PERSONAL ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 July 1925, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

An O'potiki telegram announces the death of Captain J. B. Eushton, a Maori war veteran. The Rev. W. Bullock (Master-ton) has been re-elected a member of the- Standing Committee of the Wellington DioMr R. A. Pepperell, chief clerk at the Carterton railway station, is shot - ]y leaving, having been promoted to the position of stationmaster at Waitotara.

At the Methodist quarterly meeting at Masterton last night, Messrs h. Grice and W. F. Wise were nominated unanimously as candidates foi ie

ministry. Mr Gordon Burt, eldest son of Mr : and Mrs Frank Burt, of South heutherston, was married on Saturday to Miss Gertrude Marian Smith, at St. John s v Church Fcatlierston. ' Messrs W. Howard Booth (Carterton) -.and I- V. Wilson (Fcafherstoi.) have been appointed the delegates of the Wairarapa Automobile Association to -the conference of Automobile Associations at Auckland on July .50th. ' A Sydney cable states that Professor Takayuki, who is attached to several Universities in Japan, has arrived a Sydney on a mission from the Japanese Home Office, to study social, labour and .charitable systems and organisations. After spending about six weeks in A stralia the professor proceeds to New Zealand. A Press Association message from Westport reports the death of Mr G. ± ■ Brvan, sawmiller, and president of the TJuller Sawmillers ’ Association. deceased, who was 63 years of age, was born at Oxford, Canterbury. He was an ex-borough councillor, a member Oj. :the Hospital' Board, and of many other public bodies. The death occurred at the Palmerston North Hospital on Sunday afternoon of Mr Thomas Rowle-s, at the age of 74 years. Deceased, who for many years resided in Wanganui, was predeceased by his wife 18 months ago, .and for 12 months after resided with his daughter, Mrs C. G. Hansen, Clifton •Wenue, Carterton. Six months ago he removed to the Feilding district, where he was staying with another daughter, when he was taken ill a week ago. He is survived by a family of six daughters .and one son.