PERSONAL MATTERS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14207, 9 February 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Mr and Mrs David OnFiber-. AFnstcrton, hnvo yoTio on a visit to Sunnier nwd Hmiinor.

Miss li. i'duee is visiting Masterton. and is staying with Mrs P. "X- Nost>, ot .Rcnall street. A London eablot:ram states tliat the ."loath is reported of the Marquis ol LondoJidervv, at the a,ire of <v. years.^

Mr P. H:<llv, Oncilintiou (..oniniis sioner, arrived'in rUnsh-rton yestonia} in couuection Avith :i fitting of tlu Conciliation Court

Air K. -N. H. Browne. formerly of A;ipier, has been gazetted district manager of the Public Trust Ofiic-e at Wellington. A Tvomlon cablegram states that Oount do Lsilain-.'. Belgian plenipotentiury to Grout Britain, lias resigned ovrinsj to ill-health. Jlajor Doniibl Donald, formerly ot liastertoTi. who has been residing :ii hvihu-y for some time, itf expected to roac'i to-niuht on a v ; si!-. Corporal A. L. Morgan, of Masterton, -who is with the troops at the Hemforeemonts Camp at Trontham, has been promoted to the rauk of Sergeant-Ma-dor. Miss Ella O'Leary. of Masterton. will be a competitor for the ladies' swimming championship of New Zealand, at 'the'championship meeting to be held in 'Nnvncr.

The funeral of the late Mrs C. Winchester took place yesterday afternoon, the cortege being a' large and representative one. The service at the graveside w conducted by the Rev. T. IT.illidsiv.

The "Vt'noral'lo Archdeacon Cassell, Anglican minister of St. Mary's, II u•weru, died yesterday afternoon, aged 47. Tho deeased, early in January, suffered from ii serious nervous breakdown, from which he never rallied. Captain Gardiner, who has been appointed camp paymaster at Trentham, served originally in the Ist (King's) Dragoon Guards" The other soldiers in camp who formerly belonged to the same regiment are Sergeant-Major Luckham,' Sergeant-Ma;jor Kebble, Private Tavlor. and Captain Eastwood.

Writiuir to the Cartertou News from Zeituu. near Cairo, on Boxing Day, Major Hart, of Carterton, stated that Sergeant Roy Messenger, of Masterton. had"been sent to the hospital, suffering from an internal complaint. This had been put right, but it was expected that he would be in the hospital for a fortnight.

'.Mr 0. 0. Maekley. Government meat .inspector, who lias been on relieving duty at the Wellington Fanners' Meat Company's works tor the past four moiiilis.' li ; t'f. for his headquarters today, and iMr M. Haiinau. who lias just been transferred from the Kaiti freezing works, at Gisborne. will take up his duties permanently at Mastorton.

The death of Mr Maurice Lust took place at Kauwhata. T'almerston, recently. He leaves three sous and two daughters to mourn their loss. Deceased was well known in the Wairarapa, having been in business for some years in Featherston. The eldest son. Mr C. Lust, is in Hastings, while the other two, Messrs .Tames and Alexander, re*i'k' in Wellington.