PERSONAL ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 28 December 1927, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The death occurred in the AYellington hospital on Friday of Air David Bell, second son of the late Air David Bell, of Nirealm, at the age of 51 yea rs. In the examinations held by the University of New Zealand, last November for the diploma in banking, J. AI. Lawson, Alasterton, passed in Banking, Part 1. A beautiful bouquet was ghmn to : ‘Aliss New Zealand” (Aliss Dale Austen) by the Prime/Minister and Airs J. G. Coates, upon her sailing from Auckland for Vancouver last week. Lieutenant Bcnseman, of Pahiatua, has been appointed to assume control of a new corps of the Salvation at Sumner (Christchurch) and will leave on January 9. An Auckland message announces the death of Air William :S. -Short, 1.5.0., aged 75, formerly Tinder-Secretary of Public Works. Ho had been in failing health since the death on September 26 of his wife, who was knocked down and killed by a motor-ear. Air Cosgravc, accompanied by Alessrs Fitzgerald, O’Hegarty and Walsh (Alinisters of the Free State Cabinet) will sail for America on January 11, says a London message. They will visit New York, Chicago, Washington, Philadelphia and Boston, returning on February 4. The death occurred at his residence, Ahikouka, Greytown, last-Jfcvening, after a lingering illness, of Orr, at the age of 67 years. The late **' Air Orr had resided in tho Greytown district for the past twenty years and previously was a resident of tho Forty Alile Bush district for a similar period. He leaves a wife and family of four sons and three daughters.