PERSONAL NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12934, 29 March 1904, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES.

Our Roxburgh correspondent telegraphs that, alter a continuous ministry 'of 3l> years, the Rev. 1!. Tclford preached his ftircnell sermon on Sunday m the Roxburgh Presbyterian Church. IS i.i understood (according to the Post) that Mr 11. l>. Cameron, of Wellington, bus received the appointment of hardware expert to the Customs Department. In consequence i>! Jlr Aitken deciding to awin contest tho Wellington mayoralty, Mr Barber, 11.tt.R., has wiWic.lra.wu hie candidature-. Mr T. \V. Hislop will consult his fricmta oi.d will probnb'.y stand, ilr Wilford will consult liis committee. Messrs P, Spruggon (representing Messrs W. Scoula-r and Co.) and Mr It. Watson (Messrs D. Benjamin and Co.) left by (lie Moeniki yesteriiay on an extended tour of Australia. Mr Arthur Smith, of Macaiidrew road, South Duncdili, a well-known citizen, died oil Saturday evening at the age of 70 yeire. lie was token ill last week with hemorrhage of tils brain. Mr Smith was born at Oxford, where Ins ir.thoii kept a livery stable, and came out (o Victoria when l(i years of age. He tried gold digging, mid v.'ita meo for eoiuo time cugagoci in driving a li.iiil ccach. Kventualiy ho settled down in Gcclor.g. Ho come to Duncdin with n tr.'al shipment oi horses in tho s.e. Oineo about 18C1, and did so well that further shipments followed, ilr Smith eventually deciding to settle in Duuedin. with his wife Md finjily. Ho kept livery stables in Jlaclnggan street for a number of yeMs, but afterwards removed to South Duncdfh. Hetook a keen interest in sporting matters, and was one of the founders of the Jockey Club, and lafer on tho Buucdm .loekcy Ohib. He had generally two or three horses in trainill',,. He was cisn a strong supporter of the Hunt Club, llv Smith was generally esteemed (is an upright, straightforward man, andgeneral regret vill'bc felt at-his death. The Wellington corrcapendent of the Lyttelton Times writes:—"l liecr that there is another shuffling of the card* in respsct to tho apjwintment of the- manager o( tho State Fire Insurance Department. Messrs Brindley, Kent, niitl Kichimlson (Uie present Commissioners of tlie .State Life Insurance Department) wero■originally running for the! pdsition, so it is reported, The issue, it was believed, would eventually have ken confined to Messrs Kent ai:d liriiulley, but iho terms attached to the appointment r..ro not acceptable to Mr Brindley now. In connection with tile appointment of auditor of (h<s Bank of New Zealand', Ministers decline to give any information. Thcro is an imorrssion that a present official of the ?cmi-Kt..'.e banking institution has a. rosy chance of (jetting the anjreintment. Tlia Premier is cxpocled to mnkc a proiionncemont at any time now with rfgnrd to these appointments. It is stated that the conditions nssocittod with these positions are tho stumbling-block which lias prevented the appointments being made before this.