PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13831, 19 February 1907, Page 6

PERSONAL.

•A London message advises that Mr Izarf, of- Wellington, lias been gazetted Liberia* Consul in ihat city. Jlt C. B. Chapman has gone to Christchurch, for » week. A Sydney message advises timt Bishop Grimes continued his voyago to New "ealand in the Monowai. The Esv. G. Miller, paatar of the Tcfcomoiriro Presbyterian Church, is recovering from his recent attack of appendicitis, tod is now out of danger. Miss Daisy Robertson has been advised that she has passed the final section of the B.A. degree. Mr John Roberta, CJLG, has accepted Iho invitation to deliver the chief speech at the unveiling of the Brydone memorial oaim on Sebastopol Hill, Tolam, on Saturday next. Miss Helen If. Kenyon, of Merion, has received information by cable that she hag parsed the final section of the B.A. degree. Miss Dorothea. Tncker has received intimation' that she has passed the first section of the B.A. degree Our "Wellington correspondent telegraphs stating that the Minister of Labour (the' Hon. J. A. Millar) left for Duncdin last night. ■Mir T. D. Adams, an old pupil at the Otago Boys' High School, and now an assistant on the staff of the school, secured first clas3 honours in Latin and IVench in the recent University degree examinations. Miss Janet M'Gregor Smith, of Milburn,. has received dniamation that she passed the first section of the B.A. examination. She also got a, first-clasa pass in education end mental science at tho Otago Univorsifcy -form Our Wellington correspondent states thai Mr J. L. Kelly, late editor of the New Zealand Times, proceeds to England on behalf of the Government, to report on the possibilities of trade between New Zealand and the British West Coast ports. He will leave early next month, and: will be absent eight months. Mt Hawson, who baa been in charge of the Ophir branch of the Bank of Kew Zealand for the past U years, will be tendered a banquet by tie residenta of tho district before leaving on the 21st insfc. to take a similar position at-Queenetown. Hβ will be succeeded by Mr Thomson, late accountant at the Alenuklta branch. A London message advises that the personality of the late Mr David Murray, of the firm of D. and W. Murray, of Adelaide, South Australia, was sworn at £200,579. He lefti £16,000 to charities, including £3000 to establish a print room in the Adelaide Art ■β-alkry, £5000 to the Presbyterian .Chnroh, £2000 tq tbo South Australian TJnirorsiiiy, and £1000 each to the School of Mines and'the "Toung Men's Christian Association. \ Mr William Jamee Martyn, a pupil of Di Don's at the Waitaki Boys? High School,, and a student of tho Otago tJmstersity, laa been informed by cable lihst he has takm th/ degree of M.A., with first-dass honours in Englieb. and French, and also wiUi firssUkaj honours in mathematics. It is imiferatood that this is the first occ&aion on which an Otago student has gamed the-coroted disfinotion of a double first. Mr MartynAas accepted au appointment on the staff of tlio-Auekland v Grammar School. Amongst the passengers from Sydney by, the HuddarWParier steamer Etrerina -on, heji last trip wm Mr D. Trafll, ohaiiman of directors of tho Huddatt-Parker Proprietary, and one of the founders of the firm, Mr Traill, who is over 8) years of age is the only survivor of those connected with the institution of the Huddart-Parbor Company. Ho still takes a lively interest in the affairs oi the company, whoso fino fleet of steamers are so well known to tho travelling pablio of thia colony. Mr Trail], who has come to Kcai Zealand to spend a quiet holiday, is accom:panied by two old Melbourne friends, Messrs "W. Godley and W. Calder.