PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 19776, 28 January 1928, Page 6

PERSONAL

The Rev. Stanley Jenkin, of South Dunedin, has returned from his annual holiday in Timani. the name of Isobel M. Allan tN'orma I) was omitted from the junior free-flace list. The Hon. J. Barr, chairman ot committees in the Legislative Council, hae been reappointed a member of tho Council for a further term of seven years. Mr Barr whose term of appointment expired on Monday last, was first appointed a member of tho Council in 1907. After serving seven years his term expired, hut he was reappointed in 1921.—Press Association. Sir William Sim proceeded by the 11.54 train to-day for Prisons Board business et Wanganui and New Plymouth, and will also visit prison camps in the North Island. His Honor is arranging to be hack in Dunedin on 'February 6, in time for the Supreme Court sittings on the 7th. The Rev. G. E. Morcton has returned from his holiday trip to Milford. On the wny back he and twenty-one others who had made the journey signed a letter to the Tourist Department- thanking it for the work and attention of its local officers. Mr G. Simpson returned to Christchurch from Dunedin to-day. Mr 4. M. Dickson, M.P., travelled by train to Christchurch to-day. Messrs R. M. Morten, F. Coop, J. MacKenzie, T. Thompson, E. Yarr, and P. R. Glimie, members of tho Canterbury Progress League, have been visiting Otago, and all went home to-day except Mr Yarr, who is visiting Tapamil to see the forestry operations there Sir George Fenwick has resigned from the Prisons Board after seventeen years’ service. The resignation look effect a; :rom December 51 last Mr S. H. Price, who is at- present in Christchurch, and was previously manager of tho Friendly ‘ Societies' Dispensary at Oamaru, has been chosen from a number of applicants as manager of the Port. Chalmers Friendly Societies’ Dispensary. The Rev. Hector Maclean, who has been appointed to the Ormond College, Melbourne, left Dunedin by the Manuka last night. Ho is accompanied by Mrs Maclean a.nd family. A number of parishioners of St. Andrew's Church gathered on the Rattray street wharf to bid farewell to their j departing minister. Before the meeting of the Taicri County Council yesterday a motion of condolence was passed with, the widow and family of the late Mr George Nichol. The clerk was instructed to forward a loiter of sympathy. Mr A. A. Levi, M.Sc., of the Otago University, lias received advice that he has been elected to the Associaleship of the Institute of Chemistry, London. Dr and Mrs C. S. Murray and family are spending the holidays at Karitane. Among the new visitors to the City Hotel are Messrs E. .1. Osborne and .T. Craig (Melbourne), Mr D. S. M’Lran (Folding), Captain and Mrs Kerr (Geraldine), Mr and Mrs C. V, Jackman (North Canterbury), Mr A. Fraser (Oamaru). Dr P. Howden (Palmerston), Miss Wilson, Mi's V. Cochrane. Mr and Mrs L, Wood (Invercargill).

New visitors to the Excelsior Hotel include Mr Busby (Sydney), Mr and Mini M'Fetridge (Queensland), Messrs H. Ford, J, L. Robb, and I), Withers (Christ, church), Mr and Mrs Nico! (Ashburton), Messrs M'Kenzio, J. M'Lcnnan, and Mrs A. Smith (Oamaru), Mr and Mrs M. S. Henderson (TimanO, Mr Thomas Blanchard (Roxburgh), and Miss Inder (Naseby). Recent arrivals to the Grand Hotel include Mr and Mrs Gillham, Messrs M. Pohl, and F. L. Carpenter (Sydney), Mr and Mrs A. Foster (Melbourne), Mr M. T. Macfarlane, Mr S. B. Henderson (Wellington), Mrs H. Piai, Miss lies, Mr S. Hov.tarth, Mis M. Boswarrick (Christchurch), Mr F. H. Tucker, Mr A. G. Anderson (Invercargill)