PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14687, 22 November 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL.

The Hon. J. 13. Callan, M.L.C., left for ( j Wellington by the secontl expresj on .Satur- , I clay. j ihe Lake County Press reporis the death , of Mr John Watkins, who was one of the J .pioneers of the Wakatiptt mining district. ' jllo went there in the early sixties, and for .-■a rune traded on the lake with a small ' ■ craft. i !->r If- W. Kirk, of Duncdin, who is ! proceeding to- tho assistance of the Canton I Pr-asbyierian Missions, arrived in Welling- ' ton on Friday mjnui]{r, and is .staying with Mr Ct. Wilson, oi Hawker street. Mf T. Chaliiier returned to Dunedin by th.e lirst cxprca on .Saturday after attending the Fire Hoards' Conference in Wcl- ! linglon. j The Hon. J. T. Paul, M.L.C., was a , passenger to Duncdin by the lirst exproa? j from the north on Saturday. c j Messrs J. f. Thomson and R. Chisholm, a I who were present at the Employers' Federajtioti Conference in Wellington last week, q ; returned to Duncdin by the lirst express " lon Saturday. c :'_ Mr W. pt-yor, .secretary of the New Zea- ; !is I'd Employers' 'Federation and acting i I member of the Arbitration Court on behalf c jot the employers, reached Dtinedip by the I first express from the north on Saturday. Mr J. A. M'Callonjrh, the workers' representative- on tlw Arbitration Court, was a j lKissenjror to Duncdin by the first express J from the north on Saturday. Mr Ben WilIson, secretary to the .Arbitration Court, j reached Duncdin by Die second express. i The death of an old resident of River- r ; ton is reported in the Western Star. Mr , ! Matthew Xcwsonie arrived there about 45 1 ; years ago, and with a bullock team wag- 1

;fin i>d to the Lakes diggings. He subsejtpiontly settled atOtatttaii. Advancing years I necessitated retiroinent, and he went to jlivc at Hollington, where he died at th» | ago of 84 years. |. An old resident of the Western District lin the ])Oisou of Thomas Pallett passed l.iway al Otaitui on tho 17th . inst., at the I advanced ago of 88 years. For the past 10 j years (says the Western Star) deceased was not able ,to g 0 ! about much owing to the i inhrinities of oi-,1 ; ,ge. lie leaves two sons [—Joseph .■mil Jaihes. The Western Star reports the death ot Mr (.eorge Rn-.vlca at the advanced a"0 of CJ yeais. Ho landed in Melbourne in 1853 ,and wa< a p-onct-r of the eisrhl-houv move '™w } V ' K]ss arriTOl af tlir R'" 11 in Jboo. and was always proud to t-.date lh:t; wiitle there In was instrumental !„ saving Wit- life of the Prime Minister. Sir •'■ I'. Hard, who, when a small hov, was Playing at- tho water's cd?o. fell from a boat mid was in danger of being drowned w-ucn li» rescued him. The Timaro l' w t fays:-" The Hons. George Jones, 'It. H. J. « CC ves, and 0. ■'• Sinith, whose term of office as members of the Legislative Council will expire on December 31, will be reappointed for a further twin of seven years. It is not intended to make any new calls for some time lo come." Tho item is not ofliciallv c-onlirined. On Friday-evening, the 12th inst., the residstlts of Clerks mot for the purpose cf entertaining and making a presentation lo -Mr and lire Simpson on their departure from tlte district. Mr toil J. M'Donald was chairman, and in a few happy remarks testified to the general esteem which Mr and Mrs Simpso,, l, a< | «„,.<] , mr j ng their thrco yeats' re-sidence. Ho presented Mr Simpson with a handsome travelling bag, and Mrs Simpson was aftei-wa'ds the recipient at the hands of Mrs Bailey of an umbrella and a silver-mounted hair brush. A very enjoyable evening was spent. Mr AY. T. Glasgow, "late secretary for Customs, and Mhs Cihsgow. who bavo been on a trip abroad, returned to Wellington by the Manuka on Wednesday. Kn route they passod through all the principal Italian centres, as well as some of the noted beauty spots of Switzerland. After a stay in Paris I hey visited friends in Ireland and Scotloud, joining the Oronto a* Marseilles on the homeward journey. .Mr Samuel Mac, believed to bs the oldest working compositor in tho world, and who was employed at the Brisbane- Newspaper Company's office, died last week. The who was 90 years of age arrived in Australia in 1858. He lived for sonic months in Xcw South Wales, and went to (Jiicciislaiid ill 1860. He at once secured an appointment on tho composing staff ol the Brisbane Courier, and was continuously employed by the Brisbane Newspaper Company until a few weeks before his death. A large number of commercial travellers assembled at tho Commercial Travellers' Club on Saturday night to sav farewell to th:ir friend and comrade, Mr H. Morton, who has represented Messrs Thomson, Brnlger and Co. on the south line for some years, and is now severing his connection with the firm in order to start business for himself in the North Ldand. Mr Gardin-31-, hi a very happv and appropriate speech, presented Mr Morton on" behalf of the commercial travellers of Otago with a nicely engraved gold sovereign case and cigarette ease. Messrs Simpson, Mirams, Jackson, and Gillan also testified to the many sterling qualities of the reeipient Mr Morton replied in a very neat and feeling manner.

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