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'• The Hon. J: G. W.'Aitken, M.L.0., Moderator-Elect; of.', the PresbytenaiiGeneral Assembly, has returned to Wellington from the Nelson district., He officiated at the laying-of the founda-tion-stone of a new'suoK at Motueka.
Mr. H. Lan Simpson, -who was.recently defeated by Sir John Findlay. in the contest for the H&wke's Bay seat, lias definitely decided to stand for -.the. Hastings' Mayoralty-.. ./ , ■''■';. ■••■'-' The Hon. J. A. Hanan left' Wellington for , Auckland last, night.. ''■ ,
The Bev. T. G. Hammond, who. was appointed superintendent of Msori.Missions 'at the' last meeting... of-vtho Methodist Conference .wtasbe publicly, farewelled at Hawera onApnMl. Mr. Hammond has worked among : the Maoris of. Taranaki .for .the . years, 'and is-removing to. the -North Auckland, district iiv connection with his 'new appointment. •... ■■? -■■.-, Mr "James Perry, of B,idwell Street; has been advised that his son, Private, ■Albert Perry, who.^dirte*' % U °± ings, and was wounded in the Somme offensive, is now m,'Brockenhurst_Ho6-. pital, and doing, Perry: went away witV the ;Eifle Brigade and was struck,by no.fewer thaii eleven pieces of' shrapnel, during one day,?, •fighting. One /piece went througli his steel helmet' and> ploughed;, along; one side of his head, making wound. Brookenhnrst is. the fourth hospital he Has Been m since he left the Western front. Hβ is a. .brother of Mr J. E. F. Perry, Public, Librarian at '.Wellington Souths ~ , :
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3037, 26 March 1917, Page 4
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