PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16259, 17 December 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr Arthur I'. All port, president of the StoKe Jb'ru.igroivfc-rs' Association, Nelson, and fruit lucinutr of toe Uovenuntait I3o<ud of Agncuiuue, ]s at present in Dunudin. Mr aiiport Jβ well Known in iruit circles, ana Messrs Sievwrigut, Huggitt, and Co., wno have interested tneintkiivti in iNeison. iruit lands, jjave arranged to nuUce appointments tor him wfct-le. in town. A cablegram from Adelaide states that Mr Reginald Kymn Thomas, ono ol the proprietors ol tne newspaper Register, has succumbed to the eiiects of a motor accident. Ow.iig to a strenuous election oampaign Sir Jjmos Carroll, M.P. for Gisborne, has suiiereu u recurrence ol an old eonip.a.nt in a leg. Thus will necessitate rest for a day or two (says tne poverty iiay Herald}, after wb.«ch Sir James intends to go to Tβ for furth.er»treatrnent at the uaths tnere. Mr- xx. I , ay, ior iNorwuy at MelJbourne, returned on Tuesday nigiht trom hia southern trip, waicb included .Lake Waliat.'iju. lie wnl spend the Cnristmas holidays at Mount Cook, and alterwurtls will visit the iNoxta, Island belore returning home. 'lhe Wellington Harbour Board last evening appointed Captain J. li. D&weon to succeed <_.itptam Jamison as Harbour master on tne latter e rttirem-ont on March 31, alter 2o years of service (a Press Association telegram advises). Moautane, Captain Uawson will act as deputy harbour master. Captain J. H. Hay ward, of the pilot stall', has been appointed deputy as from April 1. At a largely attended meeting of the Otago Labour i>ay Association in tne Trades Hall last evening Mr 11. Kendall was presented with u suitably-inscribed gold medal as a slight token of tiia members' appreciation of the valuable services rendered by him during his term of office as president. Mr Campbell (vice-president), in making the presentation, referred to Mr Kendall's numerous good qualities, and after several members lad endorsed the remarks Mr Kendall suitably replied. A Press Association message from Timaru announces the death of a well-known and esteemed resident, Mr William Gunn, at the age of 65 years. Mr Gunn, who was a dentist, retired a number of years ago, but was intimate with the general public, as the proprietor of the Timwu Theatre Royal. Ho also took an active part in matters, and was an enthasiasto member of the Timaru Caledonian Society. He had been ailing for some time. Mr Gunn leaves a grown-up family. Mr John Malloch, an old and very highly respected resident of Otago, died in Dunedin last night at the age of 76 years. Mr Mailoch. v.»>o was born near Looh Tay, Perthshire, Scotland, came out to New Zealand in 1863, when quite a young man, aiid took up land in the Kyeburn district. He resided there until the early eighties, when he made his second trip to tho land of his birth. He returned to New Zealand in 1886, and took up his residence at Wai.kouaiti, where he lived for many years, eventually returning to the Kyeburn district. About fire years ago he made hie third trip to the Country. The deceased gentleman was of a retiring but very kindly and cheerful disposition, and all who knew him held him in the highest esteem. Mr Malloch, who was never married, enjoyed remarkably good health, until Wednesday week, when he was spending a holiday > n Dunedin. That evening he was seized with a paralytic stroke, after which he did not regain consciousness.