PERSONAL ITEMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 26 January 1932, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

- Mr W. J. Cottle and Mr I. Daken, of Kopuaranga, are visiting Hastings. Rev. J. Cocker and Mrs. Cocker, of Masterton, returned home last night after an enjoyable holiday spent at Eastbourne.

The death has occurred at Timaru of Mrs. Greathead, mother of the late Mrs. IV. J. Grose, who was killed in a motor smash on the Carterton highway at Waiugawa some months ago. The engagement is announced of Jocelyn Mary, youngest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Prendergast Knight, to lan Charles, eldest son of Mrs. T. Nairn and the late Mr. T. Nairn, of Pourerere, Hawke ’s Bay.

A London cable announces the death of Sir Alfred Yarrow, founder of the shipbuilding firm of Yarrow and Company, whose use of a steam dii\ en motor-car in 1861 was responsible for the Act ordering mechanical road vehicles to be preceded by a man carrying a red flag. The stewards of the Wellington Racing Club met yesterday to consider the resignation handed to them by the secretary, Mr. J. M. Griffiths. At the conclusion of the meeting it was announced that the stewards had decided to accept the resignation. A Geneva cable states that the Hon. Sir James Drummond is resigning the Secretary-Generalship of the League of Nations (since 1919) at the end of the year. It is expected that he will return to the diplomatic service and may be offered an ambassadorship. He is a half brother and heir presumptive to the Earl of Perth.

The death has occurred, at the age of 82 years, of Mr. Greacen J. Black, a sheep-fanner, who has been a resident of the Gisborne district for 27 years. He was formerly at Christchurch and Akaroa. Mr. Black was a noted authority on the early history of New Zealand. In his younger days lie was a keen yachtsman.

The death occurred suddenly at Palmerston North yesterday of Mr. P. J. Small, aged 56. ILe served on many public bodies including the Unemployment Board, 19:10-61, Kairanga County Council (ex-chairman), Manawatu Drainage Board (ex-chairman), Dairy Farmers’ Union (ex-president), Maiia-watu-Oroua Power Board, Rural Gredins’ Association, the first council of the Dairy Control Board and many minor bodies.

The interment of the late Mrs. Susan Hugh an, of Carterton, took place at the Clarevillo Cemetery yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large gathering of friends and relatives. Many beautiful floral emblems of sympathy covered the casket. The pall-bearers were Messrs. J. J. Hadley, T. T.-Hughes, R. Leith, E. A. Croad, C. Mauley and C. Tinsiey. The service at the residence was conducted by the Rev. R. H. Catherwood, and that at the graveside by 1 the Rev. W. F. Stent.

Recently cabled advice was received in New Zealand that Mr. E. D. An-

drews, the leading international tennis player, who formerly resided in Palmerston North, and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. O. Andrews, had left London by the Orontes. It was presumed that he was en route to New Zealand, but he was proceeding to Spain and is now in Egypt. He is returning to England in March and will probably play at Wimbledon this year. Mr. Andrews expects to leave England in July for America, Canada, Japan, China, Singapore, Batavia and Australia, reaching New Zealand in December next, and will spend three months here.