PERSONAL ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 21 October 1930, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Lady Carroll, of Gisborne, widow of the late Sir James Carroll, is reported to be very seriously ill. Mr C. McMaster, of the Post Office staff, is spending his annual leave in. Hastings as the guest ,of Mr L. Banks. Mr Vincent A. Ward, M.P., will leave oh a visit to England by the Mataroa to-morrow. He will be accompanied by Mrs Ward. Mr J. Lamb, of the linesmen’s section of the P. and T. Department, Maartinborougli, has been transferred to Taumarunui. A London cable states that FlightLieutenant Worsley, a member of the victorious British Schneider trophy team in 1927, died on Saturday after a motoring accident on the Bath Road. The death occurred at Island Bay, Wellington, on Sunday, of Mr Joseph Thomas, for many years headmaster of the Pahiatua District High School. He was aged 69 years, and leaves a widow and family. The funeral of the late Mr W. Whitef, who was accidentally shot near tl/e Lindsay settlement, Waipukurau, oh Sunday, will leave Mr G. Hyde’s Mortuary Chapel, Church Street, at 3 p.m. to-morrow for the Masterton Cemetery. Word has been received of the death of Mrs Biggs, mother of Mrs Cates, of Featherston, which took place in Wellington on Saturday afternoon. Deceased, who was 80 years of age, had been a very active woman up to her final illness, which wa< of + wo days’ duration. For many years she was a resident of Featherston.

Mrs Elizabeth Petersen, who died at Pahiatua, was aged 81. She was born in Denmark, and had been a resident of New Zealand for 56 years, living in ’the Pahiatua district for 42 years. She leayes two sons, Messrs M. Petersen (Auckland) and P. Petersen (Hastings), and three daughters, Mrs N. Smith (Palmerston North), Mrs E. O’Connor (Hastings), and Mrs T. J., Leavers (Mangatainoka). \ The death has occurred at the age of 74 years of Mr James Allan, one of the pioneers of the fruit industry in the Tasman district, reports a Nelson Press Association message. Mr Allan, who was born at Mosgiel, was a farmer and apiarist in the South Island until 14 years ago, when he transferred from Wyndham to Tasman, where he established an apple orchard. Since engaging in apple growing, Mr Allan has taken great interest in the growth of the industry, taking a leading part for many years in all growers’ organisation's. Cable advice has been received by Mr E. C. Holmes, of “Te Hopai,” Pirinoa, of the death in England of his father Mr J. S. F. Holmes, aged 78. Deceased resided for many years at “Matahiwi” near Masterton. The late Mr Holmes, who was bora at Arundel, Sussex, England, arrived in New Zealand about 1871. He took over the Matahiwi block from Major Coote and resided in the Wairarapa for 30 years. He took a great interest in tisation matters and was one founders with the late Mr W. Beetham, of the Wairarapa Society. The late Mr Holmes returned to England about 25 years ago. " ’ ’ :•