PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14457, 25 February 1909, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr T. Ronayne (General Manager of the New Zealand Railways) left Dunedin by tho first express for the north yesterday morning. At last night's meeting of Iho City Council Thomas Uarde.neir was appointed sexton of the Atnteoii's Bay Cemetery at a salary of £110 per annum, with freo residence. The Purt Chalmers District High School Committee met last evening, wtien .Miss Ward, Ji.A., was appointed mistress ot the .-ceoixlary department', vice Mr Heatley, who lias received .an appointment at Stratford, North Island. At last night's meeting of tho Otago Dock_ Trust Mr Barclay" referred to Mr Allen's ■ trip for reasons of health. Their chairman had ha<l a great deal of work and anxiety of late, and as ho was going away for a holiday ho trusted he would he speedily restored to ;v fair measure of health. Mr Barclay's remarks were cordially ciidc-Md bv his colleagues In responding, Mr Allen lhanked the members for their good wishes, and stated that his -medical advisers had ordered him. to stay with thorn for a few weeks yet, but at tho expiry of that lime lie hopt'd h" would he able k. take advantage of a voyago to Tasmania. On Thursday evening last. Mr J. Benderoon, of Qirceiistou-n, was (says the Wakatipu Mad) tomiered :i farewell |, v a nous to l„s departure for Invercar'dll •"r J. j', t ,g;ir, sen., referred in cuhwtie terms to Mr Henderson's good () ,,alitie s ' a ° s a citizen and a sport. u e M - isllCi( | „ clmon every success in the future, and *anl that he would bo an acquisition to any place to which he might go. Mr I'-dgar th«i handed Mr HciKlereon «, yahlable watch a, a token 0 f the deem n winch he was hold by „,,ny friend M r 'thanking them n' \r dly ren,arks •'"" l hr ih ™ gift Dr Morice surgoou superinvendont of the Groymouth Hospital, has been panted l 0 months' leave of absence to visit the Old Country, where he will attend the Medical Congress at Belfast Dr Telford, of Bom, will (says our Greymoiith correspondent) b,. litfi locum teuens

n'^! 1 ' I r\ ] ? , r, N ' TIV0 l* n - v . Ml'tor of (he 1 astoralists Kaviow, accom»ani.->d by Mrs Tivopcny. will leave for Kiigtand by \f, c lonic on Thursday. Mr Twopcny is' making (1)0 voyage mainly for rest, ami change of air and scene, as" recent I v lie'has'not Ken enjoying th* best of health, lie will however (says our Wellington correspondent), _ stay some l ime for business purposes in tho Argentine. _At the annual mooting of the Oamaru Harbour Hoard jesteiday' (says our correspondent) the retiring chairman (Mr 1'!, Milligan) was re-elected without opposition. Mr Milligan holds his position on tho board by virtu? of the mayoralty, ami though there will be a. contest for the chief magistracy within the next few months his reappointment to that position is virtually assured.

On Wednesday evening last Mr N. Peat, who has lately resigned his ehargo of the Ophir School, was (says tho Dunstiin Time.-) entertained at a banquet in the Shamrock Hotel, Ophir. Mr John Pitches (chairman of the local School Committee) presided, and during the evening presented Mr Peat with a purse of sovereigns from the residents.

Miss M. Loudon, who for the past nine J ears has acted as clerk, and lattorh- in tho capacity of secretary, of the Jubilee Coal Company (Ltd.), was, yesterday afternoon, tire recipient, of a handsome "diningroom suite in leather, being a marriage gift from the coal merchants of Dunedin and suburbs. Mr James M'Donald made tine, presentation, and, in doing so, referred to the high esteem in which Miss Loudon was held in the trade for tho many tr Co d qualities she possessed. Mr T. Spcnce°also spoke in pr.uee and honour of Mi-«s Loudon. She was the recipient also cf seas of beautiful silver {rait ami fish knives and forks, the gift of the- Jubilee Coal Company.

Mr Andrew Sinclair, manager of the Jnv.Erca.pgiH brauch of die Now Zealand Hardware Company, lias (avs the SouthMid News) severed his connection with tho company, and will be succeeded by M? A. 3Y, Skfe.rnjp^r.oyi^Dnji-

edin branch. Mr Sinclair, who has been connected with tiho company for 25 years relinquishes his duties on Saturday. i Tho employees of Ferguson and Mitfcliel] (Ltd.) gathered round tho "stone" ; on tho ovo of tho marriage ot Mr I<\ W ; Mitchell, and presented him with a hand' , some ease of cutlery and carved oak ba.roj meter. Mr John Knox, in making tho presentation, referred in complimentary forms to tno many admirable traits in Mr Mitchell's character, and voiced tho sentiments of his fellow workers in an excel <nt speech, ciiiphosing the wholehearted manner in whit-h Mr MitdHl Informed Ids multifarious duties. Mr Mitchell m rcplv, thanked the donors on hehaJf of Jim future wife and hitiw?" making feeling reference to tho "o'<\ urns, mm o ffhom-pwwj. from boy o hoary-head-l grandfathers-have seen 45.years service in the jinn's employ wnioh was iwlirahv? of t|, e gocdfelloS; existing between chief and staff ' Sir J. Bulleid has been nominated bv (lie Government for the seat on the \V«i l«k. High School Board of Governors, et < ercd vacant through Mr D. Borrie haviijl declined to accent the position. Officinl notice o Mr Uulleid's appointment, which v.as iiuule cm the recommendation of the lon 1. Y. Duncan, will (says the Oamaru Jlaii) appear in the next Gazette. A llokitika message states that M r Jeremiah Morphew, a very old identity who was approaching 93 years of a"e died yesterday morning, iln was for many' years a well-known boatman on the Hok'itika

j On Friday evening the Middleman* Bras, Band held a large social and dance i„ honour of Mr J. T. Tisdall, a trustee of the band and the owner of the practice room m which the-bund for some three and a-half years has held its practices free of charge. The members thought Mr Tisdall s generosity should be recognised and acknowledged in some tangible manner During the evening Mr ,1. Mnfhoson, the conductor, presented him, on behalf of the hand, with a valuable tea set. suitably inscrihed and engraved with the recipient's coat of arms. Eulogistic addresses were (riven by Mr R. Walker, the former, and by Mr Bert. Robertson, the uresont. secretary of the band. Mr Tisdall appropriately fnanked the band for its gift, and the sovereigns in each article. Instrumental and vocal items were given bv Hie band and Messrs M'Clinloek. M'Fadyen, Hambtin, 15. Hanson, and Adams, Mrs Malheson playing the accompaniments. Music for the dance was supplied by Messrs (JouUs and 11. Tisdall. while Mr G. Robertson acted as M.C. The ladies, as usual, were to the fore Willi the eatables, for which they deserve the thanks of tho band