PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17726, 10 September 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Honorary Captain Malcolm Ross, of Wellington, who was the New Zealand Government's correspondent throughout the war, is a passenger by tho Corinthic, due here on Scptemljer 21. Mr and Mrs James Murray, Port Molrrwux, celebrated their golden wedding last Friday, when they entertained a largo number of guests in the Port Molyneux Hall. Both Tiort and hostess are still abie to take an active part in the work on tho homo farm, and enjoy fairly good health. During tho function held' on Friday evening, a very happy gathering, at which" were many of tho agod couple's descendants, the expressions of goodwill and friendship on the part of tha srttlers showed the verv high e=teem in which Mr arid Mrs Murray and their family are held throughout the district, j A gentleman who will bo prco.tlv mi.vod in Government official circles in WelFngton •will be Mr Georg? Robortson. supervisor of now business for New Zealand for the Government Life Insurance Drvmrtmont. and marnaor for the Wpllinjrton district,.-who retired from tho service recently. Mr Robertson joinedthe department on April 1. 1534, a.T.d. by his special n-bility and energy, nt tnirrrnl to bis late posit'on six years later so .thifc r"> has soon- the department crow from small beginnings to a very Ir.rpe nnri remunerative section of tho" State , «• ertprpnV:-.. The members of tho Pnlmerston railway staff entertainer? Mr A. Torr.incp. enoinodrivor. at a smolre concert in the Social Hnll on tho ere of his departure for Thinerl'n. to which place ho has been trpnsforrerl. The chair was occupied liv Mr K. .T. Abbott Bejrret wc=! oxpros-fd bv tlw n present at Mr Torrancf's departure. The elinirmnii on Wnlf of fie staff and fhosp cv"ityirnprl.' presented Mr Tr-rrcinor. iv : trt a. rriT-Me clock I snitnH'v inprrtt-od. iukl r.l<=o a«kr>d Oio snirrt I tn accent .1 bca'ttifnl oir!r»--Hr,ivT n-ilt fo- \ Mr= Tnrmncpj- Tn msnondinrr Mr Tcrranco warmlv thankp<] +li" mrmHors for fhojr h">ndsomo rre?r>nfs. anrl ox;)rprcr.r] rcijro l at loiv in" Dn-lnr. flio •r-c-rn fr.nrribv.tcrT b-r TT avP , T> f .- Pntcrson. T!. : ley. '"VTo"!^ , ni'k. nnri Kani. The •incr of "Au'd Jw Pvnr" brought a verv enjoyaole even inn , to .a closo.