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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 37, 12 February 1920, Page 5

PERSONAL.

iJr George Elliot. w«» a passenger for Wellington by the express last nigiit. Sir Frederick Ung, M.P.. Bljd Mr. C. .1 Parr. C.M.H.. leave for Wellington by i the express to-night. ' "Dγ 11. \V. Cleary. Roman < atholie i Biehop of Auckland, vras a .passenger ■<outli by tile express last evening, en route for Chrisuhurcli. to attend the : opening of St. Bede's College. Professor .7. MacMillan Brown, hae i offered to ait a> Professor of Englkh Literature at Otago I'niversity. pending arrival of a suecesaor to the late Dr. T. J Cilray. The Very Rev. Dean Tubtnan. after 30 'ye*r«T faithful service at Timaru, has been transferred to Hokitika. He wu ' presented with an illuminated address and a purse of sovereigns by his parishioners.

J Tlie demonstrations of touch typewriting given in the city by the American exponent of the 6ystem, Mr. H. (J. Blaisdell. have aroused great interest among the mercantile community, and the demonstrations have 'been co largely attended that difficulty has been experienced in finding accommodation' for all One effect of Mr. Blaiedell's vieit hae bpcn to give an impetus to local typists, who now have a better appreciation of n... I possibilities of the writing machine.