PERSONAL NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13209, 16 February 1905, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES.

Major Bracy,' ex-Mayor of Lithgow (Nei» " South Wiilps), -pho |fj 'ji't present on, a visit)' ij'g ;to Dunedin, occupiedono of the,distinguished visitors' chairs lit {fie meoting "of the' City Jjj' Council last night. • ~ Jo- Advice has been, recejved that Mr J. If, g ( ) .Bell, _ the now Government geologist, left (o Am , er '°? py the"?»,?' 'Frisco boat, and will ; e ~ amvo in. the colony next week. Mr 801 lis iio Sir. Tames Hector's successor. -j ifr H. who lias bean'cashier at t!iH 'J? Waiwato branch of tho Bank of New 2ea- % laud for the past sis years, has been tunsferred.to Gore. • Rutherford, in a latter xecoiraJ 63 in C'hristchiirch by last mail, status tliat ho 7 will, bp'glijd to lecture in Ohiistchurch, but ™ ho cannot fixo tho dato of his visit to this - r ~ colony. Mr ,T. B. Jfichol, has lately fees in 0 'practico in AYaimato, is leaving iirunbdiately (says tho Oaiuani Mail) for. Dunedin, whcra no ho wir take up court work for ilooro Bros., m solicitors. ty £he funeral of tho fanious German parntea; lit to attended by tbo Kaisor and 10 Knisorine and all tho royalties iu Berlin. ro Information ha 3 beon received thai &Cr C. :d Smith, pf Ivaiiaugata, has passed thio jc examination for (teachers) Class C. ' )r An Ashburton telegram says:—Mis3 E3ith L. Brown, M.A., Invercargill, has been appointed head mistress of tho Ashbnrfon High school. .There wore 12 ■ applicants. ' nr i .! 1 l 1 ! im,3(!r3 of the Presbyterian Church, Woodville, farewellcd Mr and Jtrs H. Manisty on Friday evening, prior to their departure for Oaitoaru, after a residence of 13 years at Woodville. Mr Manisty was presented with' a gold, chain and pendant, and his wife received a diamond and opal brooch. 11 A' Hillsjde Workshops tho painters prei- senicd Mr T. Goodmau, a shopmate, with e a handsome dinner servico and clock on.tho d occasion of his marriage. Mr Hargreaves, in makiiig tho presentation, wished tho young 0 couple much happiness. A sooial evening of 1 old chums and shopmates was held subso--1 ' qncntly, when a handsome lamp was pre- •' sented to Mr Goodman by Mr Dawsett, on. ® behalf of old friends. P At Highcliff Schoolhouso last evening tho '^ ev '. J- Liddell, Priniativo Methodist r minister, was presented with a purse of n sovereigns as n recognition of his work as Y assistant minister of tho connexion. Mr C. i- W. Wilkinson, on behalf of Highcliff and 3 Sandymount friends, made the presentation, ii and in doing so referred to tho valuablo ser[i vices Mr Liddell had rendered, and to the I, regrot. of his friends at his approaching dc- > parture. Mr Liddell thanked the Peninsula > people for their munificent gift, and ulso for their kind words of encouragement Mr - Liddell proceeds to Pctone, Wellington, Trhero p ho will take up the pastoral work of tho' , Petone Church. j Among tho present guests of tho Coffee " Palace arc Captain Meikleham, Mr Ffaser, M.L.C., Mr and Mrs Ringrcood, Miss MarJ chant, Air Scamlrett,. Mr Scandrctt, jim,, Mr and Mrs Bell, Mr Symons, Mr Fernandez, Mr * Diokens, Miss Calder, Mr and Jtrs Mansou, and daughter, Mr Stahvorthy, Mr Taplin, ' Mr Timmins, Mr and Mrs Temple, Mr and ' Mrs Cooper, Mrs Wallis, Miss Kcir, Mr ' lioran, Mr Whitiker, Mr Stead, Mr and Mrs 1 Crompton and daughter, Messrs Westley, Fathers Calder, Cordice, Hopkins, Clark, But- , termore, Hudson, Goer, Grooin, and Yeoman. Mrs Adrian Knox, Master Knox, Miss Knox . arid maid left for Wellington on Tuesday...