PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13926, 11 June 1907, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Tho ox-mayor (Mr G. Lawrence) attended last night's meeting of the City Council, and was accommodated with a chair to the Mayor's lir W. Malcolm Thomson, son of Mr G. M. Thomson, of Dunedin, has been appointed lieutenant-surgeon of the Utli Burniah ltegilnent, stationed at Mandalay. Miss Dippie. who has been appointed mistress of ttie Upper Junction School, wa9, prior to her leaving Kartigi, entertained at a social by tho committee and householders of that district, and presented with a travelling ease as a mark of esteem in winch alio was held by her many friends. Miss Dippie was leaching in tho Kartigi School for nine years and a-lialf. A Gislwrne telegram records tho death of 1 Alexander M'Kenzie, well known throughout ' tin colony as a breeder of stud sheep, lir M'Konzie, years ago. was engaged profitably in tho sheep trade between Wellington mid Onmaru for tho Otago diggings, tiansportiug GOOO one year. Mr James Uattrav, jim., lafo of Balclutha. who sinco his resignation from Ihe Salvation : Army and return to Xow Zealand some 10 ; mouths since, has been engaged by the Xew Zealand Alliance in the Auckland province in connection with the Xo-license campaign, has been offered, and has ncceptod, an appointment as home missionary in coiuieotion wtii the Presbyterian Church, in tho torero Swings and Xuhaka district of Hawlte's Bay. There are two churches in tho station, ouo at Morere and Xuhaka respectively, five , miles apart, and. with the exception of two Mormon ciders at work among the Maoris, Mr Rattray is tho ouJy resident minister lor I a xadiuE of 2) miles.