PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14579, 19 July 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL

. .■»■ , Tho death occurred at Wcofelon, new ,« fti% of Mrs Chappie, ■el let of John Colo Chapnle, of CetXal Olago and mother of Dr W. A. OJianplo. ex-M.P. for Tuapeka, ■ Mr Ceiuid Percy Kedtkll, solicitor, of the firm of Messrs Fra.scr and Macassey, of Dunetliii, was last we-jk admitted by his Honor Mr Justice- Williams as a barrister « tl'c Supremo Court of New Zealand. A Wellington telegram states that Mr J. h. Logan, Superintendent of Telegraphs, was .■ntcrtamed by tho postal employees on bat-unlay evening to marl- their appreciation of the conferring of tile Imperial Nn'vira order upon him. Messrs J. H. Walker (chairman) and H. h. lapley, members of tho Hospital Board, returned from Cliriskshurch on Saturday night after intorviowing tlio Minister of Public Health there. Mr Allan Maodougall, Rhodes scholar, left. Wellington for Kngland by tho lonic on Thursday. IT O received a characteristic send-off from a number of Victoria ColIe"o students. ° At Port Chalmers on Saturday morning {mi "ofbes, who .has for some time rfiold (ho position of foreman of works m connection with the construction of tho new dock, was presented by the' employees on tho work and a few friends in Port Chalmers with a small token of tho esteem in which he was held. Mr Forbes left for Clirietchurch on Saturday. Tho death is reported at Oatnaro of Mr Andrew Thompson, better known in the past as Inspector Thompson. Ho was torn in Galway in. 1832, ami joined tho Qtago Police under Inspector Branigan. Havingbeen stationed at Dunedin for about a year, ho was promoted to Lawrence, in charge) of the Trapeka district. Thereafter he was transferred to Dunedin, and at tho end of four years was again sent, to Lawrence., this tune with the rank of inspector. ' Mr Thompson controlled the Tuapeka district for about eight yeans, and then wehfc to Oamaru, where .lie remained in ohargQ up to the year 1900. For tho following'six' years ho acted as inspector of industrial schools with tho Education Department, retiring from active life four years ago, The Lake County Press records tho death of Mr Kolxut Oilmour, sen., father of Mr K. Gilmour, of Lake Hayes. The deceased gontleniM} was for many years proprietor or _the Wakatipn Flour Mills. After relinquishing business lie remained in, tho,district, somo time and then proceeded to the North Island. Ho returned to Arrow a, year or two back, and spent his remaining days with his son at Lake Hayes. There died at the Arrow Hospital on Tuesday Mr A. M. Mackay, a very old resident of Arrowtown. In tho old days Captain Mackay instructed the School Cadets and Cadets attached to tho. Arrow Rifles in drill and other military work. Ho took a' keen interest in Volunteering, and in the early years of manhood served in the British army. At Kiverton on Tuesday evening Mr WM. Tarlton, who is leaving Riverton for Palmerston South to assume tho managership of the Bank of New Zealand there, -was entertained at tea at the manse by the Rev C. A. Gray, M.A., pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Riverton members of the session anil Deacons' Court also being present. After tea the company adjourned to the study, where Mr Gray seized the occasion to convey to Mr Tarlton tho regret of the office-.bearers and congregation at his departure, and to present him with a slight token of appreciation. In tho name of tho office-bearers and congregation lie had great pleasuro in handing him a purso of sovereigns, and trusted that he and his would long ho snared to enjoy good health and strength. On Wednesday, in tho Town Hall, Mr Tarlton was tho recipient of a nurse of sovereigns from tho ■ citizens. His Worship tho Mayor (Mr J. R. Mills) made the presentation. It is understood that. Mr J. Graham Gow, Government Trade Representative, is to bo a victim of tho Government's retrenchment scheme. A Timarii message states that Mr John Jackson, an old identity, and a prominent citizen, died on Saturday morning; aged 72. The deceased had extensive sawmilling, timber, and coat interests in South Canterbury. He was born in Derbyshire, Euzland, in 1857, and camo to Timarii in 1863 in the ship Victory. In 1867 he storied ns a timber merchant, and ably guided the business. Mr Jackson was agent for the Wostnort, and Cardiff Coal Companies and the Commercial Union Assurance. In 1890, along with two others, ho bonn-ht out tho Belford Flourmills. Mr Jackson served in tho Timarii Borough Council for 17 years as a councillor, and for four years was Mayor. He was a inomber of difl'eient school committees, n governor of the Timarii High School Pinrd, chairman of tho South Canterbury Education Board, chairman of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, chairman of tlio Tinuiru Cemetery Board, and a member of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College. His death is a severo losi to South Canterbury, and is much regretted.