PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15101, 25 March 1911, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr C. J. Gwynr.o, who has been attached to tho Palmerston post- office stall for t-he past; three years, has been transferred to Wellington, lie will be succeeded by Mr Marsh, of Lyttelton The Rev. Geo. C'. Grubb, the well-known missioner, will shortly visit New Zealand, lie will bo accompanied by Mrs Grubb and Mr Jackson, who was with hini on his former visit. They leave England by the s.s. Otway, due in Sydney about July 7 next.

Mr E. G. Campbell, who has been employed on the staff of the Ashburton branch of t.ho Bank of New Zealand for tlio past five years, left on Wednesday to tako up tho position of accountant in tho Gore branch of the lank. On Monday evening the manager, Mr F. J. Dignan, made a presentation to Mr Campbell, 011 behalf of the Ashburton branch.

Mdile. Doioros, tho popular soprano, coileluded a season of four nights at the Wellington Opera House last night. At each concert there was (says a Press, Association message) a large attendance, and much/ enthusiasm was manifested. Mdlle. Dolores had to practically double her programme to-nigiit in ccmplianco with demands for encores.

At, a meeting of tho Moray Place School Committee, held last night, Mr Magnus Thomson was recommended to fill the vacancy in tho school of first assistant, caused by tho resignation of Mr Wm. Martin, tlio recently-appointed science instructor .for tho Wanganui Education Board. A well-known resident of Dunodin in Mr W. Beadle leaves for a holiday to the Home Country in the courso of a few. days. On Wednesday evening the members of the Anderson's Bay Cricket Ciub assembled at tlie residence of Mr A. LeeSmith, who, along with Mrs Lee-Smith, will shortly leave 011 a tour to the Old Country. From the beginning of the cricket season Mr Lee-Smit.li has taken a lively interest i:u the club, and by his regular attendances on the field, has done much lo impress on the members iho need of practising in earnest. During tho evening Mr W. Loan (captain) presented Mr Leo-Smith with a cigar-holder, suitably inscribed.

The Hon. W. M. M'Farlane. Comp-troller-general of Prisons, and Mr Hay, Director of Forrests, New South Wales, havo arrived in Wellington from the north. Since they camc to the Dominion they have (says a Wellington message) inspected Mount Eden Gaol at Auckland, and the tree-planting camps at Waiotapu and Waipa. in company with t.ho Under-Secretary of Justice (Mr F. Waldegrave), Rev. J. Kaylc (Government Penologist), and Dr Ilay (Inspector-General of Prisons). The visitors will probably leave for the south on Monday night.. At the Roslyn Presbyterian Sunday School pirnie at Grant's Bra.es 011 Tuesday, the minister (the Rev. W. Gray Dixcn, M.A.), in the name of the teachers a.nd reholam of the Sunday school and other friends, presented Captain and Mrs Strang with a handsome silver cako basket as a slight token of their esteem, gratitude, and affection. He said that they all deeply regretted that Captain Strang had found it necessary, on account of pressure of other duties, lo retire from the superintendentsliiri of the Sunday school, although they had boon singularly fortunate in securing a worthy sucee.-sor to him in Mr W. Anderson. The text inscribed on tho gift—" His banner over n;e was low"—most, happily expressed tho fine influence which the captain had exercised upon the obildrai. A man in authority, he understood and maintained discipline, and at the same timo he had the true Christian's heart of love. Ho had kept mast-high the lianne.r of the. Cross and tlio blue banner of their ancient. Church, and so excellent and genial bad been his authority that those who most implicitly obeyed him had been those who most fully loved Mm. Captain Strang feelingly .replied, after which three cheers were enthusiastically given for Captain and Mrs Strang.