PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 5 February 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL

A Loudon cable states that. Vy Admiral William May has been promoted to be Admiral of the Fleet. The Hon. F. M. B. Fisher arrived at Reef ton yesterday, and gave a political address in the evening. Mr S. G. Stanton, Postmaster at Stratford, is at present spending a holiday in Masterton. The African World states that Emperor Menelik 11., the Abyssinian Emperor, is dlead, and that he has been succeeded by Prince Lidj Jeassu. Mr Gerald C. Brauson, formerly of Masterton, is at present advance representative of a company that is playing "The Fellies." His Lordyhip Bishop Averill yesterday afternoon laid the foundation stone of .St Luke's Church, Hav-oloek North. The building is to' be of stone, and will cost £3OOO. At a. meeting of -the District .Nurse Committee of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, held yesterday, District Nurse Gates was granted,holiday leave for-one month. The remains of the late Mr John Colquhoun were interred in the Mastorton Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. They were followed to the grave by a lengthy cortege of old settlers and friends, Mr Henry Stead, who is now on his way out to Australia-, intends to. settle permanently in Melbourne, He is' accompanied by his'wife and three children. ■ Mr Stead is the eldestson of Mr W. T. Stead, who'perished in tbe Titanic disaster. An aged Native chief of the Masterton district, in the person of Toi Tamati. died at the Hiona pah, near To Ore Ore, at an early hour yesterday morning. The deceased, who was ninety-four yoare of age, belonged, to the Ngatikahungu tribe. A big tangi is to be held.

Mr Thomas Parsons, of Eketahuna. who is chairman of directors of the N.Z. Farmers' - Dairy Union. has been appointed by the Palmorston North Chamber of Commerce as one of the business experts to give, evidence on butter and cheese before the Imperial Tra-de Com mission. Mr Cecil Kebboll, of Te Hoe, Allredton, has booked passages for himself, wife and family, by the Ruahine, ,for the Old Country, which leaves in April next. Mr Kebboll expoets to be away for two or three; years, as it is his intention to give his children the benefit of a public; school education in England.

At the Roman Catholic Church, Eketahuna. yesterday morning, Miss Mary A. Standl'ord Davies, oldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Davies, of Alfredton, was married to Mr Engine Preen, of Napier. The ceremony which was witnessed by a large number of friends, was performed by the Rev Dean McKenna, of Masterton. The bride, who was attired in a becoming grey costume, was given away by her sister. Miss Nellie Davies, as bridesmaid, who wore a -pretty cream serge costume. Mr F. Timmins, of Onga Onga, acted as best man.

Mr W. H. V. Hoilskins, who has been manager (if the Hank of Now •South Walow at Masterton, for Hie last year or two. lias received notice oi' his transfer to Ta.mworth. New South Wales, for which place hj« wiil leave in a few days Mime. Dirri?ip, his stay in tMasterton Mr Hodgkin3 has made numerous friends, who wiil sincerely regret hi» departure. He will he succeeded! by Mr E. V. Mountfort, x-f Oamam.