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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 August 1940, Page 4

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The Hon D. G. McMillan, Minister of Marine, returned to Wellington yesterday from Rotorua. The Hon D. Wilson, Leader of the Legislative Council and Minister of Immigration, who has been suffering from an attack of influenza, expects to resume his official duties today. The condition of the Anglican Bishop of Wellington, the Rt Rev H. St Barbe Holland, who underwent an operation on Monday, was reported yesterday to be satisfactory. The operation was very successful and the bishop had a fairly good night. The following names appeared, recently, on the Hotel Midland, Masterton register:—C. Morgan (Wanganui), B. Hollier (Hastings), E. R. Tabart, J. Renwick. L. Chetwin, (Palmerston North), R. A. Rawlinson, J. Gillies, W. Bretherton, J. Ronald, J. Barrett, J. Bernau, J. Allender, O. E. Dormer, W. Rusbridge (Wellington). Captain Donald McLeay died yesterday morning about an hour after he was operated upon in hospital, says a Press Association message from Dargaville. Captain McLeay, who had been harbourmaster for about three years, served in the South African War and Great War. He is survived by his wife and a son. The Hon W. Lee Martin, Minister of Agriculture, will leave for the Waikato and Auckland districts by the Limited express tonight. He will visit Raglan on Saturday for the opening of the new secondary department at the Raglan District High School. The Minister will return to Wellington early next week. Advice has been received in Hastings of the death in air operations with the Royal Air Force on Sunday of Squadron Leader Wilfred Ira Collett, younger son of Mr and Mrs E. A. Collett. He spent one furlough in New Zealand, and married Doreen, third daughter of Mr and Mrs A. J. Nicol. Gisborne, who accompanied him to Egypt. He also leaves a five-months-old daughter.

The Hon H. G. R. Mason, Minister of Education, left Wellington by the Limited express last night for Auckland. He will plant a tree at the Arbor Day ceremony in the Auckland Domain today and tomorrow will visit Tauranga on educational business. His programme that day also includes the opening of the Papamoa and Te Matai Native schools. On Friday he will visit schools in Rotorua and open the new infant classroom at the Horohoro Native School. The Minister, who will visit Raglan on Saturday to open the new secondary department at the Raglan District High School, will return to Wellington on Monday. One of Hawke's Bay's oldest settlers, Mr George Henry Beachen, has died at the age of 73. Almost the whole of his life had been spent in Central Hawke’s Bay. Mr Beachen was born in Waipawa, and his early farming days were spent with Mr T. C. Williams at Mangakuri, but on the death of his father, who was on the original Elsthorpe estate, Mr Beachen moved to Elsthorpe to take over this property. He remained there for 33 years before finally retiring and taking up residence in Hastings. He leaves a widow, three sons, Messrs S. R. Beachen (Mangateretere), G. H. Beachen (Elsthorpe) and P. Beachen (Hastings), and two daughters, Mrs Gleadow (Woodville), and Mrs Brophy (Rahotu, New Plymouth).