PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 15968, 23 November 1915, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr W. Fuller, who for the past three years has held the position of stationmaster itt Ngapara. lias been transferred to Clinton (says the 'North Otugo Times'). Mi' and Mrs "Fuller are vers- popular ."it N-apara. The death ; s. announced of Mr Thomas Muir, nf Maungatua. He was 91 years of a_:e, and -was a native oi' Kilmarnock. For some time before leaving for New Zealand he resided at Kii'koswMd, Ayrshire. Tie, arrived in New Zealand 54 years ago in the ship [storm Clord, and after a year in Dunedin he Hied his lurk .at theGa.briel's Gully diggings. Later on he commenced farming at Maungatua. and followed this, uii until -within a few years of

Mr Andrew Kinross died at Invcreargill on Friday, lie arrived at Port Chalmen? in 1863. and shnrlly after wards went to Tnvcrcaigi]!. He was a member of the Southland Provincial Council and also of the F.xeev.tivo Cormci!. Subsequently he was elected a. member of the Otago Pro-vi>-cial Council.

The death ocmre.-] at Invercarfn.il or> Thursday cf Mr William Russell, solicitor, aged 75. Ho retired from active work some year? ago. He was a.n active member of the Southland Acclimatisation Society and a- keen horticulturist. Mr Russell is survived bv bis widow, two daughters (Mi* II Y. Rruddon, Sydney, and Mrs Fred. Chishohn, Invercargill), and three .sons (Mr : W. Rus-sell. Auckland Me.-f.7-s Eustace Hu-sell and Erie Russell, Invercargill!. In the Rev. J. Benning-. who passed away on Sunday evening, the Methodist 'Church has lost a useful and hard-work-ing minister. The rev. gentleman was born in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, and was the son of Mr J. Benning, a well-known business man in the town. Shortly after his marriage with Miss A. Ellis the deceased came to New Zealand, eventually entering the. ministry of the Free Church. After" a series of successful pastorates, on the. consummation of the first Methodist Union Mr Benning became associated with the Primitive Methodist Church, in whose ministry ho labored for eight yr-ars, three of which were spent at Waikouaiti. When the Methodist and the Primitive Methodist Churches became, one deceased was appointed to Roxburgh, where he spent a happy ministry of two years, with an invitation to remain for a further term. Mr Benning was known as a diligent and sympathetic pastor, and as an original and unconventional prea-cher. In all his appointments he impressed the people by the reality of his goodness and the peculiar openness of his disposition. Our sympathy goes out to the widow who survives iii in.

" Our Own " wnvs front Christ-church : —Mr Alan E. Mulgan, who has been for some years on the editorial staff of tho 'Pits?,' has been appointed leader writer on the Auckland 'Star,' in succession to Mr J. P. Grossman, who lias accepted a professorship in the Auckland University. Mr Justico Sim leaves on Monday to take the Supreme Court business at Invercargill. Dr Frederick G. Shinn, Mus. Doc, L.RA.M., and F.R.C.0., of London, who is acting as the examiner for tho Associated Board of the Royal Academy of. Music and the Royal College of Music, London, arrived in Dunedin from the North last night, and commences his duties here today. Dr Shinn takes a keen interest in all musical matters, and has consented to redeliver a popular lecture given by him in London on the subject of 'War and Music' The lecture will be given in the Burns Hall towards tho end of the week, and will be illustrated by specially-selected songs and instrumental pieces of various nationalities. While in London he devoted considerable time to public lecturing on musical subjects, both of a professional and. popular charactei". The present lecture is looked forward to by musicians and others with great interest at the present time, and as the proceeds are to be devoted entirely to the patriotic funds, no doubt there will be a very large attendance of the general public. *A full announcement will appear in our advertising column.? to-morrow.