PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15269, 5 April 1913, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

ffalt Frirae" if mister (the Hon. W. F. Masseyj #nd !the fester for Public W'orkV^itlifc'^jop. makingU tooV of; ft were, given i public reception at v Opabako on Thursday evening. ;;\i A confidjftnqe Jn the Government was carried enthusiasticsOly. ; ; llie funorai of Mr. David Stewart,, a vtry old resident of Thames, who died at Mb wsidoiite, Paraw&i, on \\ednet«Jay, took afternoon. The, lata Mr. Stewart was accorded ■■&■ Mfujoruc funeral by the members of Lodge,.bur Walter Scott (oi which.ho was, a Xflorabu\; tho Lodge m- ;*»■ Lodge Corinthian, £:Q.,. The interment was mace at Totara cemetery, ,th« service at t'ae grave being conducted by tne Rev. J. Milne, and the Masonic service by Dr. O'CaUaghan,. V ....•- Mr. Joseph Day, who has since 1857; been pilot at Stunner, died ".yesterday at the age of 73 years (states a Proas. Association telegram). Daring the period he resided there he was instrumental in saving a number of persons from drowning, «xJ the Royal Humane Society of New Zealand recently recognised his services in this respect. Pilot Day came to New Zealand with his parents in the ship Arab in 1841. The family, first, settled at Day'a Bay, Wellington, which was named after it. Mr. Day was a native of Kent, EnglandMr. R, JE», Williams, whosa resignation from the Position of assiatanVsnperintendent for the Waihi Gold Mining Company was announced some time ago,.will, leaye Waihi in the course of a week or two; (our Waihi correspondent telegraphs!. With Mrs. Wittiam* and! family he wiH take op his residence in Auck)*.»d. During several years Mr. "Williams lias been closelv identified with the Waihi School of Mmesy tha .Waihi Liederiafel, and the Waihi Bowlingi, dab. As assistaatsuperintondant * for the Waihi Cpmpwy» Mr. Williams enjioyed the confidence of the "and the; irespect of the many employees,; ;while,; with the citizens of Waihi generally, he and the of the family were very ]popnlair.