PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 22212, 14 December 1935, Page 15

PERSONAL

Captain J. B. Allsop left" for Auckland by the express this morning. Mr V. R. Smith and Captain Oliphant, who have - been in Dunedin on Conciliation Council business, left on their return for Wellington to-day* Mr T. J. Cummings, who has been on holiday in Dunedin, left this morning on his way back to Whakatane. Mr J. K. Robertson, of the district traffic manager’s office, railways, left this morning on a visit to Auckland. Mr Norman G. Allen left this morning en route to Napier, where he will leave by the Rotorua on December 20 for Great Britain and the Continent. ' The mayor (the Rev. E. T. Cox), returned yesterday from a visit to Wellington. Mr Ivan Davis, of the staff of .Union Bank of Australia at Gore, has" been transferred to the Dunedin branch.' Mr Ivan N. Miller, of Ravensbourne, has received advice from the Marine Department, Wellington,, that he has gained his third marine engineer’s certificate. . Mr H. H. Leary, Mayor of St. Kilda, • who has been unwell for some time, is at present a patient in the Dunedin Hospital. v. One of the best-known priests in tho diocese of Canterbury, Father J. Hanrahan, of St. Joseph’s Church, Papanui, Will next Wednesday'celebrate the silver jubilee of his ordination 'to tho priesthood. Twenty-five years ago Father Hanrahan was ordained, being one of tho. second group of students of Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, to receive that honour. At the Dunedin Swimnjing Club’s hour at the Municipal Baths last night Mr W. Williams (senior vice-presidentl presented Miss E. Johnson, the ladies’ captain,. with a tea set on the occasion, of her, approaching marriage. Mr Williams referred to the'willingness of Miss Johnson to h£lp swimmers with coaching at all times, and to the high esteem, in which she was held by all members. A Sydney Press Association message says:—lntimation Las been received that the King has approved of the conferment of a barony upon Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthverl by the title and designation of Baron Gowrie of' Canberra in the Commonwealth of Australia and of Dirleton in the county of East Lothian. Mr 0.. R. Bendall, 1 having reached the retiring age, relinquishes his position as general manager of the Royal Exchange Assurance Association for . New Zealand on December 31. Mr H. S. Malcolm, for some years in charge of the Auckland branch, succeeds him. —Wellington Press Association: telegram. ~ -v The Sligo Memorial Scholarship, run under the auspices of Otago District, M.U., has been won by Peter Frederick Calvert, of St. Clair School. The'run-ner-up was ,Bruce! W. Campbell, of Otago Boys’ High School. A brother of the winner won one of the Harrop Scholrships run by the district last at: the Grand Hotel include Dr and Mrs Barclay (Cambridge, England), Mr, Mrs, and Miss Meggitt (Sydney), Mr W. Morton (Wellington), Mr V. J. M'Kibbin- (Christchurch) , Mrs > Owen Blackler, (Hazelburn), Mr 0. R. Blackler (Ashburton),■ and Mr H. E. R, Blackler (Pleasant Point).

Christmas will be observed at the St. Kilda Methodist Church by special choral services conducted by Eev.. L. B. Neale and Bev. X. Skuso respectively. A retiring for the a Papanui .Methodist Or. phanage will be - taken up. . The - choir, master will be Mr G. Kirk. , The Bev. T. Keith , Ewen will, preach at the Hanover Street Baptist Church, taking as his morning subject ‘ The Teaching of the Spirit/ and in the evening ‘The Failure of All But Himself.’ There will be a special carol service in the evening as advertised. The Bev. T. B. Page will conduct a) special children’s service at South Dunedin Baptist Church in'the morning. Parents are especially invited. At the evening ser. vice Mr Page will speak on the subject of ‘ The Second Coming of Christ.’: Communion at close of evening service.. At Eoslyn Baptist Church special services will be held morning and evening; a communion service in the morning for the reception of new members; a‘ carol service in the evening led- by the choir, at which’ the soloists will be Miss Dorothy Sligo and Mr John Leech,! the minister giving, a Christmas message.' A sacred cantata, ‘ The Desire of Ages,*by P. G. Larbalestier, will be given by the choir in the Caversham Baptist Church at 6.30 p.m. I The cantata is in four- parts, depicting the wondrous birth, the ministry of love, the splendid sacrifice, and tha triumph of grace. ■ At United Congregational Church even. Ing service the cantata ‘ The Life Divine ’ (Joseph Elliot) will be presented by a full choir, with the co-operation of the fol. lowing, principals;—Misses A. Tyrie, ’L. MTntosli, G. Lane, E. Ba'wnsley, -Messrs W. Richmond and H. Andrew. For hia morning subject the Bev. C.; G. Hedleyj Bycroft has chosen ■' Christian Character* Jstics.’ ' ■ 1 ’ ■ •

Services of Divine worship will be 'con. ducted at Moray Place Congregational Church by the Rev. Albert Mead. In the morning the Sunday School and. Bible Glasses will .attend a' Christmas festival,: and in the; evening' the choir will render, ‘ A Christmas Chorale.’ Carols and anthems will be siing, and the soloists wiU be Mrs C. M.- Barnett, Miss Nettie Bauld,Mrs Frank Benton, and Miss Agnes Guy, The speaker at the Church of Christ/ South Dunedin, in the evening will bai Principal A. E. Main, M.A., of Melbourne., Dr Main is just completing the last stage* of his tour of the Churches of Christ in Great Britain, America, and' New Zealand. Mr R. G. Nairn, of Belfast, Ireland, will conduct the evening service at York Place Hall, his subject being ‘The Disease and the Cure.’ On the following Wednesday, at 7.30 p.m. Mr Nairn , will also speak specially to Christians. At 2.30 p.m. on Sunday the annual Sunday school prize, giving will take place, when Mi - J. S. Little will give an address. At the Theosophical Society the closing*, lecture of the “Straight Theosophy ” campaign (and also for the year) will be de* livered by Miss E. Starkey. The subject ii ‘ Creative Art,’ with special reference, ta the life of. Beethoven, and illustrated by, vocal and instrumental music. _ ‘ A Lesson from the Rose ’ is the titl* of the address to be delivered by Mr. W. J. Hutton at the Spiritualist Church in the evening. Sister Edith will follow with clairvoyant messages. Thera will be open session at the lyceum in the afternoon. ‘The Open Door ’ is the-subject chosen by Mrs Brooks for her address at the Greater World Spiritual Mission. Spiritual chairvoyance will follow the service, and there will also be an after circle.