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Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 June 1940, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. C. A. Greenwood has returned to Masterton after a visit to Timaru. Mr. F. Townsend, of the firm of Messrs. Townsend and Paul, Wellington, is on a visit to Masterton.

A member’ of the council for 32 years and chairman since 1926, Mr W. E. Barber has been re-elected unopposed chairman of the Manawatu County Council.

Recent Prince of Wales Hotel guests were: Messrs. H. MacDonald and E. MacDonald (Chrstchurch), E. Weldon (Raetahi), F. Newlyn, H. J. Garden, E. E. Norris, J. Larwood, R. Drummond (Wellington), J. Bodham, D. W. Lisser, E. H. Green (Palmerston North). Major A. L. George, commanding officer of the First Battalion, Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own) will be present at the military ball in Masterton tonight. Major George, who was awarded the New Zealand Territorial Service Medal in 1931, and the Coronation Medal in 1937, is one of the youngest officers to command a battalion in the New Zealand Territorial Forces. He received his first appointment to commissioned rank in 1923. He is at present at the camp at Tauherenikau. While on his way to celebrate Mass in St Mary’s Convent, Wanganui, early on Monday morning, the Rev Father Vincent was knocked down by a motor-car at the intersection of Guyton Street and Victoria Avenue. He received two broken legs, a broken wrist and a head injury, and his condition is reported by the hospital authorities to be as comfortable as could be expected. Father Vincent, who has been stationed in Wanganui for more than four years, served as chaplain with the British Imperial Forces in the last war.

The death has occurred in Wellington of Mr Peter Macarthur Cameron. Mr Cameron was born on the Island of Islay, Argyllshire. When a young man he went to South Africa and served throughout the' Boer War. He remained for some years in the Government service in Johannesburg, and then came to New Zealand. For some years he was accountant in Mr H. D. Bennett's business in Taihape. Then he went to Eketahuna, where he took a keen interest in the Boy Scout movement, then in its infancy. Later he became branch manager' for A. Hatrick and Co, at Waitara. For some months he was secretary of South Island Motors, Ltd, Christchurch. Nineteen years ago he went to Wellington and set up in practice as a public accountant. Mr Cameron leaves a wife and one son, Donald.