PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13927, 12 June 1907, Page 5

PERSONAL.

A Press Association toltgram from Auckland states that, Mr Burns, the Canadian Commissioner to ihe KoW Zcaltmd Exhibition, arrived from the south yesterday morning. Mr Buniß intends to remain in Auckland tor a week or two before proceeding homo. Prior to tho ordinary business coming up at last night's meeting of tho Morniugtoi Borough Counuil, tho Mayor (Mr LeCren), on behalf of the council, congratulated Cr Solomon on his attaining tlia postion of lung's Counsel.

Mr Thomas Kett was cntorliuncd by a, number of friend-) at Invcrcatgill on Thursday night, and was presented with a gold sovereign coso and n ca.?e of pines as a mark of esteem. Mr Kett intends to fako up his residenro in Dunedin.

Mr Ed-ward Gvoenhalgb, of tlio Kivether.d Paper Mills, was prcFOiited by tlio employe:.? and other friends with a silver tea and cofTes servico prior to his departure to take up Hie mnnnjership of the Mataura, Paper Mill. A Vrtn .Association telegram stoics -that Hi; W. a, Kiddoll, S.M., who has beai appointed second mnjjistraio in Wellington, wus welcomed by a livgs number m the legal profession yesterday. Speeches vrcro made by 11 r Hatliicld (president of tlio Law Society) ami Dr M'ArUmr, S.M. Tlio lotal secretary of the Regions Ejyoml Missionary Union has received advice that Mr Hoberl F. Elder, who lias spent seven years in missionary work in tie Argentine, left London on the 3rd May by the P. and 0. steamer Oratava for Australasia. ' lie hopes to spend n few months visiting his old home at Mnheno, near Oaniaru. and in meeting old friends in Otago. At the conclusion ot the ordinary business at Lodge St. Andrew, Ko. 432, S.C.. last evening, Bro. Frank Hobertshaw was presented by the lodge orchestra with a handsomoly-h-nnied photographic group of its members, with whom the recipient has been associated since its inception about 10 years The presentation was made by Bro. D. Ccol;e, who, during the coim-e of a few felicitous remarks, stated that the recipient had rendered valuable services to the various Ditnediu lodges from a musical point of view during the past 20 years, and Lodge St. Andrew Ifconic Orchestra would greatly miss Bro, Kobcrishaw's services. The members desired him to accept the photograph of his old stpsoeiates as a small memento of the hanpy hours they had suent together. Bro. liobertsbow acknowledged the gift in appropriate terms, ami said that whilst lie was absent in Wellington it would serve to remind him of old times, and during occasional vjsits to Thmedin lie hoped to have the privilege of taking his old place in their midst, and thus renew old associations. Whilst regretting tho necessity for severing his connection with them, he trusted it would bo long ere they had another break in the chain of membership.