PERSONAL

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 65, 10 March 1933, Page 5

PERSONAL

Miss C. J. Nairn. Waipawa, is on a visit, to Wellington. Mr W. Hobson, of Takapau, who has been laid up for some time as the result of a motor accident, is now convalescent. The engagement is announced from. London of the Hon. Benjamin Lualow Bathurst and Miss Joan Krishaber. The Hon. B. L. Bathurst is the son and heir of Lord Bledisloe, Governor-Gen-eral of New Zealand. He is 33 years of age. A former Wellington and Wairarapa Rugby representative, Mr John Sinclair Johnson, died at his residence, Lowry Bay, on Tuesday afternoon, at the age of 63. The late Mr Johnson was born in the Shetland Islands in 1870 and came to New Zealand with his parents in 1878. He received his early education in Wellington and in 1891 joined the staff of the General Post Office, where he remained until 1921. Ho afterwards farmed with success in the Bay of Plenty district. He retired in 1929, and since then has resided in Lowry Bay. As a young man the late Mr Johnson was a keen sportsman. Ho took an active interest in yachting and for many years was a prominent footballer in Wellington. He was one of the founders of. the Melrose Football Cifib, anjJ as.an active player represented Wellington and Wairarapa. He is survived by his wife apd two children, Mr lan Johnson and Miss Roni Jdhn-