PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 696, 22 December 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Worship the 'Mayor, Dr. A. K. Newman will leave for Hawked Bay. this morning te ' spend, tho/ Christmas holidays. Mr. Justice Edwards will nrrivo from Auckland by this morning's express. Mr. Justice Cooper is oxnected to reach Wellington from the West Coast to-day. Dr. Alex. T. Tolhnrst, son of Mr. G. E. Tolhurst, general manager of tho Union Bank,, and Dr. Harold A. 0. Cooper, son of Mr. Jus-, tico Cooper, will arrive from London by th» Corinthic next week. Dr. C. G. French ie a passenger for Auck., land .by the CoTinthic, due horo from.London, >■; nest'.-week. V;, ;'vic.. .■;-.;,■ • i/i 1 ; , - , -''V." '':'•■':■ -r ■;■>■''■■ y<:. The. triennial' Australasian ' Congregational \ ■ Conference is to bo held at next' ■'■:.'; 'month. , ;' New' Zealand will' be represented by ..■-. -■'■•'•■ the-ltcv, tf. Kccd Glasson, of the Terrace. Con- •■ Bregational' Church,-' who will leave for Tas-:. . ,: mania'ohi : January- 13.<: .■;.-■:■'■■; v' v :.;. ■;':■?■' \Y-; ''■>■•:

A. Mr; \J..G; ;; Ballard,' Inspector"; of : Telegraph ..'.' .Otticeß, who is retiring on account of tho state ii of; his'..health, entered-the'service in .Christ-.' :."l church in '-. IBCO.', .In - 1868' ho.became"postmaster,.';:. and . telegraphist 'at ,■ Waipukiirau, .and ■'■' two. . ';. years later; was transferred'to: Cromwell. .'ln .:' 1871 he joined tho telegraph staff inDunodin,.' roinainiul there for some years.,'Mr..Ballard, , came';to: Wellington,in .1878, as assistant officer--:;: :• intcharge, ■ arid ■ two years.-later he was trans-"', ferred to-Blenheim, where he was made Chief Postmaster, in 1889. In' December, 18BS,- he ' was'..appointed'; ofiicer-in-chargo.'■ of the '■"" Duncdin Telegraph Office;, and a'few years''- . later vras\appointed Inspector of Telegraph ■ : Offices. ■ '■-': : ■'.;■; •-'■■.-■':' / v -,'. ; .'...." ':- ' ' ■'■.■

:.The Eov. John Dickie, M.A.i who'has been appointed professor.', of systematic theology, . apologetics^ ! aud New Testament,language, and'■..', exegesis at ICnox.College, Dunedin, expeots to •', leavo for the Dominion with-,his wife not later■'•.'■''■■■ than-.the-beginning'of •. April.':'" V '-. , I', .' '■!" ' The' Rev. Jas. Marshall,-M.A., formerly vicar ■^'- , - .of;St.vMark's-.'Churchr Ballysillan, ■-.-Belfast '-" '■ passed away, at Eomucra on' Thursday last, at : > tho ripe'age of 84. v /'.- • V.'>", ■:'•■• ■'<'-'' ':;■•■• \": l\^- : .-.The jAmericah.iteiinis':players... Messrs. Long' J: '"" and M'Loughlin.'whd were > defeated'by Messrs. j ■'■'* Norman' Brookes a'nd A; F. Wilding in':the'-' Davis Cup contests,; left Sydney, for San Fran- '■ ' Cisco .by the'Moana .'on. Monday last.- '. ;. . '■ yAta.meetin6.of the Dunedin Presbytery yeß« ; '■ terudy- it- was decided to-, sustain/- " - tho call tuade by the' Pojt Chalmers! congre- ■ ration, to the' Eev.'A. Whyte.'iof . Havelock, ■'■'■ Hawkes 1 Bay.—Press Association. ■■"<> ' ,'■- ■"' Onr Mosterton correspondent telegraphs that tho death occurred jestorday at Mauawa Tinui of Mis. G. T. l< , . Button. Deceased, who yms sixty jears of age, tat a daughter of'tho lato Mr. C R. Bidwill, of Pihautca. The late Mrs. Hutton was married twice,, first to Mr. Richard J. Barton, and subsequently to Mr. G. T. F. Hutton. Messrs. J. 0. and W. B. Bidwill are brothers of tho deceased lady, and four sisters are Mrs. H. H. Booth.am, Mrs, Holmes Warren, Mrs. Ehodes, and Mrs. E. ' Balfour (Napier). Dr. H. J. M'Loan is a passenger by the Corinthic, uhich is duo hero from London on Tuciday next. While in Edinburgh, Dr. M'Lcan gained a fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, and also took his M V). Mr. D. A. Abortrouibie, of tho Queensland Insurance Co, is at present on a visit to ' Auckland. Captain G. T. Hull, who has severed Wβ connection ivith tho Maoriland Steamship Co., to take Wer tho agency of the Paparoa Coal Co, was , , on Monday, presented with a travelling bag from tho Maoriland directors, whe ipole in \ery complimentary terms of Captain Hull's association with tho company. Detective Hill, of Napier, is at present on I, busiuoss visit to Wellington. Tho death occmred jestorday of Mrs, Esther H. Johnson, relict of the late Mr. E. J. D. i Johnson, tormeily in business in Wellington a< a mttbtor printer. Tho deceased lady was 53 years of ago. Mr. James Kennedy Logan, Superintendent of Hcctric Lines, who js about to retire from the Civil Sen ice, owing to having reached the ago limit, will conclude actno duty on March 81 no.\t, after winch he will be granted the usual thrco inouthb' lea\o of absence. Hii pension will amount to about iOOO a jcar. Mr. Logan, who is at present attending the Wireless. 'lelc B 'raph Conicrcuce in Melbourne as Now Zealaud'b iopiosonlati\e,ihas been con-' nocted «;th tolcgiaphy all his lile. Aiter recening an education at Chaliner's I'm ate Acidoipy, Paislcj ho joined the British and Irish Magnetic 'jelcgiaph Company's senice at I'lusloj, at tweUo jcais of age, and honed as a telegraphist and officcr-in-chlirgo at \anous towns m Scotland, including Edmbmgh and Glasgow, until lea Mug lor New Zealand in June, ISM. At Dunedm in October ot the same >eai ho joined the telegraph construction pan) which was engaged in electing the hue between Dunedm aud Christchurch. Ho entered tho Dunedin office as assistant in Maj 25 1865—tho day telegraphic comnninication was opened between lnvcrcargill and Christchiirch—and tho samo year vras appointed Inspector of Telegraphs under the Otago Prnuncial Go>cinment. Under hit *• superintendence tho lino thiough the goldfields to Qucenslown was elected. When th« Otago hues were taken by the general Goi eminent in December, 18C9, Mr. Logan woe appointed Inspector foi tho Dunodin district, and on the death of Dr. Leinou, in 1894, ho iccebod the appointuienl of superintendent of electric lines tor tho whole of New Zealand, His successor will probably bo selected from tho present staff of lolegiaph engineers.