PERSONALS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13656, 25 August 1916, Page 4

PERSONALS.

Mr CHill, chief postmaster at Oam--1 arn, has accepted the position of c.hief ■postmaster at Timaru, and expects .to leave for that centre in a few weeks' time. Colonel George J. Smith (Canterbury Infantry/Brigade), who has been granted leavfc by'the New Zealand Government, has arrived in London for the 1 purpose of offering, his services to the War, Office, .' \ Mr H,..]). Grocot,' who has been appointed chief postmaster at Oaniarii in succession to Mr.C. Hill', who has been promoted,to the chief postmastership at Timaru, is an old Oamaruvian, having commenced his civil service as a cadet in'the.'''local Post' Office. A ( J,oudon correspondent states that Mr Colin M.Gilray has been appointed Second Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade, after qualifying in the Officers' Training' Corps at Oxford. Mr Gil ray was formerly a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, and'gave up a lcgaf practice in Milton to coiiie to.-England to serve. The death occurred roceittly at Cairo of Mrs' Burrows,, the wifej of Mr Tom Burrows,'.champion cliib swinger of the world. 'Recently she had been very active in i organising entertainments for the soldiers i since she went to Egypt .ab'o'nt a.year ago with herlinsband, who the.medical staff at the •Citadel, Cairo; "' ' ' ' MajeTJL C. Barclay, R.A.M.C. (Waihas. been 'attached to the 16th.Baj'tijdion Middlesex as niedical insti'iictoi'./sfatioiied 'at Guildford, iias recently been appointed Senior 'Resident Medical Officer in; charge of the' War Hospital .at /Guildford—an institution containing -400 beds, Major Barclay mar,' before long, obtain a transfer to theN.Z.MX'. The. members of St. Luke's Vestry, lay readers, .and the members of St. Lake's branch of the C.K.M.S., and a number of other parishioners met in tho clioir vestry of St. Luke's Church on Wednesday evening for the purpose of bidding God-speed to Mr C.J!. Davey on the eve of his departure from Oamant. The' Yen. Archdeacon Russell spoke in warmest terms of appreciation of the; Christian life and devoted service to the church which Mr Davey had exhibited during his three years in Oamarn. He and Mrs Davey had been coustaut worshippers and most regular commiinicauts, His services as lay reader and vestryman had been invaluable, and he was one of the most helpful members of the C.H.M.S, The' help he had given the clergy in motorius them to country services had been a boon to them in times of need. Rev. D. Ja'mieson endorsed the Archdeacon's r.emarks, and expressed'the regret which all felt at losing Mr and Mrs Davey from the parish; he wished them every success in their new home at Wyndham. Mr L. K, Haines spoke of the loss of Mr Davey,, as a frieud, and bore assistance to church funds, and for all good works in the town, Mr G, A. Travis spoke of Mr Davey's value at CiI.M.S. meetings'and the loss he would be to the society. ,Mr J. P. Tuttick spoke of the value which Mr Davey's' legal knowledge had been to the vestry. The Archdeacon then handed Mr Davey a handsomely-bound• prayer and. hymnbook from his fellow-lay readers,'vestrymen, and C,E,M,'S,. brothers, amidst hearty applause. Mr Davey warmly thanked the speakers, and donors for their kindness and expressed the. real happiness which he and had felt in being associated with the work at St, Luke's. He was. truly sorry to leave paniaru. but felt'that his steps had been directed to Wyndham, and he had learnt that the church there was just now needing the lay reading help which he Was able and willing to give them.' He had made many good friends in Oamaru and'looked .forward to visiting them from time to time.