PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 14495, 21 February 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL

The Prime Minister will reach. Dunedin by the first south express on Thursday morning. Ho leaves for Christchurch on Friday, picking up tho ferry boat on Saturday. Tho Minister of Railways goes North on Saturday, also joining the .Maori in tho evening. Mr R. J. Barrett, of Oamaru North School, has been recommended for the position of head master of the Arthur Street School, in succession to tho late Mr J. H. Chapman. Mr Barrett was formerly first assistant at tho school. For (ho position of fourth assistant the Committee deckled to forward to the Board the name of Mr V. H. T. Bremner,

On Saturday afternoon, at the work room of .Miss Fogo, George -street, -Miss M. Stuart, on the occasion of her marriage, was the recipient of a Doulton flower bow] and vases from her fellow-employees, and a Japanese afternoon tea service from her late employer. Sister Buckley, of the hospital staff, has been appointed acting matron at the Maternity Hospital. Prince Leopold, cousin of the King, who recently toured New Zealand, is in a private hospital in Sydney. Tho latest message is that his condition had slightly improved. A Melbourne cable states that Mr Frank Beaurepairo has been appointed swimming instructor to the State schools.

Mr Spencer Gannon Smith has received ndvico by cable that lie has passed his LL.B. degree with honors. Mr E. W. White, Musselburgh, has received intimation of his success in the final section of tho B.A. degree.^ The Rev. 0. Lindsay, now of St. Clair, expects to shift finally from Invercargill and bring his wife up this week. Tho Hon. J 'l. Paul left for Auckland this morning on the business of tho Tailorcusps’ Federation, of which body ho is tho president. 'The Revs. W. Slade, P. W. Fairclough, D. J. '.Murra-v, T. W. Vealie, and F, 'II. Read (Pori) left Dunedin to-day to attend tho Methodist Conference at Christchurch. Mr 11. H. Wylie, who is ono of tho six to ho ordained, wa.s also a passenger by the second express. Hie ministers meet tomorrow. The laymen go up on Thursday. Tho Governor and Lady Islington were to arrive in Dunedin at 4 p.m. to-day. Tho Prince of Wales, who was suffering from measles, is convalescent.. A London message 'advises that Viscount Wolverhampton (formerly Sir H. Fowler), President of tho Council and Chancellor of Iho Duchy of Lancaster, has suffered a relapse, anil his condition is critical. Mrs Ansel 1 has resigned her position ns inspector in connection with charitable aid. The Bene.volent Committee recommend that her resignation lie accepted with considerable regret, and Mint she he "•ranted two months’ leave of ahsc-nce. The Hospital Committee recommend the Board to place, on record their appreciation of tho .services rendered by Miss \eitch (acting matron) to tho Hospital ami tho puhlic’ge.norally, and regret at her resignation after many years of honorable and faithful service. In connection with the resitfiiaiion of IVIIsb .Smith, nuioroii at tho Fever Hospital, the Committee also express regret at losing hor services, and recommend that she be granted leave of absence from the 51st of March. IMr 0. H. Molloy has received cable advice that ho has passed the second section of tho LL.B. degree. Miss Irene Laycock, daughter of Rev. W. Laycock (formerly of the Dundas Street Church, Dunedin), lias received unofficial notice that she has passed tho first section of tho B.A. degree of the New Zealand University. ...... Mr W. W. Turner, first assistant at the Forbury School, was last night appointed rector of the Lawrence District High School, Writing from Rotorua to a friend in Milton, under date February 15 (says the ‘Bruce Herald’), tho Rev. P. B. Fraser states that Mrs Fraser had tho misfortune to fall and break her right arm above tho elbow last week. A N T cw Plymouth wire reports tho death 0 f" Mr Janies Charles Honeyfield, aged seventy-one, who arrived there in 1852. Sunday night’s cables advised that W. L. Murdoch was “stricken’ 1 with, an apoploptic fib during tho progress of Saturday's test match, and succumbed. Ths ‘North Otago Times' yesterday, owing to the misreading of the’message, recorded tho death of Strieker, one of the South African team.