PERSONAL MATTERS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9213, 4 November 1908, Page 5

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Mr and Mrs Herbert Wood left Masterton yesterday for a visit to Dunedin.

The death is announced of Dr Oaird, late master of Balliol College, Oxford. —Received at 7.55 a.m.

During his visit to Masterton, Rev. E. Whitehouse, Anglican clergyman of Ashburton, is to be the guest of Dr W. H. Hosking. ~ Dr Frengley, District Health Officer, was in Masterton last evening having come from the Lower Valley, where he was engaged on a court case, in which his department was concerned, at Martinborough. He also inspected the sewerage outfall at Cartertou. He left for Wanganui this morning.

The late Rev. William Gillies. Presbyterian minister of Tauranga, expired suddenly on Tβ Awamutu railway platform on Monday afternoon, after the arrival of the Auckland express. He was a native of Scotland, and was ordained m 18(55. He was one of the oldest ministers in the church, and one of the most respected. For many years he had charges in Otago and Southland, and then at Timaru, and some years ago, after the union of the Northern and Southern portion.-) of the Church, ho took charge at Tauranga, where he has lived ever since. He was a prominent worker in the cause of prohibition, and was also distinguished as an ecclesiastical lawyer, in which capacity he had a good deal to do with drawing up the Church Property Act and managing generally the legal side of the affairs of the Presbyterian Church in New Zealand. He was about seventy-three years of age.

Writes our Mauriceviile correspondent :—The wedding of Mr T. F. Breuchley, a popular resident, took place at St. Thomas' Church, Newtown, Wellington, on Wednesday last, 28th ult. The bride, Miss V. Reeve, who is the eldest daughter of Mr A. Reeve, of Newtown, was becomingly attired in a white embroidered muslin Empire gown. She wore a wreath and veil and carried a shower bouquet. The bridesmaids, the Misses W. and H. Reeve, wore white embroidered dresses and white hats. Mr Brenchley was attended by Mr Ohas. Gillespie as best man and Mr H. F. Brenchley as groomsman. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Juo. Walker, in the presence of a large number of friends and relatives of the happy couple. Mr Brenchley's present to his bride was a handsome gold bangle, and to each bridesmaid a gold brooch. The bride's present to the bridegroom was a gold pendant. After the wedding breakfast, which was held at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr and Mrs Brenchley left by the afternoon train for Wairarapa.

Dr Ewnrt, medical superintendent of Wellington Hospital, has forwarded his resignation to the trustees. It was regretfully accepted, the chairmau mentioning in reply to Mr Nash, that there was no prospect of inducing Dr Ewart to reconsider his decision. The doctor felt that if he was to enter private practice at all, the time was now. The chairman had intimated that if any reasonable increase of salary would meet the case there would be, he thought, no difficulty experienced, for he thought he knew the minds of the trusteas. The resignation drew from all the trustees expressions of their great regret, and it was resolved to refer to the House Committee a suggestion by Mr McEwau that something more than a mere resolution should be passed by the trustees to mark their full appreciation of Dr Ewart's long and vainable services in his post. Applications are to be advertised for by the Wellington Hospital Trustees from qualified medical men willing to act as medical superintendent of the hospital. The salary is to be £500 per annum to begin with, plus allowances.