PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 16398, 14 April 1917, Page 6

PERSONAL

The Hon. W. Fraser, Minister of Public Works, who will arrive in Dunedin tills evening from the north, proceeds to Central Otago on Monday morning to visit his constituency. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank of New Zealand at Wellington yesterday Mr Harold Beauchamp was re-elected chairman oi directors for the current financial vear.

Sergeant Mathicson, prior to his departure for Wellington, whence he Ins been transferred, was presented hist evening by the members of the Dunedin Police Force with a silver-mounted umbrella, he being also asked to receive one on behalf of Mrs Mathicson. The sergeant has soon about 15 years’ service in the force, and has oeen stationed, at Dunedin on three different occasions.

Constable E. Finch, who has been in the Police Force here for tho past nine years, during four of which he has been clerk in the superintendents’ office, was last evening presented by his comrades with a suit case prior to his departure for Wanganui, whence he has been transferred.

An illuminated address has boon presented by the George Street School Committee to the Rev. I. K. M’lntyre, who for nine years had taken an active part in Bible teaching in the school, but who had to relinquish the work on account of resigning his charge as pastor of St. Stephen’s Church. The chairman of tho committee (.Mr R. Ferguson) made the presentation, a.nd, with other members, referred eulogistically to the thorough and sincere services of Mr MTntyre as convener of the classes and as a teacher. Mr M‘lntyro responded appropriately. Private Duncan Blaikie, son of a settler at IVaikaka, died in Gore Hospital yesterday. He went away with the main body, was wounded in the spin© at Gallipoli, lay in Dunedin Hospital for 15 months, then was taken to Rotorua, and came to Goro a mouth ago. The doctors and nurses speak of him as one of the best of the many manly young fellows who have been in their hands. An old and highly-esteemed resident of Eoe-3 for tho past o9 yeans, in tho person of Mr Rudolph Illrter, died on Tuesday at tho ago of 91 years, saya the ‘Hokitika. Guardian.’ The deceased, was a native of Berne, Switzerland. Ho w-as one of tho earliest arrivals at Ross, and took a prominent part in public affairs for a long period of years. Ho was Mavor of Roes for two years, 1882-83, and also filled positions ao member of the Totara Rond Board. Westland County Council, 'Westland Education Board, and Ross School Committee, of which lie was chairman for many rears.

Hany Phillips will be a candiato for the City Council. Although, not nominate-;'! ov Labor, he will stand iu Labor interests. the death took place at Melbourne on Alarcn 28 of Air Joseph Sheppard, a very old and highly-respected identity of tiro early days of Australia. Tho deceased was born in London in the year 1812, and thus attained the ripe old ago of 105. When qnitn a young man ho emigrated to Ausand settled in Alelboume for a. number of years. lie subsequently went to la=manin, where he was engaged in farming for some time, and afterwards entered into business as a florist and then ns a grocer. In later years ho returned to Alelboume, and for tho past five years ran a small poultry farm at Pa wiener, near Alelboume'. _ 'The deceased lived under seven reigning Sovereigns, and, beiim a great, reader of English history, and also a great thinker, had a wonderful knowledge of the Royal families. He was of a verv quiet disposition, was a non-smoker a.l his life, and was a very loval patriot. Ho married shortly after' his' arrival in Australia, and his wife, who is now nearly 90 years of age, is still living at Fawkner. J here was a family of 15 children—seven eons and six daughters— of whom four song aiM two daughters are living. One son is in London, two reside at Melbourne, rind the third youngest (Mr W. G P Sheppard) resides at No. 8 Grant street'. Dunedin. Air W. G. P. Sheppard paid a Lit to his father about five years ago. Tho deceased was then 100 years of age, and possessed all his faculties, could read without glasses, and took an active interest in the management of his small farm-