PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 19126, 18 December 1925, Page 6

PERSONAL

The Hon. G. J. Anderson (Mmistflf of Mines, Labor, and Marine) arrived in Dunedin from Gore yesterday afternoon. Ho returned to Gore by the through express, and proceeds thence to Wellington by to-morrow’s-train. Mr Harald Tanner (Sydney), Finnish. Consul for Australia and New Zealand, is ou a visit to Dunedin.

The Hospital Board last night passed a resolution of sympathy with one of its members, Mr J. H. Hancock, who recently suffered bereavement by tbe death of bis wife. t At a meeting of the Chalmers Licensing Committee yesterday a motion of sympathy with Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., in the death of his wife was carried.

At the annual meeting of the Dunedin Stock Exchange yesterday a vote of thanks was passed to Mr W. J. Watson, who has served on the executive committee for almost a quarter of a century. It was stated that his wide knowledge of the share market had been a great asset to tbe exchange. Regret was expressed at Ms retirement from active representation on the committee.

At a meeting of the deacons of j Trinity Congregational Church (Christchurch) it was decided to recommend I tho church to send a call to the Rev. J. Gardner Miller, of Napier, to fill the I vacancy caused by the death of the Rev. H. J. Huffadine. It is understood that the Napier Congregational Church is willing to release Mr Miller if it is not loft vacant itself. Mr Miller is well known as an able preacher. Before coming to New Zealand lie occupied tho pulpits of two large churche* in Glasgow and London, the latter having a seating capacity of 1,600 people. Ho is also editor of the ‘ New Zealand Congregationalism ’ —Christchurch correspondent.

Lieutenant-colonel James Bray, social secretary of tho Salvation Army in New Zealand, and well known and highly esteemed throughout the dominion, retires at the end of the year from active sendee and goes to Melbourne to reside, Ho will- be given an official farewell by tho Army on Sunday at Wet lington. Colonel Bray has the distinction of being the oldest active male officer in the Southern Hemisphere, and has been responsible for many social reforms in tho past forty years. For fifteen years he has been an official visitor to the prisons in Now Zealand, a privilege accorded by the Government m recognition of the assistance ho rendered to Sir John Findlay in framing the Reformative Institutions Act, whereby improved prison methods were made possible.

Mr t. Lisle left for Wellington this morning.

Mr David Hazel, of London, who arrived here on Wednesday in the course of a holiday tour of the world, left this morning for the north. Mr W. McDonald is at present on a visit to Dunedin from the West Coast. He was a member of the Port Chalmers Borough Council before leaving for tho West Coast.

At Wain’s Hotel are Mr R. K. and Miss G. Smith (Tarras), Mr T. M. Fox (Wellington, England), Mr D. F. Vernon and Mrs T. 0. Rrice (Wellington), and Major H. T. Groves (London). Those staying at the Excelsior Hotel are Messrs J. Randolph, I. Bay, D. F. Ladin, and K. B. Alexander (Wellington), Mr and Mrs S. Wimpany (Lower Hutt), Mrs 0. Leary (Timaru), Mr and Mrs J. Grey (Auckland), and Mr B. Turner (Gisborne). Now guests at tho Grand Hotel include Mr and Mrs H. 0. Moysey (Christchurch), Mr W. E. Williams (Hokitika), Messrs R. Farquhar and B. Dyson (Wellington), Mr Andrew Wilson (Invercargill), and Mr and Mrs E T. Shand (Kokonga).