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Wairarapa Age, 15 November 1919, Page 5

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The Rev. R. S. Gray is expected to deliver an address in Masterton on Wednesday next.

Mr. W. Newton, Conciliation Commissioner, was on an official visit to Masterton yesterday.

A London cablegram records the death of Earl Brassey, who was at ond time Governor of Victoria. The Rev. J. "Cocker, of Masterton, leaves for Wellington on Monday next to be present at the District Synod. The Rev. W. Tye, vicar of Manaia, is leaving his parish. He has resigned his cure in order to take up dairy farming. The Rev. 'H. A. Walke. vicar of Shannon, and founerly of Eketahuna, has Ik en appointed to succeed the Rev. H. T. Stoaley as vicar of Petone. Mr. J. Field, a brother of Mr. W. H. Field, M.P.. and a well-known settler of the West Coast, died at Paraparaumu on Thursday, at the age of sixty-six years. A unanimous call to St. John's Presbyterinn Church, Greymouth, has been made to the Rev. T. N. Cuttle', who served as a chaplain n ihe New Zealand Expeditionary forces. Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., was* entertained nt a farewell banquet by the residents of Taumarunui. prior to ?sis standing for the new electorate of Waitomo. The funeral of the late Mr. A. E. O'Neale. of Feil&nsr, and .formerly of Featherston. took place at the Foatherston Cemetery yesterday afternoon, when the Rev. J. G. Bortlett conducted the service accord in e to the rites of the Church of England. A Blenheim telegram states that the by-election for the Borough Council for the vacancy caueed through the unseating of Councillor William Carr, through non-attend-ance at the.meetings, resulted in the return of Mrs. J*da Redwood. .There were thrpo candidates, and Mr. Carr was at the bottom of the poll.

Information has been received of the denth at Perth oT Mr. William John Suiter, at the 'age of 72 years. Deceased was well-known in Auckland, having had Suiter's brewery at Newmarket many years ago. He was also at one t'me Mayor of Newmarket, and took keen interest in the progress of that borough. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Cecil Wood, late Bishop of Melanesia, has arrived in England from Melbourne, where he Ins been stay : ng with the Archbishop cf Melbourne to recruit his health. Dr. Wood derived much benefit from the voyage, and is now restored to full health. He is once more at work as Rector of Witnesham, near Ipswich, Suffolk.