PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 14626, 24 July 1911, Page 6

PERSONAL.

The Hon. J. A. Millar loft for Wellington by the first express this morning. Sir Percy Bunting, editor of the " Contemporary Review,' and one time editor of the ' Methodist Time?,' is dead; aged 75 years. Cr Keast will be a candidate for the City mayoralty next year. Sir James Carroll arrived at Huntly on Saturday morning, and proceeded to Waahi to 'attend the native gathering. Ho received a hearty welcome.

Captain lan Macdougall, of the Grenadier Guards, has been appointed aide-de-camp to His Excellency the Governor, and Mr Albert C. Day has been appointed assistant private secretary. Mr Frank Evans has been appointed deputy chief elect-oral officer for New Zealand.

Mr W. C. Steadman, secretary of the Trades Union Congress (England), "is dead ; aged 60 years. The death is announced, in her 62nd year, of Mrs Finlayson, the wife •of the Rev. A. M. Finlayson, of Waitati. Two presentations were made at tho police station on Saturday evening—one to ex-Constable Power, formerly in charge of Mornington district, and the other to Constable Edwards, who is transferred to take charge, at Kurow. Mr Power received an overmantel and Constable Edwards a rug. Station -sergeant King, in making the presentations, voiced the esteem _in which the recipients were held, and Chiefdetective Herbert made special reference to tho sen-iocs of Mr Power. Mr Edward Alexander Rennie, late Auditor-General of New South Wales, is dead ; aged 91 years. Mr T. E. Taylor, M.P., Mayor of Christ-church, went into a private hospital yesterdav to undergo a serious operation. Mr Taylor wa-s in the middle of his campaign on behalf of the good roads scheme, when ho was ordered to remain indoors, and yesterday his condition was so grave that the doctors ordered an immediate operation. He passed a fair night, and his condition this afternoon was as satisfactory as could be expected.—Press Association.

On Saturday, at the offices of Messrs J. B. MaeEwan and Co., a presentation of a case of pipes was made by the members of the office staff and employees to Mr A. B. Temperton, traveller for the firm, who is severing his connection with the staff and leaving for England. Mr P. R. Jackson (accountant) expressed the feeling of good-will which existed between the recipient and the office staff, and wished Mr Temperton a pleasant voyage and every success in the future. .Mr temperton suitably responded. Mr John M'Pherson, commercial master at the Otago Boys' High School, died very suddenly at his residence in London street early this morning, the cause of death being heart failure. Mr M'Pherson spent yesterday evening at the house of his brother, Mr Dugald M'Pherson, and was then in his usual good health and spirits. He returned to his own home about 8 o'clock, and read a while after retiring to bed. About 2 a.m. he expired without practically any warning signs of anything serious being amiss. Mt M'Pherson came from the Old Country, where he had been employed in tho teaching profession, to take up a position on the staff of the High School in 1886, when Dr Belcher held the position of rector. He remained there ever since, his duties as commercial master being principally with the middle forms of the school. Ho leaves a widow and a family comprising one son and two daughters.

The Hon. J. R. Sinclair will 'cave for Wellington to-morrow..

Members of the Otago Chess Club on Saturday evening said good-bye to the Rov. A. T. Chodowski, who, with his family, sailed for Melbourne yesterday in the Moeraki. Mr F. J. Mouat, president, said that for the past ten years Mr Chodowski had been a member of the Chess Club, and had filled the offices of vicepresident, president, treasurer, and auditor. Mr Mouat concluded a laudatory sjioech by handing him a traveller's rug. Mr Chodowski returned thanks, and wished each member farewell, individually. Captain Wm. Anglem, of Bluff, some time since went over to Preservation Inlet in the Gisborne, and while he wa.s there one of his arms, as the result of a strain, began to mortify. It became a very serious question (says the 'Southland Titties') whether he oould reach Invercargill in time to have the arm attended to so as to prevent the poison from entering tho system. After some delay the captain, who was in a very had way, was brought, to tho Bluff in the little steamer Rita on Friday, and came on to town for medical treatment. It was at once discovered that only amputation could save Captain Anglom's life, and the operation wa.s performed. As a whaler and oysterman Captain Anglem had a record of 50 years on the seas, and regret is widespread at the unfortunate accident which has befallen him.