PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18446, 6 January 1922, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr W. H. Mackenzie, manager of the city tramways, is at present on holiday. Mr James Craigie. M.P. for Timaru, returned north by the second express yesterday after a short visit to the city. Mr Walter BJpndell, of Wellington, who arrived in, Dunedin on Tuesday evening last, left yesterday morning for Queenstown. The Very Rev. Dr Brophy, of Dubbo, New South Wales, was a visitor to Dunedin last week. He was the guest of Bishop Whyte. The New Zealand Shipping Company has received cable advice of the death, on the 4th inst., of Mr T. R. Wes tray, of Messrs J. B. Westray and Co., London passenger agents for the New Zealand Shipping Company. It is understood that Mr G. W. Venables, a prominent business man, and connected with numerous loading ■ public bodies, will again contest the Napier seat, having received promises of considerable support. ' Mr James Lowry, B. Sc. in Engineering, London University. ' s and A.R.Sc., Dublin University, has been appointed to the position of chief engineering instructor at the Napier Technical High School, in succession to Mr R. Hynes. Mr, and Mrs E. T. Wray, who have resided; in the United States for the past three’ years, arrived by the Makura on Friday last. Mr Wray is to take up the position of agency manager in New Zealand for the Colonial Mutual Life Society. Mr K. de G. MacVitty, who has just been appointed American Consul in Auckland, in succession to ’Mr D. F. Wilber, has taken up his duties. Mr MacVitty was formerly Consul at Saigon, in French Indo-China. The Chancellor of the Melbourne University (Sir John MacFarland), the Rev. D. Macrae Stewart, and the principal of the Presbyterian Ladies’ College (Mr A. Gray) loft Melbourne last week on a visit to New Zealand. Mr Arthur Byrne, M.C.. author of the “Official History of the Otago Regiment in the Great War.” was a.passenger by the through express yesterday, en route for his home in Hawke’s Bay. The Rev. H. O. Hanby, vicar, of Leeston, has been appointed organising secretary of the Church of England Diocesan Education Board and editor of the Church News. He will take up his new duties at the end of January or as soon thereafter as a parochial successor oan be found for him. Mr A. A. Idling, manager of the Royal Bank of Australia in Melbourne, is visiting Dunedin at the present time. He is a brother of Mr Andrew Laing. for many years manager of the Union Bank of Australia in this city, and has been connected with the Royal Bank in Melbourne since its inception in 1888, Mr A. Reid, formerly manager of the Knapdale Estate, has been appointed manager (on behalf of the Agricultural Department) of the unsold portion of the Clifton Estate containing SCKX) acres. The Government some time ago purchased the Clifton Estate of about 5000 acres for soldier settlement, and about 2000 acres have been disposed of. Mr Reid will take charge of the remaining portion on Monday. Sir Charles Hawtroy, the latest actor to be knighted, has been one of the most popular comedians in London for some 30 years. His fame has been built up an his personality, for as one critic says “Whatever part Mr Hawtroy plays it is always Charles Hawtroy and nobody wishes to be anything else.” Mr Charles Hawtroy is a brother of the late Mr W. F. Hawtre.y, who played Sapt in “The Prisoner of Zenda" and Talleyrand in a “Royal Divorce” with the first Julius Knight—Ada Farrar Company in New Zealand. Mr A. H. Wright, the new Commissioner of Police, has taken up bis duties in Wellington. On completing ibis service as superintendent in Auckland on Saturday last, at a representative gathering of police officials at the centra] station, he was presented with a framed photograph of the officers and non-commissioned officers of the force in Auckland, and, Mrs Wright received from the local members of the service a diamond ring. Inspector Kales made the presentation, and wished Commissioner and Mrs Wright success and happiness in their new home. • ; A copy of the original list of those who subscribed toward the building fund of the old Anglican Church at, Russell has just been forwarded to the members of the vestry of that church. Among the names of the subscribers, states the Church Gazette, appear those of the Revs. Samuel Marsden, R. Maunsell, Henry Williams, and .several other clergy; James Busby, British Resident; Captains Fitejroy and Crorier. Charles Darwin’s name also appears on the list. One contributor gave 36s worth of heart of kauri—3ooft. The proclamation of British rule in New Zealand was first read in the Bussell Church by Captain Hobson, on January 30. IflJfi.