PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16542, 16 November 1915, Page 7

PERSONAL

Detective-sergeant Connolly, of Dnnedm, • J has received - notice of transier to Christ- > church, whither he expects to go thiß -week. He will be succeeded by Detective Cameron, of Wellington. . .. , v , ' Dr H. W. Oleary, Roman Catholic Bishop . of Auckland, Bad sufficiently recovered X;j from his recent severe illness aa to be able v •%* to appear in Queen street on Wednesday (says the Star), when he received cordial i greetings from many friends. ' Mr G. M. Thomson, of Dunedin, has accepted an invitation (says the Mataura. En- , sign) to deliver the annual address on the _ ocoasion of the annual break-up ceremony of the Gor© District, High' School. ■«' Mr Hawley, Collector of Customs at Inveroargill, who lately, received notice to transfer to Napier, has, with the consent , .-s of the Public Service Commissioner (says.. the Southland News), decided to remain at ,J* Invcrcaxgill, which port is in the same service grade as Napier. Prior to hie - departure for 1* rankton ■Tunction, to where he has been promoted to the position of ticket inspector, Mr A. E. £-j Baxlow was entertained by the InvercargiU railway guards. Mr John Aitken, who pre* sided, on behalf of those present, presented Mr Barlow with a gold watch, suitably in- ,•> scribed (says the .Southland Times). Mr, Bavlow has been attached to the Southland .- jig section of the service for 27 years. He was> one of the promoters of tho Invercargill branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, and for a number of years >* v was secretary of the Railway Sick Benefit Society. __ , , ■ Tho colonial auxiliary forces officers decoration has been awarded to Captain G. E. Perkins, 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment, who has over 21 years i service, and to Captain E. P. Lacy, Now-' Zealand Engineers, who has over 20 years" service. The long-service medal has yalso been awarded to Sergeant-major R. J. Cruickshank, Garrison Artillery (21 years 8 ,;t months' service). Sergeant-major A. C. .• ji Fawoett, 12th Nelson Jttegiment (20 years 4-; months' service), Sergeant-major J. Steven-/ 1 . , son, 2nd South Canterbury Regiment: (21 ~,m; years 9 months' service). The Grevmouth Star reports the death of Mr John Blanch, a native of that town, at .; tho age of 51 years. He joined the railway service as a bridge carpenter in 1891, and" y was later transferred to Dunedin and Weilington. In 1910 he was appointed foreman of the Westland section of the service in the' ,i. hridgro-building branch.: He is survived by .>■ his mother, who resides in Wellington, a , J,; wife, and a daughter. _ In the reference. library of the Dnnedm | Athenaeum on Monday afternoon tho mem- Kj* hers met to make a presentation to Mrs Pbrtman (nee Miss Jones). Hie "Rev. - James 0. Gellie, in making- tho presenta- > tion. referred to the esteem in which Mrs Portman was held by tho staff and by \ the public. During her long association with the Athenceum she was well-known for >

her courtesy, and her ability and literary, - tastes served her to excellent purpose in , assisting people desirous of good reading. 1 $ Tine speaker congratulated and wished - ;S Portman happiness and prosperity in tho r married life into which she had recently entered, and handed her a. puree of sovereigns as a mark of # cwtoem in which eho 'r£ wns held as assistant in the Library.' Mr _ ,«?■ Portmnn suitably replied on behalf of Mrs J jQ Portman. It may be mentioned that recently § the Athenasum Committee paid tangible tn- «j bute to Mrs Portman in recognition of her "*di good work. i