PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 12551, 8 July 1905, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr G. W. M'lnt-osh, for fifteen years manager of the National Bank at Blenhwrn, piomoted to Invemirgi.l. At the c'.o-e of the regular meeting of the Lodge of N T o. - 844, E.C., Bio. Hodgson Wadsworth, ledge organist, was presented by the -members with a handsome overmant 1." on the occasion of his marriage. Sir Robert Stout lfffc for Wellington this morning. Mr Joe Brown, representing Mr George Stephenson, is in town for i.ie purpose of making arrangements for an early visit of Professor Andrews, whose practical demonstrations nf the marvellous properties of liquid air have caused nearly as much interest to the scientific world as the discovery of radium. The enteitainment will be given at the Garrison Hall. Captain Lloyd, who was for many years engaged in the coastal s*rvice in this colony, died at Fort Chalmers this morning, after a Kkort illness. Dwreaeed was for many rears in the seivioe of the company who owned the steamers Tnranaki and Wellington—both of which ve»*ls he commanded and who were the precursors of the Union Steam Ship Company. Becoming tired of the sea, Captain Lloyd entered the railway service in August, 1877, as a station-master un tho Christchurch section; became chief clerk at Timani in 1878 ; was traffic inspector at Oamaru in January, 1879, and two years later was promoted to a similar position on the Dunedin section ; in May, 1892, was appointed .station-master at Port Chalmers, and retained that position until his retirement from tho service on pension in August, 1903. Deceased, who was unmarried, was a keen bowler, having for a ' long time been connected with the Dunedin | Green, and aiterwards transferring his allegiance to the Port Chalmers Green, of ; which ho was one of tlie founders. We I have heard Captain Lloyd say that, he once dibbled in journalism, haying joined Messrs j Heed and Brett in the ' Auckland Star ' when that now well-established paper was on a veiy insecure footing, and that be was frightened out of what has since proved to | be one of the finest newspaper properties j in tho colony by his want of faith in the l future of .Auckland city and province. The ; funeral wiil take place at Port Chalmers I at 3.15 p.m. on Monday. *'

Mr J. Duncan Harris, manager of Hillside Workshops, who has been promoted to the North Island, was furewelled by the shop employees last evening. Mr John Carson, who presided, made a becoming speech, in which he voiced the good feeling and the regret stimulated in ail his associates by Mr Harris's departure. Dtiriug his two years with them Mr Harris had never failed to take part in any moveraeut for the welfare of the men or the good" of the shops, and he had earned the respect and friendship of all in the estab'.ishment. The speaker also welcomed the new man* ager (Mr George Richardson). He then, on behalf of the employees, presented "Mr Harris (who is a collector of books bearing on old New Zealand) with copies of

' Dampier's Voyages' (four volumes),' Hochstetter's New Zealand,' Hawthorne's ' Cook's Voyages' (three volumes), Knippe's ' Life of Cook.' and one new work —namely, ' Animal Word' (two volumes). Mr Harris made a fitting reply, and Mr Richardson returned thanks for the welcome given him. Special good wishes and thanks to Mr Harris from the Civil Service Harriers wore voiced by Mr A. Melville. Mr B. Dewsbury, an old Christchureh resident, aged sixty-seven, died on Thursday. The Hon. Elihu Root, ex-Secretary cf War, succeeds the late Mr Hay as Chief Secretary of State. Mr Andrew Thomson, who died on_ Thursday at the age of sixty-four, wag one of the oldest members of the Dunedjn Bowling Olub, and skipped one of the rinks in the first intercolonial match played at Melbourne in tie Exhibition jear (1888). The deceased was *'*& known in commercial circles in "The seventies and eighties as a member of the drapery Ann of Thomson, Strang, and Co., who had establishments ia the Cutting, Dunedin, and at Invercargai.