PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 17793, 15 October 1921, Page 9

PERSONAL

Advice lias been, received that Dr J. W. Hall, who, fill the time of his departure from Now Zealand early this year, was senior resident medical officer at Dunedin Hospital, lias, after four months’ study at Edinburgh University, passed the examination entitling him to the degree ox Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.—From onr Wellington correspondent.

Mr W. A. 11. Oliver, secretary to the Southland Racing Club, it is understood, resigned. An Oama.ru Press Association telegram announces the death of Mr William Gardiner, sen, in his seventy-sixth year. He went to the town with his parents in the early days of settlement, and has since been actively engaged in pastoral pursuits, lie was well known as a breeder, of merino sheep. The Dunedin Jockey Club despatched to-day a message of condolence with deceased’s son, one of its stewards. Mr Duncan Wright, who has been in Christchurch this week on private business, returns to Dunedin by tho second express this evening. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward were to leave Southampton to-day for Mow York, going thenco to Now Zealand, viaPSan Francisco. They may return to London early in tho summer.

A London cable' announces the death of the Rev. John Monro Gibson, who had been minister of St. John's Wood Presbyterian Church, London, since 1880. Ho was Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of England in 1891 and 1915, and was president o! tho National Council of Free Churches, 1897.

Sir 11. J. D. Mahon is unable to accept tho head mastership of the Auckland New Grammar School cm tho grounds of ill-health. The position is being offered to tho next acceptable candidate, whoso name is being witheld. Mr T. L. Oswin, officer In charge of tho local Valuation Department, Land and Income Tax Department, and Stats Advances Office, retired yesterday after thirty-eight years’ service with the Government. Mr Oswin originally entered tli? service in tho Land and Income Tax Office. Wellington, and in .1097 was transferred to tho Valuation Department r.t Invercargill, being promoted to Dunedin two years and a-hatf ago. At a social gathering of Trinity Methodist Choir bn Thursday evening presentations were made by tho president of the choir (tho Rev. M. A. Rugby Pratt) to two members who are shortly to remove from tho city owing to their approaching marriage. In handing tho gifts, two Doulton vases, to the recipients, Miss Vida Miller and Miss Clarice West, Mr Pratt paid a tribute to the valuable work both had done in choir and school. To Mr Lano, another choir •member who had recently married, ho tendered hearty congratulations and good wishes.