PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17320, 21 May 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Miss Florence O. Hill has been appointed mistress at the Nasc-by School. Brigadier Wouters, the Belgian lecturer, on urgent medical advice, has entered a private hospital for a week. His engager week are cancelled. Mr R. Breen will leave this morning for Invercargill to represent the InvercargM Butchers Union before the Conciliation

„• U4. ii? board meeting last mght the office of president, rendered vacant by the retirement of Mr John Eoss atter many years' service, was filled by the election of Mr H. K. Wilkinson, who at % ov f r 2 ve y . ears> vice-president. • m" •, Sureties, probation and visiti rag officer for Otago and Southland, haa i been transferred to Auckland. His duties here will bo taken over by Mr W Fullerton, from the department at Wellington. At last nights meeting of the Otago i Kugtty Footoall Union, it was unanimously dec.ded to nominate Mr H. Harris, president of the Otago Union, for. the position of president of the New Zealand Rugby Union. By a long period of excellent service m the interests of Rugby football in New Zealand Mr Harris has deserved the honour the local union desires for him. At a special meeting of the Albany Street School Committee, held last night, Mr William Kennedy George, a returned t r r> ~w as recommended to the position oi fourth assistant (temporary). Mr A. A. Scott, Timaru, has received a cable from his eldest son, Corporal H. W. Scott, Machine Gun fSauadron, New Zealand Mounted Brigade in Egypt, saying he is coming home. Corporal Scott joined the &h South Canterbury Mounted Rifles, with the Mam Body, and has been in Egypt and Palestine every since. The announcement that the Rev. George Heighway has accepted a unanimous call to the pastorate of tho Palmereton North Congregational Church will be received with genuine regret by the many who know something_ of his worth. To his congregation at King Street Congregational Church the Rev. M r Heighway is known tor hi S rare sympathy in time of trouble: for his untiring zeal in all matters affeofc. ing tile welfare of his church and people as well as for the evidence of deep thought and careful preparation in all his addresses, and their intimate relationship to tho need and thought of the day. When ho 10 J** ot Kin S Street Congregational Onurch 21 years ago the congregation faced a heavy debt of long stand ing. Ho relinquishes the charge with the church tree of debt and the membership roll well sustained. A special meeting of the congregation will be held to consider the resignation, but the pastor's decision is irrevocable. In the religious and social activities of the city the Rev. Mr Heighway i S recognised as one of the most indefatigable workers. For the excellent service rendered by the United Christian Council, both under its present title and the prior one of Council of Churches he is argely responsible-a fact that is less well known than it might bo because of tho reverend gentleman's faculty for working unostentatiously behind tho scenes. His departure will bo a loss to the city. Another of our old identities in the person of Mrs John Sinclair passed away on the 9th inst. at tho residence of her daughter, Mrs Hastings, Main South road, Oamaru. fhe deceased lady, with her parents, Mr and Mrs John Christie, arrived at Port Chalmers in the shio Pladda in tho oarly sixties, travelling in a bullock wagon to Popotunoa, near Clinton, whero the family settled for a time. Several years after her arrival in New Zealand eho married Mr John Sinclair, who was stockrider on Mr Maitland's station, now known ab Becg's station. Hillend. For some years they lived there until they bought a farm at Mount Stuart, whero they resided for over 30 years, and where they reared a family of nine sons and seven daughters Deceased was frnown far and wide for her kindly hospitality. Later on the family I moved to Balclutha, and thence to Ownara m search of health About seven years ago Mr and Mrs Sinclair were living their famny being nearly all married. It wrus at this time that deceased was afflicted with a paratytic stroke, from which ,ho rc S ,vered - becamo a helpless invalid. Tor some time tho aged ooupto have lned with thoir daughter.