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Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 June 1942, Page 2

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His Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral, Sir Cyril Newall, will pay an unofficial visit to Masterton this evening when he will attend the 50th anniversary of the Wairarapa Royal Arch Chapter of Freemasons. Mrs H. M. Peacock, Auckland, is the guest of Mrs L. B. Maunsell, Lansdowne. Miss Mathers, South Island, is the guest of Mrs Milne, The Terrace, Lansdowne. Mrs Henderson, Essex Street, Masterton, is spending the weekend in Wellington. Mrs F. R. Bodie, New Plymouth, is staying with her mother, Mrs G. W. Sellar, Colombo Road, Masterton. First Class Stoker O. H. Rayner, son of Mr and Mrs Norman Rayner, “The Firs,” Waingawa, has returned to New Zealand after 18 months’ service in the Middle East. The Hon. H. G. R. Mason, Minister of Education, left Wellington for Auckland by the Limited express last night. He expects to return to Wellington on Wednesday. Mr A. S. Elworthy, president of the New Zealand Racing Conference, has intimated to the executive committee that he does not intend to seek reelection to office at the annual meeting of racing club delegates in July. Mr Elworthy was elected president of the Racing Conference in December, 1939, in succession to the late Mr J. S. McLeod. Mr Elworthy is also chairman of the Canterbury Jockey Club. The death occurred in hospital in Wellington yesterday of the Hon Francis Edward O’Flynn, M.L.C., a supporter of the Labour movement in New Zealand from its earliest days, and one who by his association with some of the present leaders of the Labour Party many years ago played an important part in moulding the intellectual life of the movement. Born at Greymouth 70 years ago, Mr O’Flynn spent the earlier years of his life teaching in a number of West Coast schools. He was appointed headmaster at Charleston in 1893, and held similar positions at Dobson, Runanga (17 years), Heathcote and Hornby, being headmaster at Hornby for the last 12 years of his 50 years as a school teacher. He was appointed to the Legislative Council upon his retirement in 1937. He was a foundation member of the Greymouth branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute, and a foundation member of the West Coast Rugby Union and the Buffer Rugby Union.