PERSONAL ITEMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 49, Issue 14955, 5 July 1923, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr J. Bicknell has sold his Hopelanda property to the Messrs Armistead. . Mr L. Walkley (Mangatainoka) last week for Hawke’s Bay, where he has commenced dairy farming. Mr D. G. Baddeley is at present in th e Glenwood Hospital (Cole street), where he is to undergo an operation. Mr W. Ross, of th e Bank of New Zealand staff, is at present off duty as a result of a broken collarbone sustained through being thrown off his bicycle.

The sisters of the Masterton Oddfellows’ Lodge entertained Sister M. Roffi at a social in the lodgeroom on, Tuesday evening in honour of her engagement.

A cable states that the King gave a 2o minutes’ audience to Mr and Mrs Sanders, parents of the late Lieut.Commander E. W. Sanders, V.C., R.N.V.R. (Auckland). A London cable states that Lloyd’s Committee has decided to confer Lloyd’s silver medal for life-saving at sea' on Captain Foster and Chief Officer Smith, of the Trevessa. The death occurred at Wanganui oA. Tuesday of Miss Lily Constance Ham- - mond, second daughter of Mrs J. K. Hammond, of Hill street, Wanganui, and formerly of Masterton. a Mr E. H. Bliss (Hukanui) has accepted the position of manager for Mr H. G. Hillen (at Nireaha) and Mr Eric Terry has replaced Mr Bliss at Mr J ames Whitmore-Searle ’3 at Hukanui,

According to a cable, the late Edmund Knollys Onarrington, formerly of Abbotslea, Quiriude, New South Wales, left £271,967 net personalty. H e left £IOOO to Mr Campbell Williams, superintendent at Abbotslea.

The Revs. W. Bullock, «E. G: Finch ' and H. W. Monaghan, Mr W. B. Martin and Mr A. J. Rutherfurd are members of the reports committee of the Anglican Synod. Mr H. A. Nevins is a member of the -Finance Committee. The Hon. Wiremu Rikehana was sworn in as a member or the Legislative Council yesterday. The ceremony of -swearing-in was carried out by tha Speaker (Hon. Sir William Carncross) in the 'Maori language, without the aid of an interpreter. At the Carterton Presbyterian ChurcpA yesterday, Miss Linda May Jensen, elu-' est daughter of Mrs Alfred Tinsley, of Carterton, was married to Mr Stanley Mclntosh, second son of Mr Donald Mclntosh, of Pirinoa. Miss Thelma Hodder was bridesmaid, and Mr A. McIntosh best man.

A Press message states that Captain. Alister F.' Beal has been appointed to the Chatham, as Commodore in command of the New Zealand Station, and as naval adviser to the Government, in succession ta Commodore Alan G. Hotham. He arrives in New Zealand about the middle of August. The death is announced by cable of' the Most Rev. Dr. Hallman, Roman' Catholic Archbishop of Limerick. Ha was born in 1849 and educated at the Irish College, Rome, but for the greater part of his life he ministered in the district of 'Limerick, being Bishop since 1918.

Miss Jane Roberts, one of the founders of the prohibition movement in Canterbury, is dead, at the age of 75 (reports a Christchurch Press Association message). She -was a fluent platform speaker, who was associated with, the late Rev. Frank Isitt and Mr T. Taylor. Miss Roberts was closely asJIK eiated with the W.C.T.U. ™

A cable from London reports .the death of Commissioner T. H. Howard, from 1912 to 1919 Chief of the Staff of the Salvation Army. H ? ' entered the Army as an officer in 1881, and was Commissioner for Australasia in ISB4. He became principal of the Army’s International Training College at Clapton. He retired in J 919 at the, age of .70.

The funeral of the late Mr James Moncrieff took place at Carterton yesr terday afternoon and was largely attended. The Masonic service at the graveside was Tead by Jhe Right Worshipful Grand Master, Bro. Russell, assisted by Worshipful Bro. H. E. Hart, and the? Druidic service by Bro. J. Johnson. The pall-beaTers were Messrs T. H. Hughes, J. B. Bairstow, A. Phillpotts, R. Smith (Carterton), H. E. Hart, O. Pragnell, R. J. King and A. W; Chapman (Masterton). The following Masterton Hospital candidates passed in the recent State examination of nurses: —Passed first (only three in the Dominion achieved this distinction): Isabel B. M. tori; 75 per cent and over: Wilhelrmffl® B. Croke, Lillian C. Grimniett, Byre” M. Shirley (Masterton and Wellington). Passed: Jane Finlay son. Miss Anastasia Hourigan, formerly of Masterton, . also pased with 75 per cent of marks or over.

The Rev. Bernard President of the Queensland Conference, was a visitor yesterday. He had himself the jjttiSSjBBBBBBrTHBBWIi is often quow of a ii o - oxnresAgM evident^M ton, ts; t il of private business aspec^P^w^jßc^Jifß^a^aiKßl and Mrs. Fre of Mr. C. E. They left this morniIHHIHHHHHH Wellington. The marriage of Mis^|H|^HH^H Seddon, daughter of the Hon. R. J. Seddon, Minister of .New Zealand, Seddon, of “Eecleston,” Wellington, to Dr. Frank Hay, Insp.ee-. tor-General of Mental Hospitals for New Zealand, which took'place yeefcjrr day afternoon in St. Paul’s Pro-Qathlijfe ral, Wellington, was attended by gf\ very large number of guests and interested onlookers. The Rev. Canon W. S. Bean, of Christchurch, brother-in-law of the bride, officiated, and was assisted by the Rev. Archdeacon. Johnson. The service was choral, and Mr Robert Parker was at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr T. E. Y. Seddon, wore a very graceful dress of mist grey duchess satin, made with a long-waisted bodice caught at one side with a cameo buckle. Pan? els of rich grey lace draped the eid.es, of the skirt, and touches of the same, lace were on the bodice. Her wi<febrimmed, black panne hat was , ehcircled with ostrich feathers in two shades of grey, and she carried a bouquet hanging loosely from her wrist, ..by leops of pink ribbon. Her sister, Mrs Swddon Woods (England) attended as matron of honour, and wore a frock, of silver grey eharmeuse, with panels of georgette and short georgette sleeves. Her hat, of black panne, was trimftfii with a cluster of ospreys, the upperJMP of the drooping brim being of lace. Her bouquet was of red wtete?, roses and tinted foliage.