PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 14574, 24 May 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A meeting was held in the Forbury School last night of those who wished to recognise the services rendered to the district from an educational point of view by Mr G. Reid. Mr G. P. Stewart (chairman of Committee) presided. It was mentioned that Mr Reid had been master of the Forbury School from 1874 to 1831, and since his retirement from that position had continued to take a keen interest in the school, serving on the Committee continuously up till the present time. At the last meeting of householders it had been resolved that some tangible recognition of Mr Reid’s services should bo made, and last night’s meeting was the result. Several ideas of the form the testimonial should take were considered, and the one eventually adopted was the erection of a tablet in the school over which Mr Reid presided for so long. It was resolved to issue collecting cards, and it was considered that when the present and expupils got to work there would be a ready and hearty response. Mr Tilloyshort has been appointed janitor for the Forbury School. Captain F. D. Seaboumo, of the steamer Cranley, who was admitted to a private hospital in Woljhmton when the vessel arrived from New York in March, died this morning, aged fifty-two. Ho leaves a widow and two children in Bristol, Eng>land.—Wellington P.A. wire. Mr Kenneth Cameron, who. ever since the commencement of the Public Health Department in 1900. has sujierviscd the public health work of councils and tlreir inspectors throughout Southland, was promoted several months ago to he District Health Inspector under Dr Champtaloup for Otago as well. Mr Cameron has hitherto carried out his work from Invercargill, but has now been transferred to Dunedin, as being more central. Mr Cameron, during his long residence in Invercargill has (says the ‘News’ of Monday last) taken a man's part in the life of the community. In addition to carrying out Iris inijrortant official work with ability and tact, ho found time, though necessarily not so much in recent years, to further the interests of many institutions. He was one of the principal founders of the Highland Society of Southland, and was honorary conductor for a number of years of the Southland Pipe Band. The success of the Young Men’s Bible Class Union of some 250 members, of which Mr Cameron was secretary, was largely due to his organising ability, and the amalgamation of the Union with the existing Y.M.C.A. has contributed very materially to the present and prospective success of the latter institution. Moreover, lie was closely identified with the. old Southland Dramatic Society, and was at one time a prominent runner. Lord Curzon has. been elected president of the Roval Geographical Society. The condition of the French Premier (V- Monisl is reassuring. He is still unaware of the death of his colleague, the War Minister (M. Bcrleaux). The Hon. R. M'Kenzie left Lawrence at 9.15 this morning for Roxburgh, accompanied by Messrs R. Scott, M 11,.I 1 ,. H. .1. H. Blow (Under-Secretary for Works), and F. W. Furkcrt (District Engineer), says our own reporter. They will s[«>nd the nieht at Roxburgh, and to-morrow will couch through to Alexandra and to Ophir. Another of the older generation of the goldfields, in the person of (ho late Mr W. Gve, passed away at Clyde last week, aged seventy-two (says the ‘Dunslau Times’). In the earlier days of the mining era the deceased was engaged as a. special court.able and Chinese interpreter. Ho settled at Clyde some thirty years ago. and leaves a wife and a huge family of sons and daughters, all of whom arc now grown up.