PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 18716, 19 August 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL

The mayor (Mr H. L. Tapley) and the town clerk (Mr G. A. Lewin), who went to Wellington in connection with tho City Council Empowering Bill, returned to Dunedin last night. Other members of the party were Or Sbacklock (chairman of tho E.P. and L. Committee),, who returned on Saturday night, and the city electrical engineer (Mr M. Hemferson), who returns tonight. At Christchurch Mr Henderson paid a visit to tho Lake Coleridge power scheme.

Dr Pickerill, Mr ,T. Lusk, and Mr C. C. Jennings (Invercargill) left Dunedin this morning for Wellington to attend a meeting of the executive of the Dental -Association. The Hon. A. S. Malcolm, M.L.G., was a passenger by the 11.15 express to-day for Wellington.

Mr L. Sanderson travelled to Christ' church to-day.

Mr C. Sutherland (Wright, Stephenson, and Co.) was a passenger by this morning's train for Christchurch. Mr A. Murdoch went north ibis morning, booked for Wellington.

New guests staying at the Excelsior Hotel are Mr B. G. Booth (Invercargill), Mr D. Banks (Wellington), Mr S. R. Haw ken (Auckland), and Mr T. Stohei (Roxburgh).

Musical folk mustered at the railway station at 11 this morning to sec off (Mr E. J. Gravestock and the members of his concert company', who speak appreciatively of the pleasure it gave them to perform to the discriminating Dunedin audiences. Mr and Mrs W. Paget Gale went off by the 11.15 express to-day for Gisborne, where Mr Gale is to judge at the competitions. The choir contest there carries prizes worth £l4O. Mr A. E. Usherwood journeyed by train to Christchurch to-day. Mr Gerald I. Black left Dunedin this morning for Wellington. Mr D. W. M’Kay, of Invercargill, went through to Christchurch to-day. Among the new guests at the City Hotel are Mrs Craddock and Mr J. Stephens (Timani), Mr J. Aubrey, Mr Macauley (Middlema.rch), Mr and Mra F, R. Wallis (Gore), (Mr and Mrs S. ■ T. Spain, Miss Spain, and Mr Steve Spain (Earnsclcugh Station), Mr J. Thomas, Mr J. Fears, sen., and Mr J. Pears, jun. (Otautau), Mr C. 11. Grainger (Palmerston), Mr and Mrs Kilkelly (Invercargill), Mr J. Perry' (Gore), and Mr and Mrs J. Smith (Greenfield).

n Mr R. P. Sims has been appointed assistant chief mechanical engineer in the (New Zealand Railways to fill the vacancycaused by the retirement of Mr G. A. Pearson. There was a large number of applicants from England and Australia. Mr Sims was trained in England, and for the last ten years has practised in Canada and the United States.—Wellington Association message.

Professor Wilfred Powell and family left by the express yesterday to catch the Tahiti for San Francisco.

General A. W. Andrew, C.M.G., Chief Boy Scout Commissioner forTsfew Zealand, is staying at the City Hotel, and will be pleased to see anyone interested in the Boy Scout movement.

Word was received yesterday from Auckland of tho death of Mr Herbert Logie, sixth son of the late Mr Charles H. G. Logie, first Collector of Customs at Dunedin. The deceased retired some years ago on superannuation from the position of chief postmaster at the Thames. Ho was one of the first ten bovs to bo enrolled at the opening of the 6ta.go Boys’ Higli School, upon leaving which institution he entered the Telegraph Office at Dunedin.

Mr D. M. Webster has been transferred fro mthe head office of the Justice Department, Wellington, to the Magistrate's Court, Dunedin, in succession to Mr A. E. Johnson, who was recently promoted to the head office in Wellington. At yesterday morning’s meeting of the Patriotic and General Welfare Association Mr J. J. Clark (chairman) moved that n message of sincere sympathy in his iljness and good wishes for his speedy recovery be conveyed to Mr F. G. Gumming. Mr Clark said that such a message would be appreciated, and that the illness of Mr Gumming had probably been to some extent brought about through his service during the war. The motion was carried unanimously.

The personnel of the newly-opened Milton Hospital staff is as follows: Medical superintendents, Drs Edgar and Reid; matron in charge, Miss Shepherd (from Invercargill Hospital); sister, Miss M’Leod (of North branch, Milton, who received her training in Dunedin Hospital). Mr W. M. Heckler, of ** Hillside,” Warepa, died on Thursday in the ambulance on his way back home from Dunedin Hospital, where he had gone to have special treatment. The late Mr Heckler was born about sixty-five years ago. At a very early age he came with Ins parents to Waikouaiti, where they were among the pioneer settlers. About thirtylive" years ago Mr Heckler and two of his brothers bought Glenfalloch, but later on the partnership being dissolved, Mr Heckler bought “ Hillside,” adjacent to Glenfalloch, where he resided till tho time of his death. In his younger days he had fcoen a keen Bjjort and a .good shot,-