PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18444, 4 January 1922, Page 5

PERSONAL

' . I A /New York Rrese Association, cable , :, jj message announces the death of Senator, Penrose. _ • ■ I A Reuter .cable message from Now Yprtt JiVT' says that Baron Rosen, a former Russian' '% Ambassador to the United States, eatv ,< cumbed to injuries suffered in a taxi-cab \\'U accident. b ' - The Rev. G. H. M’Neur and Mrs M’Neur.. \y missionaries of the Presbyterian Church’, of ’ %' New Zealand, .who have been on furlough/’ will leave by’the second northern express,,; A this morning on their way bach to Cantata. ’'' ‘ 4 The death: is announced frpm London ol . (• Sir Thomas Sutherland, lalo chairman cf A; directors of . the P. and 'O. Companyand' ‘ n of the London Board of the Suez,-.Capa* Company.. bom in 1834. . " . •• A London Press Association. cable;'me*t ia -.!t!| sage announces the death of Mr ‘Claud*,., ' Shepperson, A.R.A., and of' Dr Reginald/ " r * Farrar, a son of the late Dean Farrar, /who •1‘ .died from typhus at Moscow, whoie. he .was - .■, organising famine relief on behalf of-.theu . League of Nations and the Red Crhas Society. . '•• • ■ * “A. Suva Press Association cable anossagu.-- ’ ■, says that Mr John 'Maynard Hedetpsm; m ■ managing director of Morris HeditrWhj , Ltd., has been created a knight bachelor. He was born in Fiji. "A* - 1 Mr David H. Cameron and Mir y 5. J. i Downes,\of Dunedin, have been, ndldfied 'fey ,-i the secretary of the Pharmacy Board,' Web lingtou. that, 'having obtained the 'highest marks in New Zealand in sections B and A ‘ m respectively in the recent chemists’ examinations, they become the winners of'spehial prizes, consisting of £5 worth of books, ) donated by members of the' Flhaimsoeurioal, - . Society -of New Zealand. The prim in the ' , O section was won by Mr G. Davidson,- of . . Christchurch. , , - j The Eev. H. O. Hanby, vicar of Locston, baa been" offered the positions of' organising k secretary of the Church ,of England Diocesan. Education Board and' editor ■ ■ ,iv of the Church News, ( and has do- - cided to accent the appointments. Mr Hanby, who -has been vica# Leeston for the past’ tw» t years, is to, take -up. his-new duties .by the* end of January, or as soon theroifter as a successor car. f\ be found for him in the parish. Mr Hainoy , 9 wae at-one time on the reporting staff'of. v ,\ the Evening Star, and later on the Auokland Star. ~, ' , Mr A- G- Wiae, manager of the. Mel- ■ ■” bourne Herald,- passed through Auckland , on Friday on his return to Australia, after a business trip to the United States arid Canada. Mr Wise was formerly well known ■as a newspaper man in New Zealand. Ho ’. Went to Australia about eight years ago. Mr Wise found conditions generally m America greatly improved since.his previous visit last year. He made • importahfc ■ purchases of machinery and paper lot- the ■ Melbourne Herald, in which property'great developments are contemplated. -cm. .. ■ A small .party of are at'present ~ r ; spending a pleasure trip in New i V;. Thev are; Mr William M’Master, president of the Canadian Explosives Company, Ltd.; A Mr James Davidson, president of Thomas 1 Davidson Enamolwaro Manufacturing Company, "Ltd., Montreal; Mosdames M‘Master,, j-" Davidson, and E. -Crocker. The party arrived in New Zealand early, in December, and after spending about a wdek in the thermal regions, made a trip, -up the' Wanganui to Pipiriki, and, coming south, .j, spent about a week in touring Nelson and West Coast. They are- at present in''Dunedin. - x . For several weeks past the Union Steam Ship Company’s local staff has r diminished gradually* the - officials pro- ', coeding to Wellington, where the headquarters will be located in future. A large number of the staff loft Dunedin oh Monday and yesteday, today the remainder of those pn transfer will t have left this city. Among those who left • Dunedhv yesterday were Mr D. A. Aikfcn (general manager), Mr A. W. . Wheeler (assistant general. manager), Mr J, W, Matthewson (assistant,traffic manager), Cap- , tain Coll M’Donald,'Mr R. _M‘K. M‘Len- ’ nan, Mr R. Constable (repairs superintendent), Mr T. M. Cassels and G. T. Nolan (accounts department), Mr G. K - Booth (correspondence department), Mr A. Duckwtßih (traffic department), Mr R. N. Gordon, and also sis lady clerks. Mr.N. 3. Falla (general traffic manager), Mr-B. W, Miller (secretary to the managing director), Mr J. A. Gnmwood, and Mr, M. •W. Horton (islands service department). .Mr R. W. Scott‘will leave to-dav. ' - ---- 1