PERSONAL NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13374, 29 August 1905, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES.

o Mr J. Hill, of the Cusloine Department, has received intimation of his transfer to Chrisiclu'-rph. Mr J, B. Stick, who lias teen r< resident of Wellington {or n. number ni years, unci who is on tho Customs si.alT, Iran been transferred -to Duncdiu. Miss, Nellio Mack, who leaves Wcllitiglon with lior parents, wna presented with a number o£ souvenirs by employees of (he D.1.C., on (bo stall ol which she had served for sonic lirae. Mr Jehu Day who .has been in llic railway service about 2S years in various tlislricls, and who baa broi in charge of tho Oamaiu district for the past seven years, as inspector of permanent way, was 011 Saturday evening, pricr ■Iβ !iis transfer to Duncdin, met by over 150 employeca Irani tho various brandies connected with tho service In ibe course of tho proceedings Mr Da;- , wm presented with a silver tea and coffee Eervice and a silver spirit kettle. The late Mr T.-V. Stothart, who was buried in tho Southern Cemetery, in the presanc-B oi a large number of bis irieade and fellowworlnncn, on Saturday Mtcrnpon, was a, wellknown man in tho railway service, and a widely-respected member of the community. , Mr IStotbart entered tlie Hillside Workhops 27 years ago, and rose to tho position 01 workshops foreman, a post.'be held for many years. Ho was one of the founders of the sick club, an institution which has been very beneficial to UlO men. He was a,lso one of the founders of the Hillside Library, and it. is duo to liia efforts 33 secretary that that institution is in tho flourishing condition it is at piesent. Nothing connected with tho good 'imd welfare of tho men at Hillside Workshops was over complete unlera Mr Stothart took a hand in it. Outside tho shop 3 ho waa associated widh the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, having held tho post ot secretary to the Dunedin branch for scveril years. He was a member of tho Loyal Hand and Heart Lodge, W.U.1.0.0.P. Hβ waa a keen enthusiast in cricket nnd' Riijby football, being a. vioc-president w the Southern Football Club,