PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 January 1942, Page 2

PERSONAL

Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral and Lady Newall returned to Wellington from the South Island yesterday morning and have resumed residence at Government House. Mrs. C. H. Denhard, Wellington, is visiting her mother, Mrs. L. S. Harrington, Bannister Street, Masterton. Mr Cyril Carle, of the literary staff of the Wairarapa “Times-Age,” has taken up military duties in Masterton. Mrs H. F. Hill, of Masterton. has received official news that her husband, Pte. H. F. Hill, is a prisoner of war in Germany.

The appointment of Captain T. H. Bowling to the Waterfront Control Commission to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr H. A. McLeod, was announced on Saturday by the Minister of Labour, Mr Webb. -The recent death after a long illness of Miss Lilia Hazel Gentles at her home, Hataitai, removed a figure well known to merchants in Wellington as secretary of the New Zealand National Creditmen's Association (Wellington), Ltd.

Mr R. Bahout, who has been manager of the State Theatre at Masterton for over two years, and who will take charge of an Amalgamated Theatres, Ltd’s, theatre in another centre, will be succeeded temporarily in Masterton by Mr T. McDermott, manager of the State Theatre, Wellington.

There was a representative attendance at the funeral on Saturday of the late Mr S. Trass, the Right Rev. John Davie officiating. Wreaths were sent by the South African War Veterans and officers and members of the Masterton Fire Brigade, besides many others. The pall-bearers were Messrs R. Clark, G. Bicknell, C. Skeet, A. H. Marsh, H. Munro and L. Willis.

Born at Hawaii Island in 1847 in a house afterward incorporated in Mansion House, the home of Sir George Grey, Mrs Mary Woollams died on Saturday, without having suffered illness, says a Press Association message from Auckland. A daughter of the late Captain James Ninnis, she was the last surviving member of a family of eleven daughters. Her father arrived at Kawau in 1846 in the ship Augustine. Mrs Woollams married in the late sixties. Her husband died 61 years ago. Mr Maurice Hale, who has resided in Church Street, Palmerston North, for the past 26 years, yesterday celebrated his 95th birthday. Mr Hale was born in London, and arrived at Wellington with his parents in 1848. Mr Hale lived for many years in the Hutt district. He subsequently took up a block of 200 acres of heavy bush land near Marton. Following the death of Mrs Hale, he moved to the Ohingaiti district. After a trip to England he resided at Auckland, and later went to Palmerston North. The death occurred at the Palmerston North Hospital of Mr Fred Morgan, one of the best known residents of the district, he having resided in Otaki. for nearly 50 years. The deceased, who was 66 years of age. was born and educated at Tawa Flat, but as a boy came to Otaki, where he made many friends. He had been ill for only a few days. The late Mr Morgan was a South African war veteran, and was very popular with a large circle of friends. There are five brothers and five sisters left to mourn their loss. The brothers are Messrs Noah (Rangatau), James (Dannevirke), Charlie (Porirua), Samuel and Thomas (Otaki), and the sisters Mesdames Frank Taylor (Te Horo), Robinson (Rahui), Julius (Plimmerton), Thompson (Porirua), and Miss Morgan, of Olive Street, Masterton. The death occurred in Dunedin, after a long illness, of Mr Robert Gilkison, a prominent member of the legal profession for many years, and an authority on the early history of Otago. Mr Gilkison, who was in his eightieth year, was born in Glasgow, and was a nephew of Mr James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd. He arrived in Dunedin in 1879, and was admitted to the Bar in 1886. He practised at Clyde for six years, and then took up practice in Dunedin in partnership with Mr Charles White, now of Wellington. Mr Gilkison remained in practice till 1920. He was over-age for active service in the last war, but served in France as a voluntary field secretary with the Y.M.C.A. He took an active part in the public life of Dunedin, and he was for eight years a member of the city council. Mr Gilkison is survived by his wife and a daughter (Mrs Parr, Masterton), and three sons.