PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 January 1943, Page 2

PERSONAL

Mr J. Robertson, M.P., who has been on holiday in Kenepuru Sound, returns to Masterton tomorrow morning.

Mrs H. H. Daniell, Masterton, has received information that her brother, Lieut. T. E. Mellor, R.N.V.R., who has been missing since the fall of Singapore, is now believed to be a prisoner-of-war.

Mr Leahy, of Wellington, president of the Superior Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in New Zealand, and Mrs Leahy were visitors to Masterton during the week-end. Mr William Alexander Kyle, who died at his home, “Bushy Park,” Aorangi,’ recently, was a prominent Friesian cattle breeder and judge with many interests in Palmerston North and several farms in the North Island. Mr Kyle was secretary of the Manawatu Friesian Cattle Breeders’ Association, and represented Manawatu at Rugby on a number of occasions. The death occurred at Waikanae recently of Mr Alfred Pierard, a wellknown Wellington business man, in his eighty-first year. Mr Pierard was born in London and came to New Zealand with his parents 69 years ago. For practically the whole of his life he was associated! with the hardware business. He retired to Waikanae 12 years ago. His wife, formerly Miss Emily Standen, of Karori, died about 12 months ago. Tire death occurred recently in Levin of Mrs Mary Amelia Goss, who was born in Wellington 70 years ago, being the second daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Joseph Cottle, pioneers of Wellington. She was - married to Mr Ernest Goss 51 years ago, farming first at Upper Belmont, then at Mangamaire, and later at Nireaha, where she lived for 32 years. Four years ago Mr and Mrs Goss retired and went to live in Levin. She is survived by her husband and eight sons, Messrs Charles, William, Stanley and Claude Goss, of Nireaha; Arthur Goss, of Rata; Albert Goss, Shannon. Private Edward Goss, Rotorua; and Gunner Harry Goss, who is a prisoner of war in Italy; and three daughters, Mrs Walter Hooper, Newman; Mrs William Lowry, Pahiatua; and Mrs Erie Hutchings, Eketahuna. Mrs Goss also leaves six brothers and four sisters. The death has occurred at Palmerston North of Mr Albert Tonkin, who was born at the Thames in 1879. When a boy, he left with his parents for Reefton, where most of his school days were spent. He returned to the Thames and worked in the gold mines, subsequently leaving with his wife, who was formerly Miss Amelia Newman, for Eketahuna, where he worked with his brother as a tinsmith and plumber. Later he went to Palmerston North and resided there until the time of his death. He took a keen interest in music, and was for some years choirmaster at the Cuba Street Methodist Church, Palmerston North. Always interested in bands, he went to a contest with the Reefton Band as a drummer when only 10 years of age. He was a member of the Thames Naval Band and the Palmerston North Brass Band. He leaves surviving his widow and one daughter. Miss Edna Tonkin, of Palmerston North. The death, at the age of 85 years, has occurred in Auckland of Mr H. M. Skeet. Born in Rugby, England, Mr Skeet came to New Zealand as a boy and was educated in Taranaki, where he entered the Public Service as a surveyor. At that time survey work was in the nature of exploration of an arduous type, and Mr Skeet rendered notable service. He was largely responsible for the trigonometrical survey in the TaranakiWanganui area, and is credited with having erected the first “trig” station on Mount Egmont, Mr Skeet, who was twice married, is survived by a widow and three sons, one son having been killed in the 1914-18 war. One son is a doctor attached to an Air Force station overseas, and was recently decorated, while of the remaining two sons, one is overseas on active service, and the other is in a northern camp in New Zealand. Mr B. V. Skeet, of Masterton, is a brother. Mr W. Dalziell, of College Street, Masterton, is a half brother, and 'Miss Dalziell, of Wellington, a half sister of the late Mr Skeet.