PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 692, 17 December 1909, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS

.-■According ;to a -Press-:Association .telegram;, Mr.; otehhouse,'rector' of ..the ..Lawrence High School.-.will retire at thtt' end of .the'current /month.'' : -He/.is'.,tha!bnly ; surviving teacher .of ,those brought'from Scotland by; the Proving of Otagoi'//'; ;/ ; :■- ; : —':/;;/' .-:■ The/'reappointment,,of; the Honsl/E. Jones, ;R.''H.'.:J.''Eebyesi.'and.'Wi C.; Smith aa members of/the Legislative. Council is gazetted.;/. : /',;/, ; ;' Mri/F.-; ■'j/j Tipping;^bf/'/the:■ Publio ;.Trust Office's -legal :staff,/has passed -hisifinal- solici-; ;tqr's-examination;-,' ; ; ; //-l:"':;::/ '/:/:/ ;;/;'-//' ;-,---A't 'the.^^fiiial'gatnbring , ..bf.;thb,Dunedin;Eiiil-, harmonic.'■ Society, the other :evening, the : secretary, Mr. .'E...'S./Wilson; was mado a presentation, '• in '-view; of ihis "approaching / mar■riagb.;././/:.-;;-//;/;//;:';■'//-:, /';;/'. v/'".'./'' By, an'unfortunate;error the,Hon; J. Bryce -was .spoken. of yesterdayi.as'the ; late -Hon. J. -Bryce.-.,/ ■;,.//.y./:;/.-/::.;.;-;</.//': :v ; ':-.-'-'V'V : ! . Mr...John Roberts,: C.M.G.; has returned to' Dunedirivafter/a/tbii-months', visit to England .and/,thbX!Cpntiheiit.;.;;■;//'/:/'.-/:■: :',.-'".<: ■ v '>v ■','•• -Mr..Arthur;J.' Liike; secohd Bon of the Hon. C., M. Luke, ;M.L.C.,:.has: passed'. his final solicitor's:' examination.".- ;Mr. Luke has been connected with the .firm of.Messrs.'Young and .Tripe,.'.barristers/and :solicitors. ;. .-;.:,-: : ; Meek/ and Co.), Mrs./ Meek, ;and,,tlSe'.two'iMisses'Meek; leave oh a trip/td.Eiiglahd;by the Tainui in March 'uext.;/;/; : ;/';v/''//;.- ; /'./;,;;:/;: : s''-/-.;':'-:;:. ,/■-: ..,Th*e'city/sblicitor,.ilr/,John' O'Shea.has been granted a month's .leave''of. absence from the beginning/pf ..the'iyear.;'.; /:/; '.;■■ -,;.- :: .''. .-..V..-,'..-'.■!■ ■ •; Mr/ Samson: Williams,' late' assistant, building .inspector:for thb.City Council, has been granted ,three;raonths'vleavcof;absence oh .'full pay. ,' , ;!i City Councillor John Smith has''/been"Appointed: acting-chairman of the Abattoirs, Milk l.tiupply,;ahd Public -Health Committee of the City- Council/during: the absence in England "of , Councillor.;.Shirtcliffe;.' .Councillor Shirtcliffo's Seat'on .the Power, .Stations. and' Tram-' ' ways-Comluittee■.is;beiiig,temporarily filled/by ..Councillor,:-Morrah, /and .'the ..vacancy on ,tho Abattoirs' Committee is being .filled by, Coun ; cilloi' 'Frost; while ..the' vacancy '■ on , tho,' Baths and Reserves Committee/ is being - filled by UounciUor-Hihdmarsh.-,/';;.//;.: // /;v ', .;;Thb Governor.lias accepted the resignation' of iMr; Philip G.Smith, of/ Raetihi, of, his appointment .as a,justice of the/peace.. ■'-.- ■;."'. .:'Mr. F; :E. .Baume/.i member . for.; Aucklahd East,'whose health was,very unsatisfactory:at the. beginning/of the. "session, is, again seriously' indisposed.^; "'■■■'. .■'■ ;v ':■■'. •■'■•', ■■■• ■■• .-.■'■"''•.. ■'■■!-/' -:-;:";: r.Mr. -}3J lf.vEbgan,;Superihtehdent.'of Electric Lines,-.who is ; nt present;attending tho wireless telegraphic conference at; Melbourne, is retiring /from'the/.Civil/Sbryico uiider' thb."qiiiß'.liniit;"':■;,At • a of, the'-Wellingtoh Engineers at' the Garrison';" Hall last- evening, ;Lieutenar>t Gibbs 'was'. olected ;to '.'the/ captaincy / of. the .corps.;//'/':;/''/'W;//' '-' ''■■:.!■' '■" "'•■".'. , '7 .;7/// ;.;-.'■ Mr; and, Mrs.; EbberV Allan, of Edinburgh; '.-who have :been on. a ..visit-'.to New Zealand; will''leave for, Sydney by • the/Ulimaroa. to-day, en- i-oulo.;for.;Hbme.: ;Mr.. Allan, who. is: a brother7of.".Mr'.--Willinni:;Allah...(of the'.firm of, Veitoh.ind Allen),' wa3-very; greatly impressed by:what/hb saw oi.the Dominion. -•