PERSONAL NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13543, 16 March 1906, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES.

General Babinglon anives in Dunedin this evening. To-morrow he inspects the Otago Division Garrison Artillery at the Central Battery and at the Otago Heads.

Miss Jessie Allan has been appointed to an assistantship in the Oamaru South School.

At Oamaru on Wednesday evening the Bev. Father O'Reilly, who was recently removed to St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, was presented by the parishioners with an address and purse of sovereigns. An old and much respected resident of Port Chalmers passed to her rest on March' 14 in tho person of Mrs Margaret Scott Crawford. With her husband and one child Mrs Crawford came to New Zealand in 18C2, and since that time has constantly resided' at Port Chalmers, where she reared a large family. She was leit a widow some 11 years ago, and has since resided with her third son, Mr James Crawford, of tho Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co.'s clerical staff.

A Hamilton message says that yesterday morning Mr F. W. Lang, eit-M.Hll for Waikato, was 'he recipient of a. framed address, together with a purse of 2uo sovereigns, at the Town Hall. There was a large gathering of Iho friends and supporters present. Mr J. Fisher, chairman of the Waipa County, ■ presided, and made the presentation. Messrs Jfassey, Hemes, Kirkbride, and Bollard, M.H.lt.'s. addressed the meeting, bearing testimony to Mr Lang's worth as a member. The hope was freely expressed that he would again contest the seat at the next election. Tho proceedings were most enthusiastic.

Our Clyde correspondent reports:—"On it becoming known that Constable M'Quarrie was about to be transferred from Clyde to Port Chalmers •much surprise wan expressed at the suddenness of such a decision, A number of residents have decided to forward to Commissioner Dinnie a requisition asking him to reconsider his action, or, failing that, to promote Constable M'Quarrie to the charge of a station. The people here are surprised a-t the department's intention to transfer Constable M'Quarrie to Port Chalmers, whence he came here some three years ago. During his stay here Constable M'Quarrie ha* side msj, ix'miSi Bfchiu atoya. pextamed

his duties conscientiously and unostcntatiuisly. The requisition to Commissioner Diimio will, it is expected, bear fully 200 signaturcs, including (hose of men of every culling, both in Alexandra and Clyde.''