PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 18851, 28 January 1925, Page 5

PERSONAL

f The Hon. G. J. Anderson arrived _by the express from the North last evening; and attended the Tapanui Show to-day. The Right Hon. Andrew Jamieson and Mrs Jamieson, of Dublin, Ireland, arrived in Dunedin last night. They left this morning for 1*1:0 Manapouri, for tsw fishing. They will return to Dunedin on February 7. and will stay at the Grand Hotel. A report is current in Auckland that Bishop Avcrill is likelv to be asked to succeed Dr Julius as "Bishop of Christchurch. Bishop Averill was vicar of gt. Michael’s Church, Christchurch, and was most popular. He then became Bisbfip of Waiapu, and, later, Bishop of Auckland. When asked if any action had been taken in the matter locally, Archbishop Julius said : “It is purely a rumor ho one has any power or authority to appoint anybody or to offer anv names at all until the Synod meets in May. -Gur Christchurch correspondent. Slav in o ' at the Grand Hotel are Mr and Mrs "Mottzer, Mr W. Wingfield (Auckland), Mr and Mrs Moysey (Christchurch), Mr Hope Gibbons (Wellington), Mr J. Anderson (Christchurch), and Mr H. H. Caldecott (England). Mr H. M- Middleton (president) and Mr G A Lamb (secretary of the South Island Dairy Association) left for ton this morning MC Br vant kia) Mr A. H. Jones (Edendale), and Mr A. C. Ross (Government Dairy Instructor) also went north to attend to matters connected with the dairy mdmtry The Otago Education Board notifies the following appointments-.--Miss Ruth A»« drew, twelfth assistant, Musselburgh, Miss M. H. Henderson, ninth assistant, Arthur Street. New guests at the Excelsior Hotel include Mr P. Curtis (Auckland) Dr Kathleen Curtis (WelkngtonbMrA-S. Dawson, Mr R. E. Murray, Sir P. B. MMdn /w-iilinrrtonl Mr and Mrs G. W. WaskinsUlfr eI’H. Clark, Mr J. W. Batov, Mr and Mrs IV. Deyell, Mr P. (Christchurch), Mr A. Mnnro (Hakataramea) (Mr G. Lazarus (Sydney). ■u’tlie annual meeting of the Otago Rifle Shooting Association last night thc chairnnn (Mr E. R. Smith) referred to the red motion of Mr W. E. M'Keich (secreuirvl Ho stated that they were much indebted to Mr M'Keich for the work which ho had done for the association in general and rifle shooting in particular. Ho was ono of the greatest assets they had, and be hoped that Mr M'Keich would come hack to them for the meeting to 1 J(1 hold during the Exhibition On the motion of the chairman, Mr M'Keich was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. .Mrs Charles Willoby, who is remembered by old Dunedin residents as Miss Man- Hume, is on a visit hero from England" having come out on a matter of business. She finds it very pleasant to revive her acquaintance with the city in which sho was brought up, and to meet fi-iouds of her girlhood time. Mrs M ili,.t,v is sister to tJie late Miss Bessie Hume and to Mr Fergus Hume. Then; father was .Air James Hume, who controlled the asvlum in London street and Mr Marcus Hiune was their undo. Loth the 'laughters were capable concert singers, who tremniitly gave their services lor charitable ami community purposes. Carman -Moik>v was their singing teacher m Dunedin, aid when he produced ‘ Trovatore in ]O7B Miss Mary took the part of Leonora a„d her sister that of the Gipsy, both doing remarkably well. Nine years kter Miss Mary played Mabel in ' The Pirates of Penzance.' -Mr Chas. Embers being tho Frederick. -Miss Mary was one of tiie principal singers at Knox Church on tho niiriit the organ was opened, oho sang ‘ With Verdure Clad and Hear Israel. ’ After going to England Mrs Vuleby further pursued her musical studies, ami sang in opera in Italy. Tim Rev W. Walker returns to Dunedin on Thursday, after spending ins holiday at Riverton. M r Harry Arthur Reynolds, who died at Mornington yesterday, aged seventy, was born at Cambridge (England), served his apprenticeship there ns a compositor, and came to New Zealand in 18/te hoc two veara ho was on the staff of the • Otago Dailv Times.’ men he, with others, started the ‘ Morning Herald, and when that )aper ceased publication ha joined the ; Evening Herald as printer. Hum mi ho became pnnter ot The Budget.’ Ho look a very active part m the municipal affairs of Mornington, being for VvVt-nt v v-var-s on tho Conn* ch and twice" ninvor, and even in Ins latter vans he was frequently con-suited as to iri-t anil prospective doings, being posimfrtl of a largo fund of local mfonnatj,m. He served for seventeen years on tho" Moniingtou School Committee, and y'.ok "an interest in the Masonic body, of which ho was a, member. Mr Reynolds survived bv Mrs Reynolds, two sons (\I,,G. W* and F. A. Reynokisb and re-o daughters fMrs M. Haig and Airs J. Caldwell). Personally, ho was a most amiable and considerate man, very much Pil-nd bv Ml wlio knew him.