PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10437, 30 September 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

4 /Sir Joseph Ward is confined to his house with a severe cold. v Mr A. McGregor, of Hikofangij' is at present on a visit to Bay, with a yiew to taking up property. - The ideath is l announced by cable from Sydney, of Mr Harnett; ex-Ser-geant at Arms in the Assembly. Ho occupied the position for nearly forty years. '"^

The remains of the late Mr. John McKay were interred in the Masterton cemetery on Thursday. The ceremony at the graveside Was performed by the Rev. A. T. Thompson, 8.A., B.D.

Mr Geo. Simpson, senr., one of the oldest settlers in the Te Wharau district, was taken suddenly ill on Wednesday morning, and found it 'necessary to visit a doctor in Masterton. At latest advices Mr""'. Simpson was progressing satisfactorily. - Mr F. Richards, of Masterton, has taken up land at Tauranga, Bay of Pjfenty, where he intends to settle.

The Rev. Mr Morton,'of conducted service at Te Wharau on Sundaylast. :>",' .•-■*

„ Mr Robert Leckie, formerly a Ministerial private secretary, who for the '|asw-tea years has been secretary to the Auckland Land Board, has been promoted to the chief clerkship in the -Christchurch Land Office, and secretary of the Canterbury Land Board, A quiet wedding was celebrated at the residence of Mr. J. List, Nursery Road, Masterton, on Thursday, when [Mr. John Baillie, of Wellington, was married to MLs Mary Rosin a Bye. The ceremony was performed by. the Rev. A. T. Thompson— The newlymarried, couple left in the afternoon Mp (Wellington, where rffoey intend .taking Tip their residence. . Mr. NV D. Bunting, Secretary of the vMasterton Technical School,' attended th% meeting of the Board of Managers last night for the first time since his severe illness. The chairman (Mr. W. H. Jackson) welcomed the Secretary back to his work and-expressed the hope that he wouid continue to retain his present good heajth. - ' . An old pioneer, Mr. John Gray, died -<at Gore on Monday from heart failure, After a few (hours' illness. He arrived at Port Chalmers in 1858, and for ,some years lived in Taieri and North East Valley. He came to Gore twenty-eight yeans ago, and leaves six daughters and two' sons. Mr C. M. Berkeley, representing J. G; vV'-.'«itu«) \, wis ••! ye;toiday, mating -arrangement j for rh's ' appearance here on October 10th V "Our Miss Gibbs.' It may not be • generally *aiQAvn that Mr-Berkeley at •one time resided in; M astertotf. W'ctf ;the-late',Mr Johjmy -Foley" he leased : the. old Theatre Royal for a.term.

"'Lord Northcotej formerly Governor'Xretferal of Australia, became seriously ilkflt Eastwell Park while entertaining Princess Christian >