PERSONAL ITEMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 12 March 1932, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

resident of Pongaroa, Mr W. P. Pickett, is an inmate of the Tararua Private Hospital.

Mr M. O’Kane, of the Greytown Post Office staff, has received notice of his transfer to Wellington.

Mr Alexander S. Wilkinson, of Kapiti formerly of Mastcrton, has been appointed an inspector of sea-

fishing.

Mrs Mark Wilton has returned home from a brief holiday spent with her daughter, Mrs C. B. Wilmshurst, of Claudelauds, Hamilton.

Mr A. L. Pickering, who has been on the Pongaroa post office staff for the past 3 A years, has received notice of transfer to Pcilding.

Ah- P. Fauvel, of the Eketahuna railway yards, has been transferred to Palmerston North. His place will be taken by a Wellington employee. .•ait friends of Airs Charles Houghton, of JTeatherston, will regret to hear that there is little improvement shown in her health since entering the Alasterton Hospital. Air KemWifp Welch, of Wellington, and formerly of Alasterton, is on a visit to Alasterton. In his younger days Air Welch was a noted Wairarapa

-cricketer, and was a member of the'old

Carlton senior team which on several won the Wairarapa championship. He was also a member of the famous Welch Family cricketers and footballers.

Chief Detective A. Hammond, of the

Auckland police force, will retire from active service at the end of this month, after more than 37 years in the New Zealand force. Nearly -0 years of his sendee has been spent at Auckland. Air Hammond joined the Permanent Artillery in Wellington in 1804, and the following year transferred to the police force.

at her wedding on Thursday to Mr Peter Davies, the publisher, the Hon. Alargaret Hore-Ruthven, daughter of Lord Thftiiven, adhered to her lifelong tradition of dressing exactly like her twin sister, Alison, which has always made it almost impossible to distinguish them. The Hon. Alargaret wore the wedding dress in which her sister was married in 1929. The guests included Sir James Barrie and Lieut.Colonel Freyberg, A T .C.

The death took place at Alasterton Hospital on Thursday afternoon of Trooper William Brasell, a very old resident of Alartinborough. Deceased was a. veteran of the South African War, and went out with the Alain Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces in the Great W ar. His lecord was one of gallantry and meritorious conduct, and his decease will be greatly deplored by his soldier comrades and a la?j*s~virclc of private friends. He leaves a widow and a young family of s ix children. The funeral will take place to-morrOw at Alartinborough.

The death occurred on Wednesday cjijjf’Mangataiiioka identity in the perfMr William Henry Fisk. He was 63 years of age and was born at Nai Nai, Lower Hutt, being a son of the late Air Francis Fisk, of that die trict. From Lower Hutt deceased went to Konini and engaged in dairy-farm-ing with his twin brother. In 1902 he married Aliss Kate Jensen. Later, the deceased took over a small farm at Alangatainolca, where hfr remained up to the time of lffs death. At one time he carried out the Ruawhata mail -contract. He is survived by a widow and a family of two girls.

The settlers of Ponatahi and Kokotau assembled at the Ponatahi School recently-^-farewell Mr and Mrs A. J. Walker and family, who are leaving -the district. Dancing formed the enjoyment for the evening and at a.suitable interval Mr Harold Renall, on behalf of the settlers of the district, called on Mr Walker to accept'an oak ■clock and cake plate with the good •tiMfccs of their friends. Miss Roband presented Mrs Walker with a bouquet of asters. The evening ended with the singing of ‘ ‘ Auld Lang S\ne. Mi and Mrs Walker took a prominent part in connection with various aeti\ iLcin the district, and were very popular -residents. Their departure will be r. distinct loss to the district.

The death has occurred at New Plymouth of.,Airs E. W. Moore, one of Nelson’sNSftrly settlers. Airs Moore was on holiday and died suddenly at the .age of 94. She was the second daughter of Mr John Bromley-Davenport, of Birmingham, England, and a cousin of .Sir Rowland and John Hill, who were respectively the originator of penny postage and the first Recorder of Birmingham. Airs Aloorc was a cousin also of Sir Amos Jenks, present Lord Mayor of London. She and her husband together with his partner, Mr Conway, did great work during the MaorPM'ar in the rection of houses tor the Taranaki refugees. Mrs Moore is survived by two daughters, Mrs G. H. Pope New Plymouth, and Mrs J. J. *d(H®?y d’Alkemade, Levin; and two H - M °ore, architect to the Taranaki Education Board, and Air A. Moore, farmer, of Nelson.

The death occurred at Feilding recently of Airs AI. Quinlan, at tlm jige of 75 years. She was born in 1807 at Gkisgow, Scotland, and arrived at Dunedin in 1574 with her mother and three older sisters. She was married in Dunedin in IS7B and lived at Gatlin’s River, Otago, until 1884, when the family removed to Hawke s Bay, residing at various sawmilling centres (Dannevirke, Mangatainoka and Eketahusji) until 19115. Since that date the deceased had resided at Kewa, Ka nVitikei. Deceased was the widow of Ihe late Air Andrew Quinlan, who died in 1919 He was well-known m Hawked Bay and.the Forty Mile Bush. He was for manv ynnvs in the sawmilling industry. and ; while in the Paliiatua district prominently associated with loPj'TinlitiCß and sport. Airs Quinlan is survived by two daughters, five sens and fifteen grandchildren.