PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13652, 23 July 1906, Page 6

PERSONAL.

A Paris message advises thai Madame Surah Bernhardt has lie™ awarded the Crcs3 of the Legion nf Honour.

On the occasion of his leaving (be service of the Trustees' Kxccutors, and Ageucv Company to take up a, position in the' Otago Education Office, Mr (!. \V. Civrrington win presented with u set of razors as a token of esteem from his fellow clerks.

Mr ,T. Mortimer, evangelist, who has been engaged in the work of the Church of Christ at Dnnediu for some lime past, has taken Air S. ,T. Jtathieson's place at Gore. The Lyttcltoii Times states thai Policesergeant Mullaney, ci Christchnrch, was been transferred to take charge at Port Chalmers in succession to Sergeant Ocerin.

\t_ a meeting of tha Presbyterian Maori Mission Committee in Wangaimi, it was decided to appoint a deaconess from flic Presbyterian Training Institute in Duncdin to work amongst the Maori homes around Taupo.

A Korwegia.ii Consul-general and Viceconsul for Australia and A"ew Zealand have been appointed. Both are stationed at Melbourne. Mr 0. Roiacke is Consul, and his deputy is Mr J. oundersell.

A London cablegram states that Mr Mafhioson, formerly Railway Commissioner in Victoria, has resigned his position on the Midland railway owing to (ho state of his health.

Mr .Tames Gray, who, subsequent to leaving Diinodm to take up an important position in the London house of Sargood, Son, and Ewen made a, tour of the firm's branches throughout the colony, was eulcramod last Friday evening bv'tbe heads of the various departments in Wellington, from winch port bo leaves per Oswestry Oraii"» to-day for the Old Country. Mr Gray's health was proposed by M r Laing, the local manager, and presentations of a case of pipes and an enlarged photo of the staff were made to Inui during the evening. The function was of the most cordia.l and enthusiastic character.

Mr George Gipshck, who is one of the oldest employees of tho Otago Dailv Times and Witness Newspapers Company, was presented on Friday evening last by the. office staff with a very handsome case of silvermounted pipes to commemorato his sixtieth birthday. Mr W. Easton, the accountant or Lie company, spoke, in kindly terms of Mr Capstick's many good qualities, and ?,i handing him the gift wished him, on behalf of all contributors, many happy returns of Hie day.

v n 1«5 been received of the death of « ■ ,?• ] v,f * , of " e ex - ! ' cctm ' of U'fi Jicys High .School,-atter a iong and painful illness. Dr Won, it will he remembered, lincl to resign his position owing to tho brea';fiora 01 hi; health.