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Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 November 1943, Page 2

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Mrs O'Hara, of Masterton, is visiting her daughter, Mrs T. Burr, of Pahiatua.

Mr and Mrs B, Kingdon and Miss Cynthia Kingdon, Waingawa, are spending a holiday at Paekakariki.

Information has been received from the New Zealand High Commissioner in London, Mr Jordan, through the International Red Cross delegate at Tokio, that Mr W. S. Bagby, horseman,; and brother of Mr S. Bagby,.Masterton, is a prisoner of war at the Sumatra Camp. Miss Margaret Wrigley, of Masterton, was recently hostess at a gift evening in honour of Miss Dawn Carstens, whose marriage took place on Saturday. An enjoyable time was spent, competitions being won by Miss Joy Wilkie. A savoury supper was served. The following ex-Wairarapa pupils have been successful in passing Stage I degree examinations at Victoria College University:—Economics, Stage I, Section L.L.8., G. S. Orr; English, Stage I, first 8.A., L. G. Butt, A. C. Moore, Vivienne M. Rich; Section L.L.8., G. S. Orr; history, Stage I, first 13. A., A. C. Moore, Vivienne M. Rich; Philosophy I or 11, logic and ethics, R. ,M. Daniell.

The death occurred at Dunedin on Sunday, after a short illness, of Mr David McDougall, former M.P. for Mataura. During, his three terms in the House of Representatives from 1928 to 1938, Mr McDougall earned a reputation for forceful speaking. He entered Parliament as a member of the United Party, and later became an Independent. Mr McDougall was born in 1862 in Glasgow, Scotland. He arrived with his wife at Port Chalmers on May 11, 1884. He went to Gore and took on farm work, contracting, and woolpressing in the season, and then worked in various grain stores at Gore for same 25 years. Ho was employed by the Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association at Gore, and for four years hold the position of auctioneer. He also conducted a milk run in the town for over 21 years. The funeral of the late Mr Edgar Joyce took place in Masterton yesterday afternoon. The services at Hyde’s Chapel and at the graveside were conducted by the Rev. G. H. Goodman. There was a large and representative gathering of mourhers. testifying to the high esteem in which Mr Joyce was held. There were many beautiful floral tributes and among them were wreaths from the staff ol Messrs R. E. Baker and Co., Messrs Pickering Bros, and staff, members of the Masterton Municipal Band, Worshipful Mistress and Sisters of the Loyal Orange Lodge, No. 24 Masterton; the Masterton Methodist Church. L.L.O.L. No. 24, Messrs Jones and Joyce and staff, and the officers and men of the Masterton Plumbers’ Union, The pall-bearers were Messrs. C. E. Nicholls, V. F. Schroeder, R. E.’ Baker, S. O. Munn, W. L. Harrington and T. A. Russell.