PERSONAL ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 7 December 1926, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

« 'The Minister of Lauds (Hon A. D. McLeod) has returned to Wellington from the sauth. Mr J. E. Shimmin lias 'been appointed headmaster qf the Eketahuna District High School. Mr Alex Simpson, of Wellington, lias been appointed to the Masterton Eire Hoard in place of Mr 1L Eilmer, who has left for an extended trip to England. , Mr Z. M. Hoar, who recently has been indisposed, celebrated his eightythird birthday yesterday. He was the recipient of a number of telegrams and letters, conveying hearty congratulations and god^wishes. A Press -IRlciation message from Napier reports the death at Waipukurau Hospital last night, of Mr Paul 'Hunter, sheep-farmer, a brother of Sir Hunter, M.P. Mr Hunter’s death the amputation of his leg some days ago, an operation rendered necessary by a formrof blood poisoning. Deceased had been a Hawke’s Bay district representative of the Mastertom-&» and P. Association over a long period of years. An Ottawo cable states that is understood in Ottawa -that the Prince of Wales and the Premier of England (Mr Baldwin) have accepted invitations to participate in the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Confederation, which will be observed throughout Canada, beginning July Ist, 1927. Although both were unable to make definite engagements so far ahead, they expressed the hope that they would be able to con;o to Canadji on that occasion. The deatlHfs occurred at Auckland of the Kev. John Enright, the newlyappointed minister of St. Enoch’s Presbyterian Church, Morningside, at the age of 59 years. Mr Enright was at one time Bather Andrew, of the Roman Catholic Church, in Australia. fib out 19 years ago he became a member of the Congregational Church in New South Wales, and six years later joined the ministry of the Presbyterian Church. For some years he was in charge of the pastorate of Bondi, near Sydney. He came to New Zealand three months ago, and, after making a lecturing tuor (including Masterton) on behalf of the Protestant .Political Association, accepted the charge <of St. Enoch’s. He was inducted on November 25. Mr Enright is survived by bis wife and daughter. The sympathy" of a wide circle will, be extended to Dr. Helen Cowie, on the death of her mother, Mrs Elizabeth Baird, at Invercargill. Deceased was years ago in Glasgow, and in IS7O married the Rev. James Baird, coming to Zealand in the ship “Robert inPuerson.” The late Mrs Baird took 'a leading part in temperance, church and social work in Southland, and during her life she held many executive positions on bodies of this iiature. She leaves three sons and three daughters: Dr William Baird (Wanganui), Dr. Henderson Baird (Wyndham), Dr. John Baird (Hokitika), Dr. Helen Cowie (Masterton), ' Mrs Blyth (Winton), and Mrs Gilmour (Roxburgh). A fourth daughter, Dr. Agnes Baird, died six years ago.