PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14698, 4 December 1909, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr W. Smart, of Dunedin, inspecting engineer of tho Union Company, who has ii "n °" - a - v '" f 10 Enalull<l . returned to the Dominion on Tuesday by flic Athouie Ho was accompanied by his wife. Mr 1< T. l'oole, Mayor of Kaitangata, has not been m good health for some time, and at Wednesday evening's mooting of the council asked tor leavo of absence for a month, as he had been ordered to giva up all work and rest for a time. The request was grunted with' regret, and Cr ,m w , was , appointed deputy-Mayor. I lie Hecks correspondent of the Mount Ida Chronicle reports t-ho death of Mr Seth « nif ffl'h< nn m C! u 0 ! 1 ?" 6C " and soWler bincj 18bi. Mr Holding was a passenger to Victoria from England by the Great Britain in 1861, and after a few months, embarked for i\ew Zealand in the Empress ot the fcea«, jvhich was afterwards burnt 'inn "if iK' ads - j r at ?l«cl»tono Jil'l 111 1000, and followed mining for a f Z,r\ alter wll , ich lie k «Ptan accommodation honse and store at Hill's Creek, llfl was universally respectod for his straigntiorward and upight character. Hie lat«. Mr Donald M'Lean, of Adelaide, whose estate was sworn at £21300 directed that the trustees sot aside onelentli of the resilue trust money and divide the same into three equal parts lor woman Catholic Church purposes, one part being bequeathed to the parish priest of h 3 church at Jlotorua, New Zealand. Mr David E. Hutton, w!k> resigned the position of director of the Wanganui Techmeal School two ycara ago in order to study in Great Britain and tho Continent, returned to Now Zealand by tho Moarak,' on Wednesday. During his residence in London lie attended the third congrcss of art masters.

Mr Jolm Fuller, jun., is duo in Auckland from fjjdlioy by tho Msheno to-morrow, and will proceed to Wellington during tho week Ml- 1-ulfcr has engaged three vaudeville oompanies to perform in tho firm's , eu theatres. Mr Ben Fuller has also arrived in Australia from England, ami is duo in Now Zealand shortly. A social gathering took plaro the other evening at the residence of Mr a,nd Mrs •John Bagrie, Arthurton, to bid farewell to ilieni on their departure from tho district every household in tho district being represented. Mr liagrio was presented with a gold albert, Mrs Bagrio with a handsome silver tea. and coffoo service, and Miss Johann Bagme with a gold-mounted | grecnstoiio brooch from her school companions. Mr and Mrs Bagrio settled in Artnurton wnen the land was thrown open jo yea if. ago At the conclusion of the conference of delegates from the Amalgamated Society of Engineers at Wellington yostardav (says the Press Association) Mr J. Fawcus (on totalt ot ino delega.tcs) presentetl Mr W. G. D. Evans, of l'etoiie, with a framed photograph of Hie delegates as a mark of appreciation of the manner in- which ho had carried out his duties as chairman, -itr Risler, who had acted as secretary, was also presented with a fountain pen, the ohairma-B, in Imndiiig him tho gift, speaking eulogist-ically of his services. Tho Rev. Frank Dunlop, M.A., Ph.D., of Knox Church, Invcrcarg.il!, has just, received an invitation from tho Globe Church, Sydney, lo proceed to Svdncv and preach as a candidate for tho pulpit of that church, which is vacant as tto result of the appointment of t'hc minister (Dr Clouston) to tho position of Professor of Church History in St. Andrew's College. Glcbo Church, on account of its proximity to the university in Sydney is (savs ouv Inveroamll covrespondonit) regarded as tli" students' church, and Dr Frank Dunlop was nominated (by Professor Harper, of St. Andrew s College) a.-s one of three ministers who woro to be invited to preach for a month in ord-jr that tho congregation might make a selection. After giving Iho invitation careful consideration Dr Dnnlop has decided not to become a oandiduto for tho position. The salary of the oilico is .-6400, with tho prospects of an earlv r.so to £500.

A Thames telegram reports I,he death of Heba. Rcwiti (David Stow ar t), aged 10, a member of Che Mnnri football terni which kmrcd Groat Britain. The dacMfod was the ownor of a considerable area of Native land, and was well known in sporting circles as t.he owner of several prominent racoilior^s.

Mrs Bloomfiokl, of Ponsonbv, who celebrated her ninety-fifth birthdaiy last, welt, ban the distinction of claiming 110 living defendants, the majority of whom w.ire present at a great family reunion on Monday fsays tJia Aucidmd Star). Arriving in 1863 with a small family, she hns livrd to see her dsso.i>iyl.n.nta number 110—children 0, grandchildren 37. grc->t-rrrfwd-HiiHwn 61, and great-great-grandchildren 3. _ Telegrams _of congratulation wore received from Sir Joseph Ward, the Hon. George Fowlds, and others.