PERSONAL

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13170, 7 October 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL

The Manuka arrived at, Wn'l'n!>ton yesterday from Sydney. The passengers include Sir Douglas Mawson, Antarctic explorer.

At, a meeting of (he Rieenrtoii. branch of the Reform League Inst'evening, Mr B. 8111111 was selected as the Official candidate for the seat at fFi'o general elections- '■■■>'. \ -■ ■ ■ •

Sir John Cnlnpboli,' of ! nunblhiio,' Perthshire, Scotland, who was until n •few .months'ago a Wellington City Council electric lighting inspector, has been granted n commission in the Scottish Horse.

Signaller .1. A. N. Hanan, of the Bth Southland Regiment, has been selected as one of the. wireless operators.on' the lluapclni during the voyage of the Expeditionary. Porcc to England. Mr Kalian is a member of the railway staff, and was stationed at Orepuki wlieii he joined the force.

Mr T. 11. Mown (of Tiillooii/dnslJflpoint., Is]o of mail), residuary legatee of flu) lain Mrs Townend, and Muster Moore have arrived in Cliristitliurcli.. Tlioy worn passengers by the Rualiine from England. . It: is probable thai Mr Moore, who is understood to have benefited by nearly n million under Mrs Townend's will, will stay iu Christchurch for some time and'take up his residence at the residence of the late Mrs Townend.

Superintendent Miteheil, who has retired from the New Zealand Police Force, joined as a constable in March, 1870, and was stationed in Auckland and Paeroa for some years. He subsequently went to Hastings, where in 1893 ho was promoted to sergeant. He was promoted to sub-inspector in March, 1900, and worked in that rank in Wellington and Auckland. At the latter city in October, 1902, lie was made an inspector, and was given charge of the Southland district, where he remained till February, 1911, when Inspector O'Brien's retirement took place. He was then given charge of the Otago district. On the promotion of Inspector Gullcn, of Auckland, to the rank of Commissioner, Mr Mitchell took over the Auckland district, and on March 1, 1913, he was promoted to be superintendent. He remained in Auckland until the Imio of the strike, when he was transferred back to Duucdiu, where he finished a successful career of nearly 35 years,