PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18074, 23 October 1920, Page 10

PERSONAL.

'■ • Mr. G It. Ritchiereturned from, the north by the second express yesterday. Mr L. Glover, president of tho New Zealand Waterside Wcrkers' Federation, leaves for the north this morning. Mr J. M'Leod, pres.dcnt of the New Zealand Rugby Union, who has been on a short visit to the south, returned north by the second express yesterday. Mr Henry 1 A, .Brough.'(Houipapa) is announced as a candidate for Maclennan Riding in connection with the Clutha County Council elections to be held next month. Mr James Begg has been nominated by the executive of the Ofcago Provincial Council of the Farmers' Union to fill the vacancy on the Board of Agriculture caused by tho death of the late Mr A. S. Orbell. Stove Boreham, of the New Zealand Workers' Union, who has been visiting Southland to inquire into tile matter of tho administration of the agreement recently entered into with the Public Works Department and his organisation., rot-urns to Dunedin by the second express from the south this evening. Prior to their departure from Mosgiel to Timaru, Mr 'and Mrs' W. J. Ruston were entertained by the Taieri Rovers Football Club and the Taieri Ladies' Hockey Club at a social evening in Mr Manila's tea rooms on Wednesday night. On behali of the Ladies' Hockey Club, Miss Hanlin presented Mrs Ruston with a suitable token of their esteem, and the footballers, for whom Mr 11. Miller was spokesman, presented Mr Rusjton with an Onoto fountain pen. An enjoyable evening was spent in singing and dancing, and at the conclusion of the evening Mr Ruston suitably acknowledged tho kindness shown to himSclf and his wife. Very general regret is expressed throughout the Taieri County at tho death of Mr J. A. Armstrong. of M.ddlemarch. Tho deceased came to New Zealand jiibout 10 years ago from Lesmahagow, Scotland, and "commenced business in Mosgiel, remaining there until a short time ago, when ho removed to Middlemarch. During his residence in Mosgiel he was a favourite singer on the local concert stage and assisted readily at concerts for worthy objects. Deceased occupied a seat on the Mosgiel High School Com mittee, and was a. member of Lodgo St. John. Representatives of this lodgo journeyed to Middlemarch to attend the funeral Lodge St-rath-Taieri also attended. The Rev. Mr Bloomfield officiated at the graves.'de, and the Masonic service was lead by I.P.M.' W. Bro. C. Findlav and W. Bro. R. IL Thompson. Mr Armstrong loaves a wife and three children The Rev. K. C. Crosse, D.S.C., MC Croix do Guerre, M.A. (Oxon.). has been appointed head master of Christ's College ui succession to. tho lato Mr G. E. Blanch (says a Christchurch Press Association wire). Rlr Crosse is at■ 'present assistant master at Marlborough College, England. During the groat war ho was attached to the° Bth Devons, and was senior chaplain with the /tli Division. Ho is 33 years of age. Mrs John Gcddes, who died at°Waimate ix-cently, was one of tho earlv settlors in c ,, Hor mn iden name" was Janet bebbie. She came from Lanarkshire, Scot- , arrLved in Cfcigo in 1860. In lc£>2 she married John Geddes at Bast Taieri, and in 1863 sho and her husband removed to Shag \ alley, and were among the very early settlers there. In 1878 they remover) to \\ aim ate, where the family has resided since. Her husband died eight years ago, and- she leaves a family of eight sons and four daughters. Another link with the early days has been severed by the death of Mr Adam Holland whose death was recorded recent- 1 y He was tbo oldest son of the late Hon. '.James io2fJ a ' W i arrivcd hv the Alpine in 1859, and he resided with tho family at Inchelufcha. Jjatt-erlv ho lived for many years in Scotland. His only sister married the late \N illiam Black, who owned in tho early sixties with his brother (Charles P redone Black), a large sheen run in tho Mamototo district. 'lne town of Blacks later called Ophir. a.nd more recently Omakau, was called after these brothers. The township sprang up as the result of a rush tor gold, which, was known in the early hi* torv of Ocago as "Blacks' rush." Several sons of William Black aro resident in N'ow Zealand and scattered in different parts. Mrs \V illiam Black predeceased her brother Jast year His one remaining brother is M r Robert Anthony Rolland, a civil engineer who is living in retirement at Perth Western Australia. '