PERSONAL.
The death is announced by cable from London of Lord Archibald Ca-mpv bell, a partner in the firm of Ooutts and Company, .bankers.
Mr James iFrederdok Thompson, of Greytown, was yesterday: admitted to. be a solicitor by big Honour the Chief Justice.
Mr Alexander 'Sample, formerly a draper in Wellington, died at hi? residence at Island Bay on Sunday evening, at the age of sixty. At a (special meeting of the Masterton 'School Committee last evening, the appointment of Miss Elliott as assistant teacher at the Mas'terton District High School, in succession to Mis§ Murray, 'was confirmed, A Sydiney cable- states- that the Rev. George Smith, a retired Army chaplain, who was a .participant in the famous ds-femee of Rorke'is Drift, hae; arrived, and leaves for Auckland to-morrow.
The Very Rev. Dean McKenna, of St. Patrick's Church, Masterton, leaves n*?xfc ive?k for tie north, and will depart from Auckland, en route for the Old Country, on April 10th. The Dean will be absent for about twelve months.
At Feilding; on Wednesday last, Mr E. B. Eagle, only son, of Mr E. Eagle, jun., of Belvedere, wan married to Miisjs ALice Corpe. daughter of Mr J. Oorpe. of FeiHing. Mr and Mrs E. B. Eagle have taken up their residence at Belvedere.
Miss Ethel Johnson, daughter of Mr .Edwin Johnson, leaves Masterton thi s morning! four Wellington, en route for the Old Country. Miss Murray, who is severing her connection with the Ma<sterton District High School, was yesterday the recipient of a valuable present from the teaching staff of the school.
Miss F. A. Bodell. assistant mistress at the Belvedere School, who hae been transferred to Akatarawa, was on Friday presented by. the scholars with a manicuring set, in a case, and a silver-backed hair brush.
Mr. J. Cowan, formerly a journalist in Wellington and' Wairarapa, and mere recently in Christchurch, died in the southern .city on Friday. He had been in poor health for'some cc.T.siderable time past.
Mr. Jas. T-ait, of Masterton, who lias il>een on the staff of Messrs Rollings and Pragnell, solicitors, left Masterton yesterday to take up his resi-. dence with hi» parents at Ma- Tait will carry with him the good wishes of a large circle of friend^ .Mrs Davison, of Carterton, who is making a trip to the Old Country, had a very sad experience. She found that her mother had died through an attack, of influenza just the day be-fore'-her a.rrival. Her Carterton friends will deeply sympathise with her and her sister, Mrs Eagle, sen. Mists Cecil Haines, the child edocutionist, who is favourably known in Masterton, won a gold medal for elowill inspect the Whakitika. school to-, pier Competitions on Saturday. Mr Robert McNah denies the truth of the rumour that he intends proceeding to the Old Country to enter politics. He .states that he is not aware that Dr Chappie intends resigning from the Sterlingshire seat and returning to New Zealand. A Gore telegram announces the death of Dr Donaldson, M.R.C.S., at the age of 68, after a long illness. The deceased gentleman arrived! in Wellington -10 yeans ago, thirty of which have 'been spent in Gore.
Inspector Charters, of the- Wellington Education Board, who has just completed a tour of inspection of the schools in the Pongaroa district, was in ■Ma-sterton yesterday. He proceeded 1 in the afternoon to Tenui, and wit! inspect the Wha'kattki school today, followed by other schools on the East Coast.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 April 1913, Page 5
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