PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15553, 7 September 1912, Page 10

PERSONAL

A Press Association message states tliat Mi- John Fisucr (Utautau) was yesterday appointed chairman of the South Canterbury Education Board for tho ensuing year. A Piess Association message from Christchurch advises thai Airs M'Arloy, the wifo of Mr W. M'Arley, General Secretary of the New Zealand Railway Locomotivo Engine Drivers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association, died yesterday. Owing to the unsatisfactory condition of his health Mr A. Slingor, engineer to the Dunedin Drainago Board, has been granted two months' leave of absence, and will leave for a trip to tho other side on Tuesday. Mr Pliilip Newbury, the tenor singer, does not intend to be idle during liis stay ill Dunedin. To-morrow morning ho will appear at St. Martin's Church, North-Kast \ alley, and in the evening ho will bo present at St. Paul's Cathedral, where ho will render " And they all persecuted Paul" and " Be thou faithful unto death," from Mendclt'sohn's "St. Paul."

At the warehouse office of Messrs A. and T. Burt and (Jo. on Friday evening. Miss Dntidon, who is leaving the employ of tho firm on account of her health, was tho recipient of a suitable, present, Mr Blyth, tho secretary, in making the present at ion, referred to tho lino qualities in Miss Dundon's charactci and tho capablo and genial manner in which sho had executed her duties as typiste. Mr Pollock responded on behalf of Miss Diindon.

The staff of Messrs Wardell Bros, and Co. assembled in the Waratah Tea Rooms un Wednesday night lo celebrato tlio completion of 10 years' service by Mr Bccchcr. Mr Wylie, in a few brief remarks, outlined tho happy relations existing between the firm and the stair, and asked Mr Bcechor's acceptance of an easy chair. Mr Bccchcr suitably responded. Progressive euchre, dancing, etc., formed tlio principal part of the evoning!s entertainment. The following contributed to the programme:—Mifs Purvis, Messrs Allen, Collins, Ferguson, and II Wardell (tongs). Misses Brown and White, and Mrs Robinson, and Mcssn Beccher and Wilson (recitations). Misses Brown and Jenkins, Messrs Allan and Collins took firH and second places in the ladies' and gentlemen's euchre tournament respectively,- and Mr J. Robinson won a gentleman's hat trimming competition.