PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 19127, 19 December 1925, Page 10

PERSONAL

—Tico-Itogah— The Gcwornor-Goncml (Sir Charles Bergwsson) and Lady Alice Ferguason paid an official visit to Gxeyraouth yesterday. After a formal welcome by a representative deputation aboard iihe Tutariekai, the Vico-Regal party were motored to tie James Stae colliery, into which the party proceeded a distance of a mile. Lady Alice Fergusson fired two shots and the Governor-General two. The party were tlien motored to Punakai ki, where they visited the colobrated blowholes, lu the evening a targe crowd 1 assembled at tho civic welcome in the Town Hall. Sir Charles Fonrusson, after referring to the promising industrial prospects of the Coast, remarked that the Coast’s resemblance to his homo county in Ayrshire was marked. Ho was familiar with mining communities, and the day brought him back, as it were, io the Old Country. He paid' a tribute io the loyalty of the West Coasters and New Zealanders generally to the ‘Empire, and also io the pioneers and the men who served in the Great War. The -Empire was the greatest factor for civilisation in the world, and the question was: What, were we going to do when foreign nations threatened our supremacy? The duty of everyone was to do his host, and ho trusted! that the Locarno Pact would bring a new ora of peace. Ho thanked tire community ?o.r tin cordial welcome. 'l‘ho potty visiled Hokitika to-dny. Tlic Hon. G. J. Anderson parsed ibrough Dunedin this morning for Wellington. He wns accompanied by Hr A. Jl. Kimbcll (Dudeip-Seoretary of Alines) and Air 1. Sherwood (private secretary). Mr W. T>. Hunt, managing director of Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Go., Lid., has boon appointed representative of tho proprietary and eommerciai interests of tho Dairy Control Board, Mias Lv.no Gibb has been appointed second assistant and -Muss B. ('. (rawn infant mistress at tho Lawrence District High School.

Slaying at AYain’s Hotel are Air and "Mrs F. A. Ootterill, Air and Mrs Raymond On, nnd Miss Jv. Redmond (Wellington), Mr John Frazer and Mrs ATucauley (Oaronju), end Mr and Airs H. Munr-o {OtematHta). At the Excelsior .Hotel nro Messrs R. T>. Fraser, ,T. A. Morgan, and R. W. Gilbert (Invercargill), Mr R.. Appleby (Dmarama), Air S. AVodd (Napier), Mr 12 Grey (Milton), Mr L. Topliss (Damam). Those staying at the City Hotel am Mr David Cohen (Wellington). Air W, Wright (Oamaru), Mr J. Perry (Gore). Mr AY, B. Prayer (Timam), Air J. F<hmr iTap.innh, Mr and Airs O. H. .Leahy (Auckland), Messrs J. 8. Marshall and B. R. Stephens (Invercargill), and Mr F. Wauohnp (Chriete.hurch). At the aamual break-up of the High Sired, School a, presentation was made from thn pupils and committee to Miss Cooper (heart tmsf.tvfis of the infant department for Ihe past twelve years) who is retiring. In rookin? the presentation (a, set of toilet, requisites), the chairman of tho School Committee (Mr Garth Galloway) re.terrer] (o the excellent work which Mim Cooper had done while the had boon at the school, and I lie regret which tho committee, pupils, and her fellow teachers felt at her retirement. Air J. AY. Smith (late head muster of (ho school) fittingly replied on behalf of Miss Cooper. For the first time since it was inagurated several years ago the competition for the In a Bagric Johnston Memorial gold medal, presented annually at tho High Street School for Ringing, has been won by a boy, Sam Jacobs, to whom the modal was awarded this year by tlio judge, Alisa Bay Jackson. The Harbor Board lost night parsed a resolution of sympathy with the relatives of the late Mrs M. .A. Jack'on. Tho bursary granted by the Dunedin Lodge, No. 951, FLO.. to a son or daughter of one of its members who attains tho highest marks in the proficiency examination was this year won by Master Hal Jacobs, of the Arthur Street School. At the annual distribution of prims at the Lawnonoo Presbyterian Church Sunday School on Wednesday night last, the Rev. Air Dow presented to Air David Walker, superintendent of the Sunday school and treasurer of the church, a wallet of notes as a mark of the appreciation of his services. Messrs J. fitenhouse, I). MTnlosh, and J. B. M’Kinlay spoke on behalf of (ho officials, mid members of the church referred to (.he splendid record of forty-seven years as treasurer and thirtv-one years os teacher which Air Walker could claim. At the meeting of the Otago Harbor Board last evening a letter was received from Mr J. A. Roberts resigning as a member of the board as from December 51 next. Mr Roberts explained that ho foil that ho could not do justice to those he represented, owing to the meetings being held during the day time. Air Alotler stated that the board would no doubt grant Mr Roberts leave of absence during tho wool sale period. Air Roberts having stated that ho could not alter his decision, the chairman (Mr J. Loudon) paid a tribute to the. retiring member’s work, and honed that ho would soon return to tho hoard table. On Wednesday evening last the boarders nd staff of the John M‘Glashan College met to say farewell to Nurse Taylor, who nas been matron at the college for tho hast six years. Mr Gilray, in presenting her with a handsome set. of tortoiseshell brushes and toilet requisites, spoke in eulogistic terms of all that Miss Taylor had done for the beys, especially tho younger ones, and any who had been on the sick list. The gift was given as a token of the gratitude and esteem of all, and he wished her every success in whatever work she had now decided to undertake.. Bishop Taylor Smith, C.V.0.. K.C.8., formerly Bishop of Sierra Lo.onc. and for twenty years Chaplain-general of the British Army, wilt arrive in Dunedin on Monday weak to take part in a united missionary service to be hold in St. Paul’s Cathedral that evening. The "bishop has come, to Now Zealand at thn invitation of the New Zealand Church Alissionary Association, ha having recently arrived from London to take part in the C.M.S. centenary celebrations in New South Wales. He is an enthusiastic advocate of the missionpreacher. Ho has been accorded by the New Zealand Government tho privileges of a “ distinguished visitor.” Tho bishop will be the guest of Sir John Roberts, C.M.G., while in Dunedin.