PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9648, 1 May 1917, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Mr D. K. Logan, of Masterton, ha® been elected patron of the Wairarapa Eugby Union. Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M.. arrived from Napier by last night’s express in connection with the drawing of the mill* tary ballot to-day-Sergeant Mathcson, of Dunedin, has taken up his duties at Lambton police station in place of Sergeant O’Halloran, transferred to Dannovirke. On Saturday the employees of the Waingawa freezing works presented Mr 11. C. Newport, who will go into camp this week, with a gold wristlet watch and safety razorMr B- H. Chinchcn. secretary and treasurer to the Newtown School Committee, wan elected, to that position for the eighteenth successive term at Vast night’s meeting of householders of thl school. Mr J. Carlile Whiteman, of Christchurch.'has received word from Bng. land that his brother, Colonel J. Whiteman, of the 2nd Middlesex Regiment, has been promoted to the rank of mayor* general, in command of tho Hawk* Brigade. His Honour Mr Justice Hosking, who has been conducting the Eua trial at Hamilton, has returned to Wellington. His Honour Mr Justice Edwards, after presiding at Dio Supreme Court at Qiw borne and Napier, has _ also returned to this city. Private advice has been received in Auckland of the death, after a short illness, of Canon E. A. Stuart, Canon of Canterbury Cathedral, England. Tho late Canon Stuart was the head of the Anglican Mission which visited Now 1 Zealand in 1910. He conducted a senes of services in ,St. Mary s Cathedral, Auckland., The death ’occurred at" Hastings on Saturday of Mrs Solomon Gaulton. Born in Dorsetshire in 1812, she came to New Zealand with her husband in 1877, residing first in Canterbury, afterwards in Hastings, and for the lust twelve months at Masteifon. At tho time of her death she was visiting her married daughter, Mrs Robert Smith, of Hastings. Captain H. L. Spratt, military repre. aeutativo before the Second Canterbury Military Service Board, has been appointed military representative hefora the Wellington City Military Service Board, in place of Captain. Baldwin, who becomes assistant director of recruiting. ■ Major K. M. Grcsson will take Captain. Spratt’s place in Canter, bury. Tho death occurred at the Grcytown hospital on Saturday afternoon of one of wairarapa’s earliest settlors, in tho person of Mr William Reid, of Masterton. The deceased, who was - seventy, four years of age. arrived in New Zon, land In 1873 in the old clipper Soukat after a lengthy voyage. Born at Edmondston, England, tho late -Mr Eeid spent his early days near London, and when thirty-one years of ago be. with other friends, decided to try their fortunes in far off New Zealand. Ho reached Masterton forty-three years ago. Tho committee of tho Victoria College Students’ Association records with deep regret the death in action of two Rhode;. Scholar® of the College, Captain Alan MacDougaU and Lieutenant Athol Hudson. To one and all the new* of their death, came as a great shook, and a wide circle of friends mourns the loss of two very distinguished students. The association feels that their death has bereft both the university and tho State of two most promising citizens, Tho Rhodes trustees decided that, owing to the death of Athol Hudson (the 1916 scholar) before his having taken up the scholarship, two Rhodes scholarships should bo av liable for New Zealand for the year 1917. The nomineesof the college were Sergeant A- F. Meldrum and Mr H. A. Mackenzie. Sergeant Meldrum, was one of the successful : candidates, and tho committee, on behalf of tho college, congratulates him on attaining this distinction.