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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 February 1942, Page 2

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Mrs England, late of Kent House, is the guest of Mrs W. Blinkhorne, Colombo Road, Masterton.

The Hon D. Wilson, Minister of Broadcasting, left Wellington last night by the Limited express for Auckland. Mrs H. Cross, of Bannister Street, Masterton, has received cabled advice from her son. Sergeant E. K. Cross, that he is safe and well. The N.Z.E.F. Official News Service reports from Cairo that Corporal E. I. Hewitt, Machine-gun Battalion, has been appointed a New Zealand war correspondent with the forces as from December 30. Prior to enlistment Corporal Hewitt was a member of the reporting staff of the Christchurch “Press.” He was educated at Timaru Boys’ High School. The death took place in Eltham yesterday of Mr Thomas Edward Trask, a well-known farmer connected ■ with many public and other’ institutions, says an Eltham Press Association message. He was a director of the Eltham Dairy Co. and a member of the Taranaki Land Board. He contested the Egmont seat in the Labour interests .at last election. He was 56, was born in Foxton and educated in Shannon. He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters. Miss Sophia Ginger, of Hawera, is celebrating her 103rd birthday today. She is probably one of the most remarkable women centenarians in the Dominion, for she enjoys remarkably good health and eyesight, and but for difficulties with her hearing, is able to carry on a normal life. She enjoys frequent games of cards and rarely retires before 10 p.m. Born in England, she came to New Zealand at the age of 10, landing at New Plymouth in a surf boat from the ship Joseph Bletcher.

The death occurred at Wanganui yesterday of Mr Frederick I. Jones, aged 85. Born in Wanganui in 1856, Mr Jones was a son of Mr Henry Ireson Jones, founder of tlfc firm of H. I. Jones and Son, Ltd., booksellers and stationers. Mr Jones was one of the first pupils of Wanganui Collegiate School, attending there in 1871-72. After leaving school he went to Hawera for some years, and on his return entered into the business established by his father. With his brother, Mr Lloyd Jones, he carried on the business for many years. Mr Jones was New Zealand’s leading authority on books of New Zealand.