PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15099, 23 March 1911, Page 9

PERSONAL.

A Fremantlo message reports the death of Mr Max Maxwell, actor-manager. Our correspondent at Wellington gives currency to a report that Professor Park and Professor Marshall are said to be- in the running for thoj position of director of the New Zealand ecological survey, recently vacated by Dr Bell. Tho King of Denmark (says our Wellington correspondent.) conferred upon the Danish Consul (Mr H. D. 3ell) the Order of Dancbrog (Danish Banner), which is one of tho oldest orders of knighthood in the Kingdom. Miss Long has been unanimously selected by the Anderson's Bay School Committee tor the position of junior assistant teacher. -Mr A. Wilson, who for tho_ past eight years has been senior assistant in the N.Z. Bible, Tract, and Book Society, has been Appointed trade manager to tho Auckland Sunday School Union. While in Dunedin Mr Wilson has lttcn prominent in Sunday school organisation, having been for four years secretary of the Frcsbytcriaji Sunday School Association.

Tho appointment is gazetted of fcho Rev. A. T. Chodowski, of Dunedin, as an officiating minister under the Marriage Act.

Tho appointment of Miss Violet Saral:' Ponsonby Pickett as a draughting cadotto in the Survey Office at Dunedin is gazetted. Mr 11. V. Fulton left Dunedin by the t-econd express yesterday morning to attend tho annual meeting of the New Zealand Sheepbroedors' Association at Ghristchurch. Mr Fulton was to be joined at Palmerston by Mr James Ross. On Friday evening a representative gathering was held at Mr George Lyall's residence, Berwick, the- occa'si«i being a farewell to Nurse Lyall and her sister, who arc leaving the district. Nurse Lyall is talcing up the position of matron of the Pleasant Point Hospital. After tho social part of tiiu evening Mr Munro presented Nurse Lyall and Miss Rita Lyall with .a purse of sovorcigns. Our Wellington correspondent reports tho death of Mr George Bissct, editor of Government publications, which occurred yesterday, alter a long and painful illness. He was 60 years of age. About four years ago he sobered his connection with the Canterbury Times, and, going to Wellington, was appointed editor of publications ifsucd by tho Department of Agriculture. When t.he department was reorganised ho assumed tho position of editor of Government publications. He leaves a grown-up family of one son and throe daughters. Tho announcement of (ho death of Mrs Hay, wife of the Rev. P. S. Hay, of Duntroon, which took place on Friday Inst, was received with deep regret by a large circle of friends. With her husband, the deceased lady arrived in Duntroon early in 1881, when the former was inducted into tho charge of the Presbyterian Church of Upper Waitaki. Her removal, after a somewhat trying illness, though not unexpected, leaves a blank in the life of the. community that will bo very difficult to fill. Tho deceased lady was of a singularly bright, and active disposition. Throughout her life in Duntroon she showed a singleminded devotion to the oauso of religion, and it is largely due to her efforts that the present substantial church buildings owe their existence. By her sympathy in tho trials and sorrows of others Mrs Hay won ■for herself a warm place in tho hearts of the people, while the love and kindly interest she always showed towards the children cause her to bo mourned • by young and old alike. Very widespread sympathy will be extended to Mr and Miss May in their bereavement.