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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 January 1943, Page 2

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Miss B. Kummer, Cole Street, Masterton, is visiting Wellington. Mrs W. Wickens and family of Masterton are spending a holiday in Wellington. Mrs Bloxam and Mrs H. Berney, Renall Street, Masterton, are visiting New Plymouth. Mrs Pauling, Renall Street, Masterton, has received advice that her son, Sgt. R. G. Pauling, has reached his destination. Miss May Mclntosh, of Christchurch, who spent a holiday at Eketahruna, is staying for a few days in Masterton before returning home. Miss Phyllis M. Pettit, formerly of Masterton, has passed in history 111, section 8.A., in connection wjth the Master of Agricultural Science examination. The following Masterton candidates obtained passes in the State final examinations for pupil nurses held in December: K. M. Brisco, A. M. Delamar, E. L. Houlbrooke (honours nursing technique), W. V. Larson, P. Mygind (honours nursing technique), P. M. Rolls, B. M. G. Suisted. Miss Greta Riddell, daughter of Dr W. A. Riddell, High Commissioner for Canada in New Zealand, has been appointed travelling secretary of the Student Christian Movement in the Dominion. She succeeds the Rev Frank Engel, who with Mrs Engel will leave shortly to live in Australia. Miss Riddell will take up her new duties this year. The funeral of the late Mrs H. Morris, of Lansdowne, took place at Homewood yesterday afternoon. “There was a large following of Maoris from th Hawkes Bay and Wairarapa districts. The services at the residence and at the graveside were conducted by Elder Eroha Kawana, of Gladstone, assisted by Mr H. Morgan. Many beautiful wreaths were in evidence. The pallbearers were Messrs H. Morgan, P. Morris, H .Kingi and J. Kingi. The appointment of Mr J. Thorn, M.P. for Thames, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, was announced yesterday. Mr Thorn is a former national president and secretary of the New Zealand Labour Party. He was born in Christchurch. During a visit to England he was associated with the “Clarion” and the well-known Scottish Labour paper “The Forward.” On his return to the Dominion he was appointed sub-editor of “The Maoriland Worker” and later became editor. He was chairman of the Sea Fisheries Investigation Committee in 1938. In that year he was selected as one of the Government’s delegates to the 1.L.0. conference at Geneva.