PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 17919, 15 March 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL

Tho Hon. G. J. Anderson, Minister of Labor, accompanied by his private secretary (Mr F. Sherwood), travelled by the through express yesterday to Gore. Tho Minister will return to Dunedin on Monday evening, leaving for the north on Tuesday. Captain 0. M'Gu.igan, who for a number o.t years was officer in charge of ordnanco for tho Otago- district, and who v."U> lfjcently transferred to Burnhrun, is retiring from tho service of the Defence Department. Jfo intends shortly to pay a visit to the Old Country in company with his .brother. Tho following additional notifications of result« of decree examinations have been received :—Messrs P. S. Dc Q. Cabot, W. Grant, A. J. Slitro, J. 11. Coaly, E. Browrilie, ami G. Bowie, first section 8.A.; Messrs S. B. Dunn, and N. M. Ma.thcson. completed B.A. Sergeant Nekon, chief clerk in the district police office, who left Dunedin yesterdny on transfer to - the district o'iico at Cbrifttchirrch, was presented by his comrades, through Sergeant- Boulton, with a silver-mounted v.vi.lkim; stick and a case of pipes as a token of their repaid for him and their pood wishes for bis future success. His place in the local office will be filled by Constable Hall. Mrs Grainier llarf-reaves, of Oxford, England, will rnrive to-morrow evening for'the purpose of addressim: a meet jug of women in t-hiß city. She is visiting New Zealand with her husband,, the Rev. Grainier Hargrcaves, who is represent in 3 the Wcslewin Met.hodist Church in England at the Methodist Centenary cdobro,tions in this country. M.iss-cs Muriel aivd Audrey Eagar Jofi for Oavnani this morning under engagement to sing at the annual St. Patrick's concert. A London cable state* that Sir John Salmond has left on a brief tour of the Continent before joining the Ormnz at Toulon. L'r Evans and Mrs Evans will return to Dunedin this evening after a holiday at Akaroa. A cablegram received to-day announced tho saie arrival of Br A. H. .Driver at Erode, the London Missionary Society's station in South li\dia. Dr Driver left Dunedin about a month ego for India. The Education Board- haa been notified by the department that, upon revision of tho-marks of James K. Horn, of the Otago Boys' High School, it has Leon decided to ; award him a senior national Echokrship.