PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18510, 22 March 1922, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr L. Sanderson left by the express yesterday for Christchurch. A London Press Association oabje message announces that the Earl of Winterton will succeed the Earl of Lytton as Undersecretary of State for India. Mr Herbert Coull returned to Wellington by yesterday’s express. Mr C. S. S. Kelly returned to Wellington by the express yesterday. Dr Hay, Inspector-general of Mental Hospitals, is at present in Dunedin on departmental business. Mr A. L. Fogo was a passenger by the express yesterday, en route for Sydney. Mr J. B. M'Ewan, of Wellington, arrived in the city by the express yesterday. Mr D. Allan (of Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Limited) arrived from the north by the express yesterday. Mr J. D. Ritchie, Land Purchase Controller. arrived from the north by the express yesterday on departmental business. The Rev. W. Elliott has received cable advice that he has passed the M.A. degree with second class honours in economics. Mr E. G. Bush, New Zealand manager of the United States Rubber Company (Australasia), arrived in Dunedin from the north last night. Dr Ulrich, of Ttmaru, was a passenger to Dunedin by the north express yesterday. Mr T. M. Wilford, who has been visiting Dunedin in the interests of the new political party, left by the express yesterday for Oamaru. The Hon. G. J. Anderson (Minister of Labour), accompanied by his private secretary (Mr F. M. Sherwood), returned north by yesterday’s express. Captain Kennedy, of Queenstown, travelled by the express yesterday for Wellington, where ho will spend a short holidav. Mr W. A. Low, the well-known theatrical manager, is in Dunedin malting arrangements for the appearance of the English comedienne. Miss Ella Shjelds. A London Press Association cable message announces the death of Mr Edward Arthur Walton, president of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water colours. The Hon. H. L. Michel, M.L.C., of Hokitika, who hae been spending a few day* in Dunedin, left for Invercargill by the express ye-sterday. Mr T, E. Y. Seddon, M.P. for Westland, has been spending a few days in the city. He will return through Central Otago and travel over the Haast Pass. Mr J. H. Hinton, accompanied by Mrs Hinton, left by the express yesterday for the north en route to Sydney and Durban. After spending a few month* in South Africa, they will visit England and America. Mr H. E. Tomlinson. representing Brown Bros., of London, left for Auckland by yesterday’s express. Mr Thomas Lockhead, of Tepuna, has been requested by the executive of the Northern Bay of Plenty sub-provincial distriot of the Farmers’ Union to contest the Tauranga seat at the General Election. The death took place on Monday at the residence of his brother, Mr William Inga, Bay View road, St. Clair, of Mr John Ings, at the age of 83 years. For years the late Mr Ings was a regular visitor to the wards of the Dunedin Hospital, supplying buttonholes to the patients and flowers to the wards. He was of a genial disposition, and will be missed by patients and hospital staff. After a visit to Dunedin extending over three month*. Mr Donald J. Matheson, A.0.5.M., left last week for Sydney, whore he is now living in retirement. For 14 years Mr Matheson carried on a successful practice as a mining engineer at Charters Towers and other parts of North Queensland. On Friday the Prime Minister will leave for the Bay of Islands district, where a large Native gathering is to take place. If public business permits, Mr Massey hopes to leave on a visit to Samoa early m May. Sir Charles K Mackellar has retired from the position of president of the board of directors of the Bank cf New South Wales, after 20 years’ service in the office. At a meeting of the board in Sydney a few days ago Mr Thomas Buckland, who has been a director for 13 years, was appointed president. He is a nephew of a former president of the bank. Mr Edward Ki or. general manager of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co.. Ltd., Sydney, is new well over the allotted span, and approaching h:s 75th year. He is a son of Sir Ed,vat d Knox, the founder of the company, and for many its chairman of rectors. Mr Knox, like his eminent brother, Sir Adrian Knox (Chief Justice of Australia), is a native of Sydney. The Rev. James Ings, of Knox Church, Parnell, has tendered to the Auckland Presbytery his resignation from his charge. It was decided that the letter He on the table for a motidi, and that a commission from the Presbyiary interview the-minis-ter and the congregation. On the occasion of his leaving Waima.te for Nanier, where ho is to be an inspector, Mr J. Brunton, rector of the Waimate District High School, was tendered a farewell by the teachers, staff’, and pupils of both the high and primary departments. He was presented with a handsome set of plate. Mr D. J. Wcsncy, president of the Invercargill Competitions Society, is in Wei lington. During his stay Mr Wesncy interviewed prospective adjudicators for ihe forthcoming festival in August, and he states that Mr Harold Godier has been appointed musical judge, and Mr A. Stanley Warwick elocutionary judge, the latter for the second year in succession. Mr A. C. Holms, well known in public life in the Wairarapa, and almost successful at the last general election as an Independent candidate in winning the Mnsterton seat, has (the Wairarapa News understands) been approached to contest the Wairarapa seat. It is understood that lie is not in a position to definitely disclose his political intentions at present. We shall always associate Rear-admiral Dumaresq’s name with the exploit, of the Melbourne in the raging Tasman Sea, just as we have learned to think of the name of Glossoo whenever (he Sydney-Kmden encounter is mentioned (says the Sydney Daily Telegraph). Now Admiral Dinnaresq is leaving us. It was in the early part of 1919 that, then with the rank of captain, lie wa- appointed fleet, commander of the Australian navy. Forty-nine years ago lie wtis horn in Glen limes. His entry into the Royal Navv was made at the age of 13. In the Jutland Rattle he was in command of IT.M.S. Shannon, and for his action during that, time he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath. For nearly two years he was, at. his own rer/nesf, in command of own IT.M.A.S. Syditey TTe has commanded several battle cruisers'. Formerly a torpedo specialist, he has invented several of the most important instruments connected with fire control.