PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16243, 28 November 1914, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Mr R. M'.M Hu6ton, who was for six yean; on the Lyttelton Post Offico staff, has been transferred to Dunedin. At St. Matth-ew's Anglican Church (Bluff) on Thursday evening, Mr E. Parker, who has celebrated hie fiftieth anniversary as a chorister, was presented by the choir with an inscribed silver-mounted Malacca cane. Prior to leaving Arrowtown to reside in Dunedin, Mr Joseph Jenkins was tendered a public social and presented with a puree of sovereigns, as a mark of esteem. Mi's Jenkins was presented with a silver cake dish and teapot—a tribute from her lady friends. Mr J. B. Campbell, etatioum aster, who has received notice of transfer from Stratford to Palmerston, was on Monday evening presented by the Stratford Scottish Society, of which he was secretary, with a travelling rug, as a mark of esteem and in appreciation of his services. Mr F. J. Sullivan, who died on Thursday at the age of 56 years, was weli known in Dunedin, ho having been connected with the fishing industry for a number of years. Mr Sullivan had been ailing for some months, and it had been arranged that an operation should be performed on Monday. This, however, was postponed, and Mr Sullivan took a ted turn while attending the Police Court in conncction with a case in which ho was interested on that day. From this attack ho never rallied. The deceased was a keen business man. He leaves a widow, a married daughter, and an adopted son. The lata Mr H. B. Courtis, who was gas engineer and gas manager for the Dunedin City Corporation for many jears, was 63 years of age. He. was born in Monmouthshire, Wales, and waa educated in Victoria, where ho accompanied his parents in 1856. In 1872 he oame to Now Zealand, and crected with his father later on the gas worlvs at Hokitika, Oamaru, and Timaru. Mr Courtis was engineer in chargc of tho Timaru gasworks for 19 years, and took chargo of the Dunedin works in 1893. The deceased was a Freemason, a fine cyclist (president of the Otago Cycling Club), and a vice-president of tho Dunedin Cricket Club for many years. At the conclusion of tho meeting of tho Otago Harbour Board last evening Mr T. Scollay, who has recently taken unto himself a partner in life, was presented with a silver cake dish for Mrs Scollay and a silver cigarette case for himself. Mr Scollay, who. is a comparatively recent addition to tho board, has become exceedingly popular with his fellow-members, and under the circumstances members of the board gladly availed themselves of tho opportunity of showing the esteem in which they held him. TTio presentation was made by Mr Dickson, deputy-chairman of tho board, his remarks, which were highly complimentary to Mr Scollay, boinp: warmly supported by other members. Mr Scollay acknowledged the gifts in feeling terms.