PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14380, 25 November 1908, Page 8

PERSONAL.

■ A Sydney message advjses the death of Sir : ArLhiir Eenwick, a leading medical'' man and an ex-Minister of Mines and Eutiation, at the age of 72. ■;■ At Messrs T. E.'Shiel and Co.'s offices last Saturday Mr Bohni was the recipient of a ! ', handsome wedding . prcsont at ihe hands of the employee's. The presentation was made, by the heads of the departments, who referred to the excellent manner in which _ his duties had - been carried out, and wished him every ■ success in his. future life Mr Bohin suitably responded. We learn that.Mr !R. A. Farquharson, 8.A., M.'Sc., our third Rhodes scholar at l Oxford; has just been, elected captain of St. John's College Association football team; for this year. 'He has for tha second time' played' in the. "seniors" match;'and has' just been.chosen to. play in tlie-first Uriivcisity Association trial match. , Some-weeks ago the North Brunner'Coal '. Company's' attorney (Mr A. P. -Harper)' selected'Mr Robert iVVjagg, of,-New South Wales, from a, - mimbcr of applicants,, for the position of rtiine: manager. Mr Wragg arrived'at. Grey mouth on Monday by the Arahura, and will formally take charge of the mine in a few days. Before'the commencement of tlie New Zealand"Shipping' Company's mooting at Clu'istchurch yesterday the chairman' of directors' .(says th-o- Press ''Association); Mr 11. C. Murray-Aynsley, said .that he regretted to report that since the lust annual mcetins the board had sustained -a heavy loss by" .the death of, the late Mr G. G. : Stead, who hud been the nominated mom-'' ber of. the London. Board -to the New Zealand' Board since 1893. - His death was ■deeply- regretted by. the directors both in New Zealand and in London, and ho wag sure also by, the'shareholders. A pleasing'ceremony tool; place in the Oamaru -Woollen Mills (says the Oamaru Mail), when Miss M.; Haunon was made th*''recipient- of a very handsome gold bangle on the occasion-of her severing her' connection with t.hovfirni, prior to her departure for Christchureh. Mr TVhelans, in a heat speech, wished Miss Hannon every success)' Mi' C. Christie, who has been auctioneer to the North Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association for the'.past five years, has received an appointment as auctioneer to Messrs Dalgety and Co., Aucklanll, andho is ffcpmcqucntiy severing his connection with the Oamn.ru, firm, On Saturday evening Ja&t.'.he was presented .-vith a' smoker's, complete outfit- from the members,, of tho staff, Mr J., Maitlaud Jones (tlie' manager) making tho presentation 1 on behalf of the staff. In doing so Mr Jones testified to ■ the ability with which Mr Christio had discharged his duties, and Mr liedley (Ibc head~of the,stock department) also expressed his sincere'regret- at tho loss of Mr Christie. The presentation was duly acknowledged by the recipient, who skid he'would carry to Auckland very. kind remembrances of his association with the staff in Oamaru. t There passed away.' at his residence, Battery Point,,Hobart, on tho 4th of the present month, a seafaring man who was well known in Oamaru shipping circles in the earlier days', in the person'of Captain' T. 0. Herbert, at the time of his demise shipping. master for the Port of Hobart. Captain Herbert will (remarks the Mail) be remembered, in connection with tho barque' Acacia, which ;at : one time was aregular trader to Oamaru. c ? eatn is ani!! >uncod 'of Mr E. C. Smith, in his'day one of the •best-known men in North Otago. He' had reached the_adva.nced.age.of7s, and was residing at Kaeo, Auckland, at the time of his jdoath on the, 17th inst.-Mr Smith arrived in Otago in the very early days,- and was; SOllt to -Naaeby in'the-'capacity of goldbuyer to the Bank of New Zealand. Later he removed to Duntroon, then the terminus of the railway, and entered into business as a storekeeper. Ho built up an extensive bus mess, and so far-earned the confidenceof the residonls that ho became'the custodian of the title deeds of many and the advisor of all in business matters and even m sickness. Later; when. Mr Smith retired, he residot! for two or three years at Home, returning to Duntroon, and finally ssttimg in Auckland, where he died.