PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18007, 6 August 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL.

A Sydney Press Association cable messago states that Major-general Parnell has been appointed Administrator at Norfolk Island.

Dr It. W. Stuart Pollok, of Glasgow, passed through Dunedin yesterday on his return to tho United Kingdom. A Press Association messago from Wellington states that Dr C. L. Adams has been appointed Government Seismologist in succession to iho lato Mr G. liogben. Constivblo A. .Hamilton has been transferred from Auckland to Port Chalmers, to take tho place of Constable T. Parkhill, who recently resigned from the Police Force. Mr C. 'lreweek, assistant superintendent of the Wellington Telegraph Oilice (says a Press Association telegram), has been appointed superintendent at Auckland, vice Mr Gan.na.way (resigned). Tho stalls of the commercial and publishing departments of tho Otago Daily Times Company gathered to bid larcwell to one of then- number, Mr Alex. Kilgour, who is leaving tho employ of tho company to join tho stall of ono of the local banks. He was presented with a pocket book and a fountain pen.

Mr J. M. Paterspn, late custodian of the St Ciair baths, was tendered a send - off by a number of St. Clair residents oh Wednesday evening, and presented with a well-filled purse of sovereigns. Mr G. Smith made tho presentation, and a very pleasant (evening was spent with music, both vocal and instrumental. Mr Paterson, who will bo missed in local athletic circles, is leaving Dunedin to assume tho proprietorship of a - hotel m Alexandra.

At a meeting of the session of First Church held this week the Rev. Graham H. Balfour, who lias lately been ordered by his doctor to givo up work for a few weeks, was granted two months' leave of absence. The Deaeor.s' Court, at a subsequent meeting, granted Mr Balfour a bonus of £50, and to the assistant minister. (tho Rev. Ronald S. Watson) a bonus of £25. It is understood that Mr Balfour intends spending at least portion of his leavo at Akaroa, and it is hoped that before the two months have expired he will be completely restored to health.

The death occurred: at Woolston (Cliristohurch) on July 27 of Miss Marian Taylor, one of the. oldest residents of the Cathedral City. She was the eldest daughter of the late Mr _ William Taylor, who, with his young family, came out from Suffolk in the sliip Caroline Agnes in the early pioneer days, landing at Lyttelton. He was the first blacksmith :n Ohristchurch, built the first velocipede in New Zealand, and planted the first maze, which was a source of much amusement to the voung folk in those days. Miss Taylor was born in Suffolk, and had resided at Christchurch and Orari all her life.' Sho was widely known for her kindly and generous nature, and was a great favourite with old and young people alike. Mr Edjvard John Tito Ford, who died a few days ago, had resided in Canterbury for over 60 years. He came' from an old English yeomanry family, and was a descendant of Sir John Tite, the famous architect, the creator of the Royal Exchange and other notable public buildings in London, for which he was knighted. He was the first person to go through the Moorliouso tunnel afteT its completion, and was on the first official train oil tile occasion of the opening of railway communication between Christchurch and Dujiedin.

Mr Jcxhn Bird, whose death occurred in the Wairau Hospital a few days ago, was a native of Nelson, where he was born a little over 70 years ago. He joined the New Zealand Armed Constabulary at an early age, and rendered service in the two Maori wars. Later on he joined the Police Force, of which he was a member for some 40 years. For the greater part of that period he was stationed in Nelson and on the West Coast, and about 18 vears ago he was transferred to Blenheim, where be was _a constable for some nine years, then retiring on superannuation. Dr James M'Brearty, sen., who died at Groymouth last Saturday, was born at Greenock, Scotland, in the year 1844, and ednoated at Glasgow University, and at the Andersonian Institute, where "he studied for the profession, and was successful in acquiring his degrees. Towards the end of 1866 ho came to New Zealand as surgeon on the ship Viola. After his arrival he went to reside in West Taieri, Ota go, where ho practised for about 18 years. In 1885, Dt M'Brearty removed to'Kumara as sur-geon-superintendent of the hospital, and five years later_ he established himself in his profession in Greymoutli.