PERSONAL ITEMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 18 August 1936, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Viscount Galway will pay an un<>Sficial visit to Masterton to-morrow, attending a Masonic function in the evening.

Mr I. I. McGregor, Postmaster, has returned from liis annual leave and resumed duty at Masterton yesterday. Mr J. Robertson, M.P. for Masterton, the chairman of the Cook Islands Parliamentary Delegation, returned to New Zealand yesterday by the Makura.

A London cable message announces the death of Captain Harry Pearson, who wasc navigating officer of H.M.S. Calliope in the Apia hurricane of 1889.

A Timaru Press message advises the death of Mr F. H. Smith, of “Waratah,” near Albury (South Canterbury), aged 69. Deceased was Waitaki 1911-14. * ”

The death of Albert rinpi occurred at the Greytown Hospital on Friday night. The deceased, who was 74 years of age, was one of the best-known Natives of the Lower Valley. It appears that while carting metal on Friday in a tip dray the horse became fractious and Piripi was thrown on to his on the road, sustaining severe concuPHp

,sion. He was brought to the Greytown Hospital, where he subsequently died.

The death occurred at Timaru yesterday of Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Parkin, aged 95, who spent her first birthday on the ship Thomas Harrison en route to New Zealand, says, a Press 1 Association' message. She married the late George Parkin in Nelson in 1858, coming to Canterbury in 1860 and settling at Ashburton in 1874. Mr Parkin was a member of the first borough council. Her eldest daughter, born on 12th January, 1859, was the first European born at Havelock, Pelorus Sound. Tlie following nominations have been received for officers of the Wairarapa Trotting Club: —Patron, the Hon. A. D. McLeod; president, Mr J. F. IjMmpson; vice-presidents, Messrs A. B.|R3alfour, W. Howard Booth, F. C. Bunny, J. C. Harp, J. A. McDougall, F. W. Smith, G. A. Vincent, A. W. Horton, Geo. McKenzie; stewards, Messrs A. O. Abbott, W. J. Fitzgerald, R. Gallon, Ben Sewellj J. C. Skeet, R. R. Tilson; treasurer, Mr G. A. Vincent; auditor, Mr H. A. McPhee.

At St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Martinborough, on Saturday afternoon, Miss Constance Bilbie Evans, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs E. B. Evans, was married to Mr Trevor Gaudin, third son of Mr and Mrs W. J. Gaudin, Hataitai, Wellington. Mrs W. J. K. Wagg, sister of the bride, was matron of honour. There were two little flower girls, Sylvia Gully, niece of the bridegroom, and Jill Wagg, niece of the 'bride. The groom was attended by his brother, Mr John Gaudin. During the signing of the register, Miss Grace Gaudin sang “Beloved, it is Morn.” After the ceremony relations and friends were entertained in tee Parish Hall. M One of the oldest AnglyMi clergymen in New Zealand, Caiioqp William Wollstein, died at Blenheim yesterday, aged 91, says, a Press Association message. Although always interested in the church and anxious to devote himself to the ministry, he actually spent almost a normal working life as a school teacher before he was ordained at the age of 56 years. Even though he was admitted as a clergyman at such a late age, lie had a quarter of a century’s active ministry to his credit before retiring at the age of SI. As this remarkable record suggests, he was a man of great physical and mental strength and talents. Soon after coming to New Zealand he taught a church school at Oxford, North Canterbury; subsequently he was headmaster at Waimate, Fairview (Timaru), and Gleniti. In 1902 his ordination at Nelson fulfilled a 30-vear-old ambition. He had charge of the parishes of Westport and Spring Creek (Marlborough).