PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 14515, 5 November 1910, Page 6

PERSONAL

Profcs-ors Gilrav. Nhand, P.enham. I)r Marshall, and Mv i.'. D. Adams leave Dmiedin ;>n Monday for Wellington, whore, they will represent Utago University in a c< nferriKo arranged l.iy tho four professorial boards.

Mr J. W. Dickson, art instructor to the Southland Technical School, has resigned. The Education Hoard have decided to advertise in Urcat Britain for an ait instructor at £250 a year.

Mr D. J). Macfarlane, is mentioned as a likely candidate in the Opposition interc-l fin- tho Hurun.ti seat next year. He is one of the Ainuri wool kings (wires our ("bristchunh correspondent), and is well kii.-v.-n in Canterbury, having been particularly prominent for many years in connccii. n with the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Yesterday afternoon, at the confectionery and biscuit works of Messrs P... Hudson and Co., .Miss M. Campion was presented, on the occasion, of her approaching marriage, with an afternoon tea set and eider down quill, by her fellow-employees. Mr (I. Price made the presentation, and referred to the many good qualifies of the recipient, and wished her every happiness. Mr J. Jones responded on behalf of Miss Ca.'npion. The linn also ]3resentcd her with a silver tea service.

.Mi' (.'. J. Tiush-King, lay reader ;it St. Matthew's Church, and student cf Sehvyn College, has just received word that lie I];;:; parsed tho first of tho two public examinations for tho diploma, of Licentiate of Theology of tho University of Durham. With nincii regret wo announce the death of Mr Kobcrt James Stark, the book.'•cller. Being somewhat tired by the heavy work of entering liis new shop in Princes fiireet, and brought low by an attack of i'lllucnxa, lie went away for a short rest a Month ago. After a fortnight meningitis supervened, and ho sajik rapidly, dying last night at his residence- in Koslyn. Mr Stark was the second son of tho'late MiDavid Stark, one of tho ' Star' compositors. The elder son, Allan Stark, died when a lad. Everybody knew Robert, and liked him von' much. He served his apprciitiYiiship to the bookselling trade at Tirr.arn. His wife is left with fivo young children. Tho ex-.Sultan Abdul Hamid is seriouslv ill. [To only likes liquid nourishment. He i:-. almost entirely deaf, and moves with difficulty. ilr George G. Xctrnan, of this City, lias been successful in passing the practical test examination in accountancy held in Dunedin last mouth, and has been duly admitted to membership of the New Zealand Socioty of Accountants. Mr J. Mooney was the recipient of a suitably-inscribed -electro-plated tea and coffee .service night at tho warehouse of M«jsrs Butterworth■ Bros. on.the occasion of his marriage. Mr Anderson made the presentation. Tho death is announced of Mr W. Peterson, who was for marry years schoolmaster ,:t Half Moon Bay, Stewart Island, and retired from that position some three years ago. Mr Peterson also acted as postmaster for some years. He was eeventy-one years of ago.