PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14001, 6 September 1907, Page 6

PERSONAL.

A Press Association te'egranl conveys .the information that Mb:J. W. Tibbs, wife of the head "master of the Auckland Grammar School, died yesterday.after, a* long illness. An Association wire says that the Rev,' A, S. Wilson, late of' Perth, Western. Australia, who has been appointed'pastor of the' Baptist Church at Waaigaiiui, arrived to-day. ' An Invercargili -Association telegram says': Mr D. ■J. -Corcoran, Dunedin, has been appointed, secretary', of the \Jfew Zealand Athletic Union, in place' of Mr T. P. Gilfedder, resigned. ' . Mr H. Piulmson, a well-known 1 resident of tho Oamaru district for the past 40 years, has just died. ' On his arrival in New Zoaland he first took charge of a sawmill and plant at Stewart's Island. Then ho went to Ifaheno, and was T/ith 'the late 1 3Ilr John Barraclough in the wool-scouring business.. Eventually ho entered into partnership with Mr A'.ex. Thomson, and was in business until his recent retirement. On leaving'the service to take up a position in the North Island, Mr .Frank Vainly was presented by his shopmates at Hillside with a travelling bag, rug, and. shaving outfit. Mr Money, in making tlio presentation, said they rcgrotted losing- a sterling shopmate, and wished hitn every success in his new sphere, llr Vandy, in responding, thanked the donors for their handsome token of goodwill, and hoped that in his new position he would attain to the same measure ol esteem. Jlt' Vandy has accepted an important appointment in Messrs Price Bros', foundry at the Thames.

Madame Carrono has decided to spend her holiday at Rotorua; instead of Vancouver, as at first intended. Her daughters (says the Association) will coinc to Auckland by the Taviuni on September 16 to join their mother. Ilerr Benno Scherek left for Fiji on Wednesday in order to cscort them tc Auckland. Ifodamo Cammo and her dauglitors y/ill leave Auckland next month for Fiji and Vancouver.' '

At the annual lusting, o£ i-ho congregation Oi-Ito Cromwell Presbyterian Church ket ■week. Mir and Mre Bess and Miss Bruce, nil of. whom. have laboured. very faithfully in the chuTcli work, on tho eve of their departure* . for •Roxburgh, were tho ■ recipients .of very liandsomo presents. Mt and-Mrs Rosa were presented with a solid silver tea service, and Miss Brucf with a silver manicure set. The Rev. Mr M'Leod. in making tho presenspoko very feelingly of their.' good qualities, and sincerely regretted that circumstances had omen which caused their departure. Tho Session ond Deacons' Court also, presented au addrep-s to Hr Ross,, who has-held the positions of elder, clerk - of . tllo Deacons' Court, aud.ohurch treasurer; TKo 'Southland Times iccprds. the death of Mt Thomas R-eid, who l was for 26 years employed,on that journal,-and Was its subeditor until within a; lew months ago, when failing health caused his retirement. •Mr Raid waa torn in Edinburgh'in 1812, end ; landed :in,fov; Zealand- in 1862. An adventurous disposition led him to wander overthe .- colony, back to. Scotland, thence fo India;, and finally back to New Zealand* in 1879, .when -he joined the staff of the paper, and- only , quitted *it last November.' .Mr.' '~3 - / I*?* w<? of •. those silent influenced for. goo.d,of. which the press knows';so many instances;..-' ■-.• - ■