PERSONAL HEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 13856, 12 June 1919, Page 5

PERSONAL HEMS.

Mr H. H. Cork, postmaster at Levin, and formerly of Alasterton, has been appointed relieving postmaster at Auckland. Corporal Alf Ibbetson, of :Masterton, who has bben on active , .service for over four years, will return to Xew Zealand by the Mauugauui this month.

Mr l>. Green, of Dyorvillc, Martinborough, has sold his property to Mr A: Owen, of llamua, through the agency of Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd.

The death took place at the Greytow.i hospital on Monday of Mr Shirkey, a well-known resident of Martinborough, and father of 31 rs Shanly, of Grevtown.

A Sydney cable message records the death of Mr George Williamson, solicitor, and a well-known Rugby footballer, lie toured New Zealand with (lie New South Wales amateur athletes.

A Christchmvli telegram records the death of Captain McDougall, marine superintendent at Lyttelton for the Shaw. Savill and Albion Company for the past fourteen years.

Mr .1. W. Woodbury, who lias been station-master at Masterton for several years, has received notice of his promotion to audit-inspector. Mr T. .1. Quinn, statiomnaster at Pahiatua, has been appointed temporary station-master at Masterton, and took charge to-day.

At the meeting of the Masterton Fire Board Mr .Blair moved and Mr Gill seconded, that the long and valuable services of Mr O. X. C. J'ragnell as chairman and member of the board, and of Mr 11. J. O'Leary, :is a member of the board, be recorded on the minutes, and the secretary convey the very best thanks of the board to those gentlemen, and the. hope of the board for the speedy re-establishment of Mr I'ragnell's health. The motion was carried.

The estate of the late Sir James Fairfax, senior proprietor of the Sydney

i- Morning Herald,'' has been sworn for probate at £r),1,5,30G. .Deceased bequeathed to his widow an annuity , of tiiOoO. to be a fixed charge upon all real and personal estate. Among many charitable bequests were i'.IOO to ihe Eoyal Alexandra Hospital for Children, £;">OO to the Boys' Brigade, £-li'O to the president and fellows of Canulen. Col-

lege, and £2-~0 each to Sydney Ragged Si-hools and the Svdncv V.W.C.A.

On Tuesday night :i dinner was given by a μ-ciiorous donor at the Masterron Hospital .for the returned soldiers iji the institution. Tlio soldiers greatly appreciated the very generous action. At this function tin , opportunity was taken to make a presentation of a silver-backed brush and comb to Sister Crawford, who is resigning from the hospital. The presentation was made by Private C. Hill, who, in a happy speech, made t'ot.'liiiir reference to the niiuiv kindnesses (he returned soldiers had experienced while under the devoted fare or' Si-*,tr Crawford and other members oi' t!ie 11 o>|>ii:ll stall. News ha? been received in Sydney of. the death at Falls City, Nebraska, (I'.S.j of Miss Ko.-m' Danipic:-. the wellknown actress, while on tour. Her iirst appearance on the stage rook place in Sydney as a child along with iwr sistor Li'lv (now Mrs Alfred .Rolte). She

supported her father. Mr Alfred Dampi or, in his day one • »t* the best interpreters of Jlarnlet on the colonial stage. At first she appeared as second, to her sister, but in later years she essayed loading Shakespearean and other roles. Her Ophelia received unstinted praise from the critics of her day, including the famous "Aegles" of the "'Australasian.' , The only .surviving sou (Fred) of Mr Lanipier is now touring the United States. The deceased lady was unmarried.