PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18310, 29 July 1921, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr Richard Hudson left by idle second express yesterday for Christchurch. Mr James Wren left by the second e*» press yesterday on a trip to the Bay ol Islands.

Mr R. C. Jones, of Turnbull and Jones, 1 was a passenger for Wellington by the second express yesterday. Dr Lindo Ferguson and Dr Newlands, who have been in Wellington attending a meeting of the Board of Health, returned by the first express yesterday. A London Press Association cable Di» sage announces the death of Mr JaznMl Winstone, South Wales miners’ leader. Mr T. M. Wilford, who is at present oft a -vi.pt to Amerita, expects to return to Wellington by the Marama, due on Augiuft 13.

' Mr R. M‘K. M'Lennan, who' has ciscgt of the Trans-Pacific and Islands services of the Union Steam Ship Company, 'left fat •- Auckland en route to the islands. by- tih* second -express yesterday. Elder David 0. M‘Kay, of Salt Lake City, Utah, one of the T.welve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter .Day Saints (Mormon Church) ia now visiting'' Now Zealand. Mr A. M. Mowlem, S.M., was a passenger by the second express yesterday’ for New Plymouth, having been appointed to the magisterial charge of Taranaki. The following appointments have been made by the Otago Board o# Education:— Miss M. O. T. Ford, mistress at Forburyj Miss D. M. Smith, mistress at AUantoni , and Miss I. C. Boss, mistress at Otekaike. - At the distribution last month of , Shakespeare prizes in the CSty of London School by Lord Burnham, the Mortimer PriztfoP English in the Classical Upper '.Fourth Form was awarded (in absentia) tor Master John Pringle, son of the Professor of Economics in the University of Otago. This is the fourth year in succession in which the English and Shakespearean prizes open to competition in his form have been won by Master Pringle. Lord Northcliffe, principal proprietor of The Times, is expected to reach New Zealand on or about August 28, and will be , in Auckland only for one day, as he _will proceed to Australia in the steamer which ' brings him. Sir Francis Bell will go, to Auckland to meet Lord Northcliffe.

Mr St. Clair Jounneaux, who contested the Bay of Islands seat at the last General Election has announced himself -an independent candidate for the Marsden seat at the next General Election. The late John Henderson Denton, father of Mr F. H. Denton, town clerk of Greymouth, whoso death took place at Christchurch recently, was born at Ponistine, Yorkshire, England, 71 years ago. Educated at the Milk Street, Sheffield, Grammar’ School, Mr Denton, was for many year* connected with railway construction work. Mr Denton was stationed for some tint* at GApymouth as chief clerk in the Puhlif Works Department, and in 1901 was transferred to Christchurch as chief clerk, retiring on superannuation sojne five or six years ago. Mr Denton, who was twice married, leaves a widow, two sons, and tv/o daughters.

A quiet little social gathering took place in the Savoy Tea Rooms in connection with the birthday of Mrs Ansell Hodson, the well-known agent of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Jackson, in the name of the members of committee, present, in a few felicitous sentences, presented Mrs Hodson with a suede bag in honour of the occasion and' in recognition of her long services in the society named. Mr Duncan Wright, one of the vice-presi-dents, replied for Mrs Hodson. The death occurred at Auckland last week of an old resident of the province in the person of Mr David Lochead, of Dairy Flat, in his seventy-sixth year. Mr Lochead was an Aucklander born. His parents, who were from Barrhead, Scotland, arrived by the Duchess’ of Argyla in 1842. The late Mr Lochead was .born in 1846, he and a brother who survives him being almost, if not actually, the first white twins to be born in Auckland. His father built tho first brick hotel’to be erected in Auckland, tho original building forming part of tho present Clarendon Hotel. The death occurred at Clive, Hawked Eav, of a Crimean veteran in the person of Mr JoHh William Graham, at the ago of 85 vears. The late Mr Graham went to the Crimea with the 65th Regiment, and after the evacuation he returned to Icrdon. Later he came to New Zealand with his regiment, arriving in 1862. Ho mis several times engaged against tho Maoris, and after receiving his discharge settled in Gabriel’s Gully,, where the gold rush later sot in. After giving up his quest for gold, the deceased joined tha New Zealand Constabulary, being stationed in tho Nelson district. He was on service in Nelson when the Burgess-Lovey-Sullivan gang was active, and was transferred to Napier about 40 years ago. He was one of the first policemen in that district, and served under the late Major Scully. Thi* was about the time when tho Saw Hau rising ’took place. On his retirement from tho force the deceased remained in Napier, later shifting to Clive, where he resided till he died. >