PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 9 February 1918, Page 5

P ERSONAL

A London cable, announces the death from pneumonia of tho Marquis of Dufforin. |Tho hiilost 'report shows that Second-Lieutenant T. Mai shall, ol Mastorton. has been removed iron) tho seriously ill list.

Another Carterton name is added to tho roll of honour as having made the supreme sacrifice, Private Rupert Sydney Tauchor being now reported killed. A Pros.., Association message from Auckland records the death of Mr John jM>rd Hartland r for twelve .years secretary of the Auckland Racing Club, aged . r >s years. Mrs Scigolkow. of Grey town, has received a wire from the Minister lor Defence stating that her son, Kra.uk, lias been admitted to a hospital in France, suffering from nourcsihenia.

Mr \V. Thomson, late manager of the W.K.C.A., Pahiatua, and at one time accountant for Messrs A. H. Herbert and Co., Eketahuna, has •received an appointment in the Defence Department in Wellington.

Mr Arthur 11. Vile, editor of the "Age," who recently met with an accident as tho result of a motorcar capsizing over an embankment, is si ill confined' to his loom, but is progressing as satisfactorily as the injuries received permit. D. 0. Gregorie, of Pahiatua. has passed his flying test at the Christcburch Aviation .School. Gregorie did not commence practice until January '2lst, so that ho is a record pupil as regards the time he has taken to gain .a certificate. Dr. and Mrs G. E. Deamer, who havo been residing in Sydney for tho past few years, and who have many friends in different parts of Now Zealand, are returning to the Dominion, and have taken >\ house in Grafton road, Auckland. After careful deliberation the Woodville County Council has decided to appoint Mr A. F. Curry to the position of working overseer. There were 27 applications, coming from as far south Tima.ru and as far north as Auckland, from (Blenheim, Hastings, Mastorton, and Featherston. Tn tho list of military honours now published Lieutenant-Colonel Charters is awarded the D.5.0.; Lieutenant Ralph Beetham, Mastorton , and Lieutenant A. T. Whyte, Ekofcfthmia, the Military Cross; and Sergeant Harold L. '"Waldon, Greytown, the Meritorious Service MedVW Changes are announced in the staff of Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Pahiatua. Mr J. G\ Hankints, who has been manager for sorao time, has resigned, and he is succeeded by Mr A. Henderson. Mr 0. Knight lias gone to Carterton, and Mr G-. F. O'Rourke is again attached to the local branch.

Who Rev. Father Gilbert, M.A., has been appointed Rector of St. Patrick"!s College, Wellington. Ho has had a distinguished scholastic career and is tho first old boy of the college to occupy the position of rector. Tho outgoing rector, Rev. Dr. Kennedy, 8.A., has been appointed Principal of the Marist Fathers' Seminary at Greonineadows.

Miss Grace Waddington (assistant teacher), Miss K. S. Dillon, Miss R>. A. E. Cole (pupil teachers), and Miss R. IT. Harvey (probationer) joined 'the permanent staff of tho Masterton District High School this week. Miss Harle is acting as relieving assistant in the primary department and Miss North in tho secondary department. Tho latter has taken the place of Miss A. M. Brown, who is tinder treatment for appendicitis.