PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17631, 22 May 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL.

A Press Association message from Wellington advisee that Mr Alfred Lindsay, a prominent business man for many years, died yesterday. Speaking at a banquet at Eeefton last ■west, Mr J. Cobin, M-P. for B-uller, announced his intention, of pot contesting a seat at the next election. It is thought in political circles that Mr Colvin will be called to the Upper House. Mr T. L. Oswin, who has been connected with the Valnatkm Department in invoroargiD. for the past 21 years, and for IS yeans has been officer in charge, has been transferred to Dunedin.

Mr W. D. Hunt (Wellington) and Mr J. R. Martin . (Wellington manager for Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co.) arrived in Dunedin last night. In spite of persistent rumours to the contrary, we have good authority for stating that Chaplain D. C. Herron, TV? A who has been for several years with the New Zealand Forces, intend to settle permanently in Scotland, bat is indeed expected to bo returning to N,ew Zealand shortly. Dr William Chisholm. M'Donald, whose death is reported from South Africa, was a son of the lato Mr Simon M'Donald, of Dunedin. The lato Dr M'Donald, an old Dunedin boy, wad very highly qualified, having taken his degrees in Edinburgh and London. He went to South Africa with tho British Army during the Boer war, and was afterwards appointed surgeon in the Kimberley Hospital, a position previously held by tho late Dr Jamieson, uttcrwards Premier of Cape Colony. At a suitable interval in connection -with the annual social of the Dunedin Burns Club last night a presentation was made to Mr W. Brown, the retiring president. Mr R. M'Kinlay (president) eaid Mr Brown had been a member of the club since its inception, and his heart and soul were in it. The presentation (a photo enlargement of. the executive officers of the club, with Mr Brown as the central figure) was only a small token, but it was given with the best of spirit, and he hoped it would be accepted in that light. Mr W. B. M'Ewan also referred to Mr Brown's many good qualities and referred to him as the "Grand old man" of the club. Mr Brown, in responding, said he had been connected with the club for a period of 28 or 29 years, and the work had been a pleasure to Mm. He would ever treasure the presentation. Mrs J. W. Dow, North-East Valley, has received advice that her husband, Captain J. W. Dow, New Zealand Engineers, was to leave England on May 17. by the Maunganui for New Zealand. Captain Dow, who held the Territorial rank of lieutenant in jSfo. 2 Company, New Zealand Engineers, with headquarters at Dunedin, left New Zealand as lieutenant two years ago, and was promoted to hia captaincy in the field. '

At yesterday's sitting of the Otago Edu- ■ cation-Board, the chairman (Mr J. Wallace) intimated that he had nominated Mr E. S. Green as the board's representative at the departmental conference of agricultural inr structors, to be held cm June 4. The board approved' of ihe chairman's At a meeting , of the committee of the ' Dunedin Competitions Society last night Mr J. Rennie, on behalf of the committee, presented Messrs A. O. Hanlon and R. Brugh each with the society's gold badge in recogi nition of the valuable services they had rendered lie society at the last festival by acting as hon. judges of the elocution section. The chairman referred to the capable manner in which they had both carried out their duties, and how they had also assisted the society financially. Both recipients returned thanks for the honour that had been conferred in their election as life members. The death at Dunsdin of Mr W. A. Cox removes one of Southland's best-known early settlers (says our Invercargill correspondent). Arriving in New Zealand 40 years ago, Mr Cos worked for three years in the employ of Mr George Matthews, seed) merchant. About tiiis time he married Miss Cross, Portobello. He later took up ■ dairy farming at the Peninsula, and on the ; Taieri Plains. -During his stay in Otago "■ he was a keen church worker, holding : many positions in connection with the Baptist'. Church, and Sunday school. About 17 yeare ago Mr Cox took up land at Kauana, where he lived until a few weeks ago, when, owing Tn.-i.inly to bad health, he retired, and shifted to Dunedin. lie was prominent in the inauguration and maintenance of the Farmers' Union in Southland, besides holding numbers of other public positions. Mr Cox was very prominent in patriotic work, and was a country supervisor of labour, etc, for the Efficiency Board. As an expert farmer and : breeder, ho was known throughout the dominion, especially for his shorthorn cattle and stud sheep. Mrs Coi and a family survive.

One o£ the oldest and most respected residents of, Auckland (Mr John Batger) died at his residence,- Oaklands, Mount Eden, on Friday night; aged 82 years. He came to New Zealand- considerably over half a century ago, and soon after < his arrival in. Auckland established, with the late Mr Ed-ward Wayte, a bookseller's and stationer's business in Qneen street. Mr Batger was connected with the- .Anglican -Church for a, great many years. He joined the congregation of the Cburoh of the Holy Sepulchre, Khyber Pass, in 1865. Some years later he entered the Synod as representative of the St. Sepulchre's parish, and he represented the parish continuously iii the Synod up to the meeting last October. Mr Batger was chairman of the General Trust Board of the church from January, ' 1892, until March 21, 1918, and during that time he performed very valuable service. After liis retirement as chairman of the board, he still remained a member. For some time prior to his appointment to the General Trust Board he was a member of the Standing Committee of the diocese. Mr Batger was a director of. the South British Insurance Company (Limited).

; Our correspondent at Invercargill states that' a change in the local managership of the-National Mortgage and Agency Company will take place on May 31, the Htm. A. F. Hawke, M-L.C, having tendered his resignation. Mr Hawke joined the service of the company in May, 1878, at InvercargM, being transferred to the Christchurch office as accountant after eome time. Aft»r two years' service in Canterbury he was transferred to Dunedin, where he occupied the position of salesman for four and ahalf years. . In 1890 he accepted the position of Invercargill manager—a position that he' Jias failed .with conspicuous success ever since Mr Hawke was called to the legislative Council last year. He has found the pressure on his time to be great, and so his. decision has been actuated to a meat C f e £! #i ti £° fefrrtker the interests of Southland. Mr Walter E. Taylor will succeed the retiring manager. Mr Taylor has been in the service of the comS since 1899, and has occupied fee position of semor auctioneer in the fcrarcargiu office lor eight years. >