PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16766, 7 August 1916, Page 3

PERSONAL

Miss M'Ewan, missionary of the Presbyterian Church, ho has been on furlough in Dunedin, leaves by tho second express to-day tn loute for Gisborne, where she will lemain until she takes her dtpartuio for Canton next month. Miss Millac, a graduate of the Dunedin School of Massage, has (says tho Press) been added to tho Ohristchurch Hospital staff to carry out tho treatment of infantile pai alysis. Tho Mataura Ensign states that Mr Ilcctor M'Neil, of Forest Hill, who died on Thursday at tho ago of 89 yeais, arrived at Port Chalmers, with his wife, in the ship Henrietta m the year 1860, and in a few months went south and took up land at Forest Hill, where they had remained ever since. Mr M'Neil belonged to the Island of Mull, and possessed many of the best qualities of the typical Highlander. Mr M'Neil leaves a widow and eight of a family, including Air D. M'Neil, head master of VVaihopai School, and Mr Angus M'Ncil (school inspector). Tho death on Saturday of Mr Peter Pilkmglon, of Maori Hill, removes from that suburb a familiar personality, who was closely associated with municipal progress and other beneficial activities in that locality. Mr Pilkington, who was connected wjtn tin Maori Hill Borough Council at variou-. period" from its inception till some years ago, was also Mayor of tho borough at one tmi>. A pathetic circumstance in connection with his death was that his wife, who was of the same age as himself, died on tho previous day. "In death they wore not divided." Mr W. B. Cunningham, freight clerk in tho local office of tho Union Steam Ship Company, who has been promoted to the claims department in the Christohnrch office, was presented on Saturday by members of the traffio department with an electroplated entreo <1 i=h. Mr A. Cook (manager of the department) mado the presentation, and in doing so spoko of the excellent relations which h.id always existed between Mr Cunningham and his fellow cmplo-yees and ol the painstaking manner in which he had always cairied out his duties. Mr Cunningham, in rep Ij. said he regretted that Ins promotion meant, his removal from Dunedin lie would always havo pleasant recollections of his stay here. Mr Cunningham left for Chrislchurch yesterday in tho Monowai.