PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 26 February 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL.

"Mr J. Ward, Government Auditor, 5s at present in Paliiatua. Tho Hon. ,F. M. B. Fi-her, Minister ,t»f Customs, lias gone to Wairoa. Mr J. D. 0. Crewe, Mayor of Paliiatua, is on a visit to Hawke's Bay. The 'Prime Minister (Right Hon. F. Massey) returned to Wellington yesterday. M. W. E. Bidwill, the well-known IWairarapa sportwman, left for Wanga»ui yesterday. Mr W. H. Skinner, Commissioner <oE Crown Lands at Blenheim, has been transferred to Napier. The Hon. Ja's. Allen will ho present at tho Taranaki show to-day, says a jNew Plymouth telegram. Mr T. M. Wilford, M.P-, wiN de- • liver an address in tho Masterton Town Hall on March 6tli. TJie Rev. A. Hopper left yesterday to attend the Methodist Conference in Dunediu. Mr Justice Stringer was sworn in j\t Christehureli yesterday morning by Air Justice Denniston. Mr H. Keys, Meoretary of tho NewsJpaper Proprietors' Association, was a -visitor to Masterton yesterday. The death is announced of Mr 1' lederick Spoil", an old -md respected resident of Nelson, at tho ago ot <o years. - Tho death ocucrred at Blenheim last week of Mrs Winstauley, relict of -the late Mr Thomas Francis A\ m£tanley.

Commissioner Cullen is at present on a torn' of inspection of the jvolic-o stations between Wellington and Now Plymouth. Mr* F. BrcmgK, caretaker of the "Taulierenikau racecourse, is at present on a hoalth-reer uit ing visit to \\ elJington. Tho Rev. Robert Wood, of Dunedin, and formorlv of Masterton, is attest - ing a Bible-in-Sohools League conference in Wellington. . X»adv Russell, Sir Francis and Lady Price, and Mis« V. Russell left Hastings on Tuesday en route for England, where they intend to settle. Mr H .Tocker, at ono time of Masterton, will retain tho Presbyterian fharge at Marti 11 borough until the end'of March, when lie will return tho University. /A Duncdin Press Association telegram states that the condition of Professor Scott, Dean of tho Medical Faculty at Otago University, is causing grave anxiety. Mr W. M. Kebbell, of AVfredton, has come to Masterton to reside, and has taken the house at Lansdowne of Mr J. F. Maunsell during the latter s absence in England. The Rev. Wm. Beckett, formerly f)i. Woodville, an to succeed the iate Rev. B H. Gin " at the Hutt. Mr Beckett has lift for a visit to his parents in V ictoria., Mr George Jlarvey, the Masterton pole-vaulter, haa accepted an invitation to compete in tho polo van t event at tlie sports meeting at Wellington on Saturday against Templeton, the American. Mr and Mrs IX Buchanan do not leave Masterton for the Old Country until next week. They will proceed to England via Sydney, and will jvrobably return via Canada, and the Lmted States. .

The Premier stated at Hastings on Tuesday night that Mr J. O. Wilson, of Bulls, who is Dominion ICS i "[. < 1 ) j the Farmers' Union, had been naked -to accept thd presidency-of tho RoAut of Agriculture. ' Mr Beaumont Smith, who brought Tinv Town to Masterton, is now J iU'ranging] for the production m NewZealand of the lyncscope play, Miracle," in conjunction with Mes«s Fuller and Hayward. . Mr R. R. Btyridge f L.L.8.. win of Mr W. Burridge, of Master ton, was on Tuesday admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Couit, l,efore His Honour Sir Robert Stout, upon"the motion of Messrs Quick, Ward and Wylie. \ While playing polo yestprdny. Mr C. Bennett, of Lansdowne, had the .nu~-, fortune to receive injuries to the wri"t and face, as tho result of his pony falling with him. Lftst evening, Mi Bennett was making satisfactoi v pi greas, the injuries not being of a serious nature...

Sir Walter Buchanan ha* been reelected President of the Watrarapa Rifle Association. Messrs H.-.H. Beetham, W. J. Welch, and A. P. Whatman are among the iee-presi-dent, whilst Messrs W- J. Welch on«. ®.; J. King have been appointed to tho Executive Committee.

Sir Walter Buchanan, M.P., assured an Age reporter recently that he would definitely bo a candidate toi the Wairarapa seat at tho next elec--tion, and that he had made no statement which could 1» interpreted as an indication that this would be the last occasion upon which he would otter himself. -

Hews was received in Mastorton yesterday of tho death in Wangan.ui '■tf Mr Thomas' Chamberlain, son of the late Mr T. E. Chamlierlain. The deceased, who was about thirty-six years of age, and single, had been ailing for some time, and underwent an operation about three, weeks ago. In his younger days lie was a prominent athlete, and won numerous high jump events at local aports gatherings. Archdeacon Devoy, of Wellington, has received a letter from the Old Country in which' it is stated that the National University of Ireland hag conferred on Dr Waiters, formerly Rector of St. Patrick's College, the degree of Doctor of Laws in recognition of his services in the cause of education. Dr Waiters i* head of the Catholic University Schools of Dublin, and in. that position is doing splendid work.

IfoWS was received in Palmerston laist week of tho death of Mr John Whitehead, of Wimbledon, Surrey, England, in liw 101st-year. only .19 days short of completing 101 years. Mr Whitehead, who was a teetotaller of 60 years' standing, leaves one daughter and three sons, the young.est being 67 yours of iige, uud the eldest about 73 years. Two of tho sons reside in New Zealand; one typing Mr E. Whitehead, of Kiteherliert, and the other Mr C. Whitehead, of Feiltiing.