PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13812, 28 January 1907, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The Hon. Ili6 Minister of Mines will pro.' bably leave Wellington for Dunedin tomorrow. He will bo accompanied by tho Under-Eocretary for-Mines (Mr T. If. Harder) and -vyiil visit Central Otago and other pliicea', Owing to the postponement of thd dat? iif the Tutanolcia's depaxtuio for the southern islands, Mr Justice Chapman -will be unable to accompany his Excellency the Governor on hk projected tour.

Miss fiarr, of Dunedin, i>3 been appointed mistress of the Dannovirke High School. At a meeting of tho Hawera Presbyterian congregation it was unanimously decided k> give a call to the Rev. J. It. Shore, olllalienti, near Oaniaru.'

The Alexandra School Committee has Mcouimendod tho appointment of Jlisa Kyle, of Dunedin, as mistrass of the school vice Miss Paul (resigned).

A London cablegram states that the Kcv, Dr Mcrie, not fie Rev. DtMorice, las beeu elected moderate* of the United I'rco Church of Scotland. ( The name of William Cuthbcrt M'Ckw, of Anderson's Bay, was inadvertently omitted from tho list of those who passed fee medical preliminary examination. Tho following telegram has been rereivwl by the Hon. J. T. Paul from Mr Arihuf Rosser, saoretarj- of the New Zealand Xrude.H ftllA Labour Council's Executive:— "Heartily congratulate you on a well-descrvcd honour to youradf and labour."

Constable Murray, who hag acted , as. district clerk here for about four years, Jiu.s been promoted to tile link oi sergeant aa from the Ist inst. Hβ is regarded by hie officers as a very officient man, and his promotion j s wt )l deserved. ,

Our Oamaru correspondent states that Hie death of Mr Samuel Wilson, one of the enrty and most successful farmers on tbo Papata'o Plains, is announced. Hβ had been ailing for some time, and died on Saturday, in hie sixty-ninth year. Mr W. J. Martyn, who had a markedly brilliant career both at Waitaki High School and at iho Otago University, has accepted a position on the staff of the Auckland Grammar School. Messrs T. ltonayne (general manager of the New Zealand railways), H. liuxtou. ((.-liief traffic manager), J. Coom( chief engineer), and A. L. Bcattio (chief mechanical engineer) ore «i present iu IHmedin on an official visit of inspection. They will traverse the OtJgo Central to-day, and Iho Outram and Waitou l'iirk branch, on Tuesday, and expect to finish their inspection of the Dunedin district on Friday. Tho Palmerstou Times states that Jlr John Brown, son of Mr Itobart Brown, of Palmerston, has received tho appointment of instructor in cheesemalting in New South Wales. Jlr Brown gained his experience in iho Waikouaiti Dairy Factory under Messrs Graham and Wood. Mies F. Briekell, of the Dunedin Kindergarten Association, has been engaged to comiiicnce a. flee kindergarten, open to a! 1 in iho Institute, Wesley Church, Tarstnaki ptreot Miss Briekell lias had six. years' txperience as s, kindergartener, and will take up lief work early in February. Tlio Jsev. J. M. Kraser, of Waipu, who hen been dangerously ill [or tho part month, is now a little better. It is intended to remove him from Wnipit at the earliest possible moment to Auckland for further trcstmoiil, i'lie many friends of Mr Fraser \yilt be sorry to learn that he will now b e forced to give up tho Wnijm Church, and possibly retire horn the ministry. Mr Thomas Wright, of Pulteuri, who p»si«l away last week at the age o£ 77 years, had quito an eventful life. In tho North Otajo district ho followed the occupations of a contractor and fa/nier, but in his younger days ho joined tlio United States uniiy,' which was chiefly employed in looking after tbi troublesome Indians, and keeping them on their reservations. Ho was also a member of the forco of United Stales troops that penotraled the Hockies to TJluli In iinpbsoOn Lrigliam Young tlie observance of the law with respect to polygamy. 'i'he Oamaru Mail announces the death of lira Dorothea Koss, wife- of Mr Angus lion*, of Rosebery, Herbert, which took plrec at her residence on Monday last. The deceased lady, who had readied tlio age of 72 years, lied resided at Herbert since her marriage to Itr Boss exactly 40 years ago. Although she harl lived a somewhat, retired life, she was widely known by a large circle of friends in North. OtSRO and was universally respected She leaves, a family of throe sons and three daughters, one of tho latter being Miss' Frances J. Koes, M.A., principal of Girton College. Dunedin. Mr H. J. Payne, member for Butnie in the ra«uianism General Assemblv, spent' two »'f«, days last week at "Queenstcm, whither he hail journeyed from Invercatgill. On JTiursday Mr Payne, who is accompanied by Mrs Payne, came on to Dnnedin, ~„,! this morning for AsMiurtoll, after which he will spend » f ew in clirintclmroh nt Wβ K-ilubiUoa. Subsequently the party will B °.,P n . t< ;, :N^ lp<>n "nd the North Island, and will visit Kotorua and Auckland, travellin» Jy yny of the WanganuiEiver to TamuarumiC Mr Payne expresses -himself »» delimited with VncenatoM, and has been much impressed with tho signs of evident. prosperity of the Peop.e m Dunedin, beiiig particularly slrn.'k by the amount of business being done in the city ou Saturday night. Mr Payne is & member of tho Tastmanian Royal on Wages, which lisa completed the- wjrk of tukmg evidence, ■ and meet?, again *>mit the end of March for the purposo of t*.awi]i" m> its report. • ;