PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Volume 13694, Issue 13694, 10 September 1906, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Inspector Shaw, of the Stock Department, Nasebv, has received notice of his transfer to the Tapanui district, and Inspector Clap eott, of Tapanui, will take charge of the Np.seby district. We are informed that the Flagstaff Sanatorium management has been fortunate in again procuring the services of Miss Ewing as matron. Misß Ewing was matron of the institution for five years from its inception. A Sydney message advices that Mr Lemnre, the organist, has accepted the invitation of the Wellington City Council to revisit tile New Zealand capital. From Adelaide comes news of the death of Mr C. Plavell Ilayward. the well-known musical leader of the Brcscians, who were associated with West's Pictures. The Rev. J. J. Bates has received a call to tho Presbyterian Church at Waihola, but after giving the matter mature consideration ho has decided to remain in Carterton. Mt W. Barnett, who liar, been ganger on the railway line at Lawrence for the past 13 years, has been transferred to Walton I'ark, where' be will act in a similar capacity. His Honor District Judge Ilaseklen. who arrived in Dunedin from the north an Saturday, v;ill lcive to-day for Invercargill, where ho will hold a silting of the District Court to-morrow. A sitting will be held at Gore on Wednesday, and one may take place at Qneenstown on Friday.

The Hanmer correspondent of tlio Lyttelton Times states that Mr P. M'Grath, who has Iwcu a warder in the Haniner Prison for about two years and a-lialf, lias been transforrA to Dunodin, Mr Dunlop, of this city, taking his place. The Cfreymoulh Star states that Mr E. Lord, who has been acting assistant engineer •on the Ross-Hokitika railway since its inauguration, has received notice of his transfer to the Otago Central railway. He will be succeeded at Hokitika by Mr Thompson, at present stationed at Westport. Captain Walker of the Mutconi Wireless Telegraph Company, has left Melbourne for Nov; Zealand, for the purpose of again conferring with Sir Joseph "\Vard on the establishment of a wireless station in Kew Zealand.