PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 14 February 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Sir Joseph Ward will deliver a political address at Winton on the 20th inst.

The death is announced from Auckland of Mr James Stewart, a wellknown civil engineer, at the age of 82 years. Lieutenant 'T. McCristell, of Masterton, has been promoted to the rank o£ Captain in thp New Zealand Staff (Jorps. It is l understood that Mr W. H. JTield will be the Government candidate for the Otaki seat at the next general election. 'l'he death occurred at Hastings on Tuesday of Mr Daniel- Rivers, one of the pioneer settlers of Wellington, at the age of. 84: His Honour."Mr * justice Stringer will take up Ins duties as. president of the Arbitration Court at the beginning of the month. It is riimoured that Mr W, D. S. •Mac Donald, M.P. for Bay of Plenty, will contest the Poverty Bay seat at the general election. ■;. > Mr D. D. Macfarlane, a well-known pastoralist, has been nominated by the Canterbury A. and P. Associations for a scat'on, the Board of Agriculture. The Taihapo Times understands that Mr A. G. Cunningham, of Taihape, intends to contest the Waimalino seat at the general flection in the interests of the Labour Party. Mr K. Hart has. requested the News to state that he _has no inteniion of contesting the airarapa i(?at at the coming general election. '■The "rumours' of liis intention .to do so are contrary to fact.-', Mr* George Spriggins was yesterday; elected to fill the vacancy on the Wanganui Borough Council caused by the death of Mr J. 1 • Muir. H'e polled 646 votes against 297 by • Mr .David Concliie.—Press - Association. ■ Mr Kobert Strang, of Gladstone, had the misfortune during his visit to the Dannevirke show to break .his collarbone and dislocate, his shoulder. He was riding Ins horse along the road, when the animal put its foot • through a culvert. Mr Strang was thrown heavily. r Miss Bunting has resumed duty atthe Masterton side school, after a .year's absence on leave. Miss Stone, of the main school, has been present- > ed one month's leave of absence on account of illness, and Miss 1 M. Scott, senior, scholar of the High School, has been appointed a probationer at the school: Senior board scholarships have been awarded to Ethel Madeley, Frank Marshall and William Candy, of the • Masterton District High School, as a result of the recent scholarship examinations, at which the first-men-tioned pupil topped the list. As only five scholarships were available for' the whole of tho Wellington district, the performance of these Masterton students is distinctly meritorious. The three successful candidates are continuing their studies at- the : Masterton School. ■