PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 15906, 11 September 1915, Page 6

PERSONAL

Last night, at the invitation of Mr and Sirs Isaac Stevenson, of St. Leonards, the many friends of Mr and Mrs M'intyre were given au opportunity of bidding them good-bye before their departure for the Homeland next week. The function passed off pleasantly, and all present expressed rogret at their departure. Advantage was taken of the gathering by the St. Leonards lady friends of Mrs M'intyre to present her with a gold bracelet as a mark of the esteem and attention in which sho was held by them. Mrs Barclay, in a few well-chosen words, made the presentation, and Mrs M'intyre replied with much feeling. The evening was brought to a close by the singing of ' Auld Lang Sync.' A 'Wellington telegram states that of the 27 candidates who sat for the final of the M.B. and Ch.B. examination held in Dunodin last month the following have passed:—B. F. Aldred, P. B. Benham, 11. P. C. Dowling. H.-M. Hav. A. M. Johnston, A Kidd, F. D. Pinfold, 0. J. Reid, S. Scoular, A. H. A. Vivian, B. M. Wvllie, R. H. Baxter, K. L. Gould, G. B/Isdale, D. C. Jollv, D. Martin. G. H. Robertson, W. J. Reid, W. H. Simpson, A. D. S. Whyte, and W. H. Young. 'St. Clair is in mourning, not as a matter of form, but in genuine sorrow, because of the death of Mr Thomas Thomson, and at the street corners to-day commercial men were exprepsing their unfeigned regret, for Mr Thomson was a, trusted and much-liked business man, in the front rank of keen operators in the markets, full of activity and-sound judgment, bub at the same time always oheery and ready to do others a good turn. He W3-"; the son of Mr Wm. Thomson, of Green Island. In 1885 he entered the service of the National Mortgage and Agency Company at Dunedin," was promoted in ran id succession to Melbourne and Timaru, and.then back to Dunsdin to take charge of the company's grain and merchandise departments. He" loft the National Mortgage employ in 1901 to join A. S. Patersou and Co. and take charge of the business of .that company, and "a few years ago became a director.' Latterly he _ was troubled with an interna] complaint, and a surgical operation was performed on Friday of last week. The trouble had, however, gone too far for recovery, and he died about 5 p.m. yesterday. Mrs Thomson survives her husband, and there are four sons and a daughter. Leslie, the eldest of the boys, is with the troops at the Dardanelles. A memorial service in St. Clair Presbyterian Church at 2.30 to-morrow will be conducted by Dr Watt and the Rev. John Miller.