PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 31, 6 February 1907, Page 7

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Dr. J. Miller, of Dunedin, loft for London to-day by the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Orari. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward arrived in 'Adelaide to-day, en route for London. They are to leave for Fremantlo tomorrow. Tho Hon. Oliver Samuel (according to an exchange) leaves for Australia, en route for China and Japan, at the end of the present month. Mr. and Mrs. F. Feist, and Miss Feist,' lato of Cartorton, and now of Wellington, leave by the Monowai nest Friday, en route for a tour of Egypt and the Continent of Europe. They rotusn in November next. There was (telegraphs our correspondent) a large gathering at the Town Hall, Dunetiin, yesterday afternoon, Mfhen Mr. Mark Cohen, editor of the £tar, was made the recipient of a purso | ©f sovereigns from the Dunedin citizens. The Mayor, who presided, paid a tribute to the zeal and determination with which, as & citizen and a journalist. Mr, Cohen had advocated the prosecution of Qtago's arterial railways and the need for promoting settlement. On behalf^ of the citizens he wished the departing gu&t a pleasant journey Home and a .B»fe return to the colony. Mr. Qeo. IFenwick, Managing Director of the Otago Daily Times, and several councilors also spoke. Mr. Cohen, in reply, ijaid his trip was largely in the quest of health. He hoped to learn during his trip some lessons that would not only l>e useful to himself in tEe pursuit of his profession but would be to the bene- : )st,of the community, amongst whom he J bid spent the busiest and certainly the happiest days of his lite.