member for the district for six years.

His 55th year as an officer of the Salvation Army was celebrated at a special service at Hastings on Monday night by Commandant Cook s -who received his first appointment in London at the age qf 19. He has lived in Hastings since he retired in 1926.

Advice has been received by Mr and Mrs V. E. Donald, of Masterton, to the effect that their son, Flying Officer Graeme Donald, who has been with the Coastal Command since before the war, has been transferred to West Africa. Another- son, Lieut. Haddon Donald, who was slightly wounded in the campaign in Crete, is convalescing in Jerusalem where he is staying with Brigadier-General Sir Herbert Hart.

The death occurred yesterday of Mr William John Robertson, who was well known in business circles in Hastings and Napier. Mr Robertson, who was aged 63, lived practically all his life in Hawke’s Bay. He joined the firm of Henry Williams and Sons, Ltd., when he left school, and eventually became manager of the Hastings branch. He retired only a few years ago. He was a prominent member of the Masonic Lodge. He leaves a widow and two sons, Colin and Rawdon.