PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16666, 11 April 1916, Page 8

PERSONAL.

A cable message announces that a barony has been conferred upon the Eight Hon. iienry Chaplin. . TT ... Mr and Mrs K. G. Baxter, of Maori Hill, loft for thu north by the second express yesterday. It is their intention to mako Wellington their homo for the winter. Mr George Stophenson, who is well known in connection with variou.i theatrical enterprises he hiia piloted through the dominion, Jias become n member of the managerial stuff of Fuller's Vaudeville Circuit, and will shortly take charge of the firm's theatre in Aurkland, the Opera House. Dr -Elizabeth Giinn, onu of the medical inspectors of the Education Department, has been accepted for service under the Defence Department. The Hon. J. A. Hanan, Minister of Education, stated on Friday night (says the Lyttolton Times) that in view of the crent importance of medical inspection of children, ho was considering the appointment of a successor to Dr Gunn to fill the position temporarily. Prior to the departure of Mr C. F. Potter from Oamaru to occupy the position of chief clerk to tho superintendent of telegraphe at Christehurch, the staff of the Post and Telegraph offices met to do him honour. Mr O. Hill, postmaster, in asking -Vlr Potter's acceptance of a case of pipes, referred to the recipient's undoubted administrative ability in dealing with his special duties (says tho North Otago Times). He also naked Mr Potter to accept on behalf of Mrs Potter a handsome handbag. Mrs Potter had, while in Oamaru, devoted a great deal of attention to tho welfare of departing soldiers, and it was thought fitting to hand her some memento of her stay. Mr Potter suitably acknowledged the gifts and the remarks accompanying them. The Hon. J. T. Paul, M.L.C., has been appointed chairman, and Mr L. 0. Tripp vice-chairman, of tho Patriotic Funds Advisory Board, which held its first meeting in Wellington on Thursday (says the Times). In proposing the Hon. J. T. Paul as chairman, Mr Tripp expressed the viow that it would be a good thing to have the office filled by other than a Wellington man. In this connection it was desirable to sink tho identity of the capital so thai it could not be said Wellington wanted to "run the show." Tho fact that Mr Paul was a resident of Dunedin need be no dieadvantage, and if necessary he (the speaker) would be willing to give any assistance should it bo found necessary, while Mr Paul was away from Wellington. Mr Paul had acted as chairman of the committee which was responsible for tho creation of the federation, and this was an additional reason for his selection for tho position then under consideration. It was thus that the idea was presented it would be as well to have a vice-chairman, to which position Mr Tripp was forthwith elected. NO OOLD IS "NAZOL" PROOF,