PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 13098, 3 November 1908, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Sir Robert Stout (Chief Justice) has 1 been granted twelve months’ leave of absence from next- March, to enable.him visit the Old Ckmn[ry. ■ ■ . Mr Allan M’Ddugall, M.A., has beeiii selected by the Professorial Board ns the Victoria College candidate for the Rhodes" scholarship". . '' , - The death is announced at Wellington of Mrs Knowles, -widow of Mr John Knowles, formerly Under-Secretary for Public Works. The deceased arrived at' Wellington in 1853. A Wellington telegram states that Mr Ferguson, lately engineer of the Wellington Harbor Board, has been appointed'managing director of the Wellington Gas Company. Professor Scott, who has been grantedsix months’ leave of absence by the Uni-, versity Council, leaves Dunedin to-day on a visit to the Old Country. The death is announced of Mrs William Astor, for many years the leader of New York society, as distinguished from what is known as the “smart-fast” set. Mrs Astor recently retired from her leadership, the occasion, being given wide publicity owing to the severe comments she was reported to have passed upon the trend of modern' American society and social aspirants. The Archbishop of York (Dr W. D. Maclagan) reeierns his office at the end of the year, cn the grounds of ill-health. Cr Powell will represent Port Chalmers at' the annual meeting of contributing bodies, and has been instructed to nominate Mayor Mill for the Charitable Aid and Hospital Board, as well as for the Benevolent Trust. Mr W. Berryman (Nelson) has been appointed conductor of the Hastings Town Band. An Invercargill wire says ;—Mr William Lewis, one of the oldest residents, died this morning, after a short illness. The deceased was in the drapery business in a largo way, was a member of the Borough Council, and was prominently identified with local enterprises. . The residents of North-east Harbor met in the seboolhouse on Friday evening to give Miss Galloway a “send off” to hcr new position at ; Waimahaka. The packed state of the building was in itself sufficient evidence of the esteem in which she i is held. A short programme of songs and recitations was gone through, Mr Hinkley occupying the chair. He road "a letter from Mr Barr (chairman of the School Committee) apologising for absence, and also expressing high appreciation of her work and the general regret at her departure. Mr Hinkley' said he voiced the views of the Committee and the residents as a whole when he said that during the four years Miss Galloway had been with them she had given every satisfaction, both as a teacher and as a resident, and had endeared herself to the pupils. In the way of organising entertainments she had been invaluable. On behalf of the residents he presented her with a travelling rug, a gold brooch, and a silver hairpin box. _ The children had already given her a pair of silver table napkin. rings suitably, inscribed. Mr Moodie responded on Miss Galloway’s behalf. ‘ For she’s a jolly good fellow ’ was sung, followed bv three hearty cheers. Refreshment's and dancing followed. "