PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 16082, 6 April 1916, Page 7

PERSONAL

,At last night's meeting of the City Council Mr E. J. King was appointed chief sanitary inspector. ,- Mr It. M'Meeking was last night appointed by the City Council as ranger and dog tax collector. The City Council last evening appointed Messrs A. L. Burk and N- Bacon cadets in the sanitary department “Our Own” wires from Christchurch; —The Rev. Charles Elliott Perry, M.A., rector of St. John’s,' Camberwell, Melt bourne, has accepted the vicarship of Bt. Michael’s Church in succession to Canon Burton. He was educated at St. John’s College, Oxford. He took hi# degree in 1894, and was also ordained deacon ip that year for the diocese of by the Bishop of London, fjo-was ordained priest in 1895 by the Bishop' of Melbourne, and after lidding several curacies in the diocese of Melbourne ho was appointed rector of Camberwell in 1912, and rural dean last year. Mr Perry is mar- ■ Tied- His wife has published several -poetical works, besides doing a good deal r> r <li . ff<?rent Australian journals, rho Rev. \\. Goyen, director of religious education of the Presbyterian Ohnroh of Victoria, has been appointed as a delegate from his Church to attend the Dominion Conference of Presbyterian Sunday school workers to he held in Dipiodin this t'C/ping Easter. My Goyen is a brother of Mr P, Goyen, of this City, late chief inspector with the Otago Education Board, and he has been the chief promoter of tha Australasian scheme of gracjcci Sundayschool lessons, which, js now. lip ding very general acceptance in the Commonwealth, It has beep adopted by nearly all Protest taut denominations in South' as well as "in Queensland and Victoria. Mr- Goyon < has-been-appointed.' to attend the Dunedin conference in order' to placa the scheme fully before Sunday school workers here. ■ ' ’

11)4! retirement of Mr JoluiLMackay (Governjpcnt printer) on. superannuation was the occasion of a. large gathering o£ ipembers of all the staffs of the Govern* flip,]it Printing Office on Friday, ..when, a, presentation was made hi in of a silver •rose bowl apd a very fine pair. <if candle* sticks. The Minister-in-chatgo of 'the Printing Office (the Hon. G. W. Ruspell) made the presentation on behalf' of tho employees. Mr A. Miffep (president of the Employers’ Association) and Mr B, B. Alien, (chief clerk) also, spoke, of the re* tiring printer’s personal qualities and hia loyal services. ,

Mr A. E. _ Dheal, assistant tramways engineer in Wanganui,Who ,sqrho time ago applied for a commission' in the' Flying Corps, received from headquarters! ‘last week notice, of his acceptance. In order to . qualify for hjs aero pilot’s certificate Mr Cheat goes into cpnip at the Auckland,. School, of Aviation early in June.. A priyate cablegram, has been received, by Mr T. M. Wilford, M,P,. Stating that his son, George M'kcan Wilford, who enlisted on the outbreak of war. has been promoted to a. first lieutenancy. During Ins spare time abroad Lieutenant Wilford' attended a signalling school of instruction, and he qualified for a first class instruc* .tor’s certificate.

The rctirenient-of Mr William Turnbull, wlio. as chief auctioneer for _the National Mortgage gnd-Agency Company, has beep a familiar figure at stock sales in for many years, .avks tire occasion for art impromptu' meeting’ at-- Burnside stock sales last week fop ihe purpose or conveying to Mr Turnbull the best wishes of all parties doing business at Burnside. All’ T. Smith, who presided, spoke of Mil Turnbull as a gentleman who was re* spectcd by all those who had occasion to' visit the salfeyards. There were some* times complaints with regard to amotion* eers indulging in dishonorable tactics, such as "trotting" stock, but as far ashis knowledge went—-and lie had been associated with Mr Turnbull for 20 years ■ —life gentleman to.'whom they were saying goodbye in Ids capacity of auctioneer had never been guilty of such an action ( or, indeed , any action’that could he stigmatised as dishonorable. On behalf of the meeting, lie'wished'Mr Turnbull long life, continued prosperity, and content! merit in Ids well-earned retirement; ■ Mr D. Allan (Wright, Stephenson, and Co.), speaking on. behalf of the auctioneers, endorsed the sentiments expressed by the dial man, stating that be had always found Mr Turn (mil to be'straightforward and, everything that p felhnwauctionecr could desire,. Although working in opposition, the opposition had always been carried out with the best of good feeling. Mr Turnbull, who met with’, an .enthusiastic- reception—being.'hoisted to Dm rails and loudly cheered—confessed frankly that he had been taken by surprise! Ho had never expected snc'll a farewell, and, in fact, .was quite at. a loss as to what to say. He could only return thanks for the sentiments expressed: and say how greatly he appreciated' the kind, things that had "been said'about him.

The." Hon. ,T. Allen, Minister of lipfence, returned to-day from an encouraging visit to his electorate, Both at LawrcncG "and-at Milton the. Minister .received a- most cordial welcome from hisodnstiluenta. His meeting a t Milton last night was very successful: the Coronation Hall was crowded, and the people 'thoroughly fTijoyed Hie Ministers "Ininresting ravi(?\v of what New Zealand has-done.: Although It would have been pardonable in the circumstances for a. reference to his own hard v.ynh in connection with the raising 0f’60,000 men. fully eipupped, and -well trained, witnin 20 .months. Mr Allen joioke in’ p-tleral terms throughout, and only del viaUA i rmri ;j broad dismission to pay ‘l" 1 -'-’’-’ training staff, and to all those who'have given service “out of the . • ’ .’he -Minister will probably - ■ wr M'eiliiigton, en Saturday. , I';" If'”'- l'r IT, Aj‘.\ r ab, Minister of cv-nice and Marine, was a passenger by 'ii.c exp-ess from Invercargill this morn‘l )d • went on to LylteK on* nil' route ’.l'-'v i ’ n nit,9«t t ,9«- Ho ’tool? part in a, spion- „„ piiifl gave an add mss on recruiting.i . , eatro . was .packed, .mid keep on:wnsnj was displayed. The people feel W”ricnt that a fnl] quota for the 16th ! -mfo, , emenfs will be obtained., and n,ai the shortage fop to-day's contingent .■jil jio made up-in a few days. The ! mister returns to the Smith. Island, next’’ reek to. assist the local authorities at ‘••Mmalo and Cheviot in their rccruitiu# <'n-vipn,](. m . - *

■, ■ ilHam |h M‘ln tosh. who died snd» ; on Tuesday night. arrived in Dhn- : ft,’" 1,1 Jiinjiary, 18/4, by the .ship pim-‘ | 9 n "' Wh bn anted as constable.! i l "f ?bip' owned by ,tho' ; vr 'k v *«wand Shipping Comp,my.’ ajj«J ;'i !, °‘!b ' V W for several years, president* !of tjie Dunedin Working AJ en > K Chib.'the' i Jflln members of which institution will ; s'-eiJ remember th ( ; time bn devoted fo OicJ club f. interests. • Amongst-''his fc|. ■ ■'■or.-pas.sencers were MrL. M. Tsitt.'M.P. , and the Hon. \V. Morgan,, of Gisboimo. > llw newspaper proprietors pf--RitoiW naving arrived at the conclusion that, pm* ioenl journal is sufficient for th,o jowm'. thn proprietor of - the ' Chroniclo 1 • hae’i pur* chased the ‘Times,’ which'is riow incorporated with the ‘ Chronic)©.’ i ■ Members of the Masonin' craft will - ha. gratified to know that the Prince of Wales liS? followed m the footsteps 9 f his grand.i father ami father and been initiated in the mysteries of Masonry, llio announcement was made recently by tI, Q Duke of Richmond and Gordon at a meeting, of the Royal Masonic benevolent .-Institution at Londpp. . ..

A lady in Edinburgh, wrote to the commander of a regiment, inviting four ofllcers to dine wit(i. her. These. were not uvallapie, so the commander wrojc that ho was sendipg four privates instead.’ The hostess then arranged a hearty feast for these men m the kitchen with The maids, and they had a very lively evening. When they took theij departure they' left cards R? fhe hall. Every ono of .th<¥6 four pro rates had a, title! ■' ■

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