PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13845, 7 March 1907, Page 7

PERSONAL.

* S&V? Senoral manager of tlu J. U Uilliamsciii Company, arrived in Duncam Jr.sfc night. l3aa ° Gr ,? n '"""""ces his candidature for.the mayoralty of North-East Valley. At the last meeting of tho Matanrc. Presbv- ' tery the cicrk reported that tho He v. Mr ni™ i •' ™ recc , lvcd ™ lu '»i»motis call to the Oropuki Church. The Presbytery Rgreed to meet at AVaikafai Valley on March lit to deal with the call. TnnV^f 5 - 1 ! l , lln Loyal Albio ' l T'odge, 1.U.U.1 M.U., iitfosd to present Dr M'Kellar. lodge physician, with an illuminated address. A large committee has been formed in connection with ho presentation, which is to. bo mono next lodge night. The Tapinui School Committee has recom- ' mended Miss Campbell, M.A., of tho Goraldine il.tl. School, and Miss Steven, 8.A., u Sc of the, Ashbiirton High School, for the position m tho secondary department of A telegram from Now Plymouth announces tha death of Mr James C. George., a resident of tho town, and one of tho proprietors o£ tlio Crown Dairy. Deceased, wlio was th« pioneer of tho dairy factory industry, was G2 years of age, and had been a resident of Xew Plymouth for 50 years. A valuable gold combination sovereign and; half-sovereign case and gold Swan .fountain, pen, which tho Southland police wero prevented, by a departmental regulation, Presenting to Chief Detective M'llver.cy, qa Ills departure from Invercargill, have been, forwarded to his mother, at Kumar,i; as a, memento of tlio esteem in which her son ia held in polico circles in Southland. " °' lr ,? R . m " u _ correspondent telegraphs stating that Mr John Bucklev, of Ttcclcastle, . Who leaves with Mrs Buckley c.n Saturday on a trip to Great Britain, was the recipient yesterday of several tokens of the appreciation, in winch Ins. labours on behalf of'various sports bodies aro hold. Tho North Otago Jockey Club tendered him a very enjoyable smolco concert last evening, when ho was made the recipient of a silver salver mid claret ' cup. In making the presentation Mr C. Tf Held (president of the club) said lie believed that to tho fact that ITr Buckley entered his horse 3 freoly and ran them right out was largely duo tho present prosperity of the club. : JJuring the eveuing tho Oamaru Caledoniam ; Society presented to Mr Buokley a goldmounted walking-stick, the Cycling Club and!' Amateur Athletic Club a, silver inkstand,' arid tho South Island Coursing Club earlier in the day a useful dressing-case. Of air those societies Mr Buckley, has been a generous supporter. • '