PERSONAL.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13651, 19 August 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

In a long list of officers proceeding on active service with the New Zealand Forces there appears the name of Ralph ' Malcolm, of Nortji Otago, as .a second lieutenant with the infantry. A cable message from Rome states that Lieutenant Sihigaglia,'who Avas the last winner of the Diamond Sculls, has been killed at Carso, The Diamond Sculls is one of the English classic events, and was last contested iu Mb On account of the war no race has bceij rowed since that date. ■ \ _ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, in common, with other linns, are contributing to the different'reinforcements by releasing numbers of their employees on half-pay. Next week, Mr Jasper Mackisaek, accountant in the local office of the company, goes to Trentham as a iion-coiniiiissioned officer,/and, yesterday he was presented by the company's Oamaru staff with \\ 'useful wristlet watch, as an expression of their good wished It'ris understood •that fMn Gporge Harvey, at present'accountant at the company ?s 'Blenheim branch, is to relieve Mr Mae]ur,'iek and is -expected to ' take up his duties about the end of next week,

_ At the meeting of the Otago Education Board yesterday reference was made by the chairman (Mr D. T. 'Fleming) to the services long reiidered the Board, and the cause of education '.by two gentleinen wire have just ceased to be members of the Board. Mr J. Mitchell has b,eeu a member for,the,past eighteen years, and Mr Scott' for, ten years, On Mr Fleming's motion thc.iolIcwing resolution was adopted: '.'The Board places ou record its appreciation of the excellent services rendered to the cause of education in Otago throughput many years by Messrs James -Mitchell and -.William Scott. They brought ■to the administration of ..the Board's business a; wide knowledge of.and, ex•perience in public affairs,.their enthusiasm and: ; ability earned for them the trust and confidence of their .colleagues, and in every way they upheld- the best traditions,of this Board,"