PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16964, 28 March 1917, Page 6

PERSONAL.

At last night's meeting of tho Musselburgh School Committee, Miss Ellen G. Aslip, of Ranfurly, was recommended for appointment as temporary junior assistant. Adyico has been received that Major A. G. M'Kenzie, of Clcvedon, has been promoted to the rank of colonel, and lias been awarded tho D.S.O. for conspicuous gallantry in the Sommo engagements, besides being twice personally complimented and thanked by his commander-in-chief. lho namo of Miss S. M. 11. Burt, M.A., who > has been added to tho sfcalf of the Girls' High School, was erroneously printed yesterday as Roach. It is announced in Tho Times of January that Mr John M'Cormack, the Irish tenor, has renounced his allegiance to King George, and doclared his inttntion of becoming a citizen of the United States. Tho declaration states that he was born at Athlonc, in Ireland, in 1884, and that he arrived m tho United States in 1904. 'lhe Rotorua, which was torpedoed a few days ago took the following passengers from Dunedm on her last vovago:—Mr R 0 Brian, Mrs C. F. Herbert, Miss E. Herbert, Mr F. R. Manning, Miss H. 13. ManSir James Mills, Mrs E. l...atthewson, Mrs 1. J. Cotton, Master S. N. Cotton, Master B J. Cotton, Miss E. F. L. Cotton, Mr J. >\. Cotton, Miss M. H. M. Davidson, Mr George WhifFen.