PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13643, 12 July 1906, Page 8

PERSONAL.

A London message advises tliat sfr AV. G. Duffie'.d. of Adelaide, has boc-n awarded the Royal Society's Mackinrou studentship for his work oti the spectra of metals.

_ A Meibourno cablegram announces tlto cic-ath of Mr George Watson, for many years starter for the Victoria Racing Club.

Dv Sale. of Invercargili, and formerly of tho Buncdin Hospital, shortly leaves on an ex-tended trip to the United Kingdom. Constable .T. Burrows, of Waikeua-iti, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant as from the lath inst„ mid transferred to Invercargill. He will be replaced by .Constable Kidd, of F.iirlie. Tho Tapanni Courier slates that the health of Mrs Begg, wife of tho l!ev. Adam Begg. lias keen thoroughly restored as a rcsult'oi her visit to Rotorua. At a general nioeting of the Timarn Garrison Band on 'Monday evening (savs the Post), Mr IT. Mayo, the present conductor of the Core Brass Baud, was elccted to the conductorsliip.

Tho pitiable plight of Captain Jackson Barry was referred to at the meeting of the SauMrit*" Home Trustees at Cliristclnireh on Tuesday (says the Press). As reported recently, he was found wandering in Cbristilnircli homeless, friendless, and lielp'cis.

and after oilier charitable bodies had refused to tako the olu man in the Snnn-ritau Homo liustc-e; ioci: pity 011 him. Thus, after playing many picturesque parts in his long career, tho worn and weary veteran has had to resort for shelter to the cheerless haven of tho Samaritan Home. At the meedng on Tuesday it was mentioned that he wandered in his mind, and had made a "bequest" oi .{'7ooo to a lady member "f the board, an:! had promised to ycr.iomb.r another in his will to the tune of several thousands. It was derided to allow the old man—who says lie is 87—to remain in the home so long as he chows 110 violent tendencies.