PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17325, 27 May 1918, Page 2

PERSONAL

Mr R. ttal bruit h. who played for Ota,no as far buck at 1882, before Southland had a union of its own, and subsequently played for Southland, and was liononrod by being elected to the. presidency of the New Zealand Rugby Union, wu present at the Pirates-Alhambra match on Saturday. Mr Galbraith now resides at Ashburton. Followers of the game wore also pleased to notice our legislators taking- an interest in football, amongst the spectators being Sir J. R. Sinclair, M.L.C. Dr Pattie, I)r Pearson. anil Surgeoniuujor Leahy, who have lx-en in Dunedin as examiners at the medical professional examinations, went north on Saturday. surgeon-general Henderson will leave by the north express this morning on his return to Wellington. a . Ir J- Milne, of the firm of Messrs Milne and Jiremno.r, who hae been on a business to Australia, returned to Dunedin 011 lhursday. Miss V. R. Dane h;is been appointed mistress of the Tapanui District 1-JTgh School; Miss Mary M. Smith, sole teacher at Arthurton; and Mr Henrv. C. Romans, acting head master at Roxburgh. It will be learned with regret bv the athletic community that Gunner Ernest I arker, who wae the chamoion cricketer and tennis player of Western Australia, and on many occasions had taken part in matches and tournaments in the Eastern States of the commonwealth, has been killed 111 action in Franco. Mr Struan Robertson, who is a graduate of the New Zealand University, and was for two years chief draughtsman and head designer of the Christchurch tramway system, and for five years assistant engineer of the Westport-Stockton coal mine, has been appointed engineer and manager a Hawthorn Tramways Trust, Victoria. At the sitting of the Medical Board on Friday (says the North Otago Times) the Rey. J. L. Robinson, of Columba Presbyterian Church, Oamaru, and formerly assistant at First Church, was passed fit for active service. At Mr Robinson's earnest request the appeal for his exemption, which had been lodged by the Assembly Appeal Committee against his express deeire, has been withdrawn. The Rev? Mr Robinson is under orders to proceed to camp with the reinforcement draft leaving on September 10.