PRESENTATION TO ME MENDELSOHN.

A pleasing ceremony was enacted at Court's Hotel on Saturday, when Mr Louis Mendelsohn was presented with a handsomely illuminated address by the employes of P. Hayman and Co. on the occasion of his severing his connection with th.it firm. The address was surrounded with beautifully haud-painted views of New/ea land soanery and specimens of the flora of Vie" colony. On the upper portion was a faithful sketch of Mr Mendelsohn's place of residence in Queen street, while one of the principal miniature paintings was a scene in the Auckland district.

Air Henry S. Jones, manager of the company presented the address, and in doing so made a few appropriate remarks. Mr Mendelsohn he stated, had expressed a wish that he should be allowed to retire without any fuss or demonstration, but some of the older employes, who had been associated with him for the last 20 years thought that they should not allow him to depart without expressing the esteem in which he had always been held by them. It was unnecessary that he should speak at any length, as Mr Mendelsohn was well aware of the employes' sentiments towards him. He (the speaker) need only mention that the address was not only signed by the present employes of the Dunedin establishment by also by former employes who were now con! nected with the firm's branches elsewhere — (Applause.)

The address, which was then read, was to the following effect:—"We, the undersigned, who during your 20 years' association with the firm of P. Hayman and Co. have been your fellow employes, desire to place on record an expression of appreciation of your unfailing courtesy ami kindly feeling, and to express our deep rcret at parting with one who has always been so much respected and popular amongst us. Wo sincerely regret your severance from us, and trust your future may bo happy and prosperous.—(Signed) H. D. Levinsolm, A. Fairbairn, li. H Woon J Wright, Thos. Dickson, W. C. .Powell James' a' Attridgo, J. M. Alexander, E. S Falconer' Andrew Jack, Win. F. Moil- J. E. Bone, Henry S. Jones, Wm. B. Eyre, W. T. Webb O V Priest, E. R. Sincock, C. H. Stables, B. Falk' W* Kinlayson, W. S. Carr, Geo. Turner, J. M Niven T. A lliggens, 11. S. Smith, J. M. Campbell, ll' A. Vosey." The health of Mr Mendelsohn was then drunk with musical honours, after which he replied as follows:— My late associates :I am pleased to meet you, and thank you very much for the kindly feeling that prompted you to present me with this token of your respect. I accept it from you with much pleasure, and only hope that the kind sentiment embodied in this address is the true feeling of all who signed this proof of regard lor me. If that is so, I shall value this presentation more than anything you could have chosen to select as my send-off from the firm. I hope though severed from you in working for the one interest, that I shall ever retain the friendship of young and old amongst you. I shall on my part think of you all as friends, and will watch with interest your careers. Should any of you think me in a position of being of any use in time to como you can command me. I have decided to settle in business in Dunedin, so you will not have any difficulty in finding me. I will conclude in the hope that you all may have good times in store. You have my very be3t wishes for your futures. Permit me to give you a bit of fatherly advice. lam an old man, and you may take it from me. I have been along time at the job. Do your duty to the utmost for your employers' but strive to attain an end. Save something every week from your income, so that when opportunity otters you may in time attain to something higher than a dependent position as employes. My own career with P. Hayman and Co. and that of my son should be a good guide to. you in this direction. I thank you heartily for the honour you have done me this day.