PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17088, 21 August 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Tho Oamaru Presbytery last Tuesday unanimously sustained a call from Hampden to the Rev. R. H. Biair, of Leeeton. The Christchurch Presbytery will meet on Thursday to deal with the matter. Mr George Heale, formerly of the Empire Hotel, Wellington, and the Grand* Hotel, Invercargill, ha? taken over the Albert Hotel, in Auckland. Archbishop Redwood, who has been visiting Samoa an J Suva, is expected back in Wellington in a few days'time. Sister Constanoe, of Palnjcrston North, has accepted an invitation to act as deaconess in Auckland for the Presbyterian Social Service Association, Sister Constance will devote her time principally to work among young girls; and will work in con-jur-ction with the superintendent, the Rev. P. R. Jeffreys. Inspector Sheehan, of the Auckland Polioo Force, has been appointed to succeed Inspector Phair, of Hamilton, who retires from charge of the Waikato district at the end of this month, after 40 years' service. Sub-inspector Johnson, of Gisborne, is being promoted to the rank of inspector, and will There died at the residence of his daughter (Mrs Kearney), at Petone (says the Wellington Post), and old and respected resident of Dunedin, Mr Charles Stamuel Anderson. The deceased was 82 years of age. He leaves throe sons and a large family of daughters, including Mrs Nankevill (late of Petone), Mrs R. Paul (of Westport), and Mrs T. Watt (Hataitai). Tho others reside in Dunedin. A son,' a grandson, and a daughter are on active service. Mr Anderson arrived in the colonies in the fifties. In his early days he was in the navy, and for many years was a member of tho Druids' Lodge. fill the vacancy created at Auckland. Mi-s W. B. Scandrett, of Invercargill, whoso death was recorded in our issue.;, of yesterday, was a colonist of 63 years' standing, having arrived, when a child, at Dunedin in 1849 by the ship Ajax, by which her parents, Mr and Mrs Milstead, were passengers. She was married in Oamaru in March, 1853, and had a family of 12 children, nine of whom, with her husband, are living—namely, Frank, Douglas, and Victor Scandrett (of Invercargill). Mr Alfred Scandrett (Singapore). Mr Cyril Scandrett (Wailv), Mr Gordon Scandrett (Masterton), Mrs W. A. Crawford (Dunedin), Mrs D. S. Thomson (Feilding), and : Miss Scandrett. This week the Ven. Arehdeacon Devoy, of Newtown, will attain his fortieth year in tho Catholio priesthood. He was educated for tho priesthood in France and Dundalk He arrived in Wellington in 1879. For some yeaTS he was stationed in various parts of the South Island, and later he was one of the four priests who established and opened St. PatrieV'c fr l '"'™. six years v ->ther Devoy occupied the position of procurator of the eollrgc, giving up his_ duties to take charge of the To Aro parochial district. Ho has been vicar-general of tho archdiocese and provincial of the Marist order, and for tho last five or six years parish priest at Newtown.