PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 17958, 3 May 1922, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr W. Endey has boon nominated for election to the University Council to represent the primary teachers of Otago and Southland. It is the Governor-General’s intention to spend several days’ fishing at Toknaiiu prior to his return to Auckland. _ During her visit to the Waikato district Cady Jellicoe will spend l two days’ hunting. At the Anglican Synod Bishop Julius was congratulated on the attainment of the thirty-second anniversary of his consecration. Mr Glutha Mackenzie, M.P., will arrive here from Invercargill on Triday next. The Yen. .Archdeacon (’urzon-Siggors, M.A., has resigned the charge, of St. Matthew's parish as from July 3], by which time lie will have completed twentysix years of ministry there. As the church has been opened forty-seven and a-half years, he lias oiitservcd bis six predecessors by four and' a-liaif years. The archdeacon will retain his canonry at St. Paul's Cathedral and the archdeaconry of Invercargill. The Board of Nomination will meet soon after the return of the bishop from the General Synod for the election of a vicar. At tho meeting of tin? executive of the Dunedin Bdurned Soldiers’ Association last evening, Mr 1). (olquhoun, who had been a member for some years, .announced that he had received' notice of his transfer to Wellington, and that that would bo tho last meeting of the executive he could attend. During tho period ho had been on tho executive mistakes had no doubt been made, hut what had impressed him mostly had been the sincerity of mem liers of tho executive in their efforts to assist returned men, and especially tho returned men who most needed their help. Tho chairman (Colonel T. W. M'Donald) said ho was sure ho was voicing the regret of all members at losing such an able and invaluable member as Mr Golquhoun. The heartiest good wishes wont with him. (Applause.) Air Colquhoun, who has been the representative of the .Board of Trade in Dunedin, expects to leave in. about a fortnight for Wellington, whtfe ho will be transferred to another Government department. Mr J:uncs M. Power, on the ove of his departure from (lie employ of Sargood, Son, and Ewcu, Ltd., to take up farming pursuits, was presented with a gold' engraved' watch from the Dunedin and Invercargill staffs as a memento of their esteem. Mr Power’s services with tho company extend to dose on forty years, during twentyseven of which he was country representative in Otago and Southland. He was also the recipient of a substantial cheque from tho board of directors, with a letter expressing their high appreciation of his services.