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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18514, 27 March 1922, Page 6

PERSONAL

Bishop Richards arrived in the city from Invercargill by Saturday’s express. Sir Robert Stout (Chief Justice), accompanied by I/ady Stout, returned to Wellington by the express on Saturday. Mr J. D. Ritchie, Land Purchase Controller, returned north by Saturday’s express. Mr David Mills, who has been .spending a holiday in Dunedin, returned, north by the express on Saturday.en route for Sydney. The Rev. Alex. APCakum, of Melbourne, who is visiting this dominion in connection with the Methodist, Church, will proceed to Queenstown to day, returning on Thursday for the centenary rally. On the eve of his departure for England and Europe (says a Wellington Press Association message). Sir Francis Bell was presented, at a Cabinet meeting on Friday, with a travelling rug by the Prime Minister and his colleagues. A Christchurch Press Association message reports the death of John Davidson, one of the best-known residents of Kaikoura, on Saturday, at the age of 57. Mr C. H. Dickinson, who has been in charge of the advertising department of Messrs Gordon and Gotch, Dunedin, for the past 12 months, left for the north on Saturday to take up a similar position m the firm’s Auckland branch. A Wellington Press Association telegram reports the death of Mr William Mowat Ilannay, ex-general manager of the Wel-lington-Manawatu Rail wav Company, and a director of several Wellington companies. Mr F. Hutton, chief engineer of the British India’s Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Gambhira, arrived by the s.s. Pnloona yesterday on six months furlough. Mr A. C. Holms will ho a candidate at the general election for the Mastcrton seat, which he contested in 1919. Ho ‘‘is in sympathy with the new liberal retains his independent individuality.” The biennial election of two members of the University Council! to represent the Court of Convocation will take place next June. The two who retire by rotation at that time are Professor Hewitson and Mr T. K. Sidcy. M.P.. the Vice-chancellor Dr Stuart Moore has expressed his intention of being a candidate for one of the vacancies. A very pleasant social gathering took place at Kroon’s Hull, Moray place, last wpek, when (he many friends of Mr and Mrs A. Polwart.li, Castle street, met to bid farewell to their son Alec, who has received a teaching appointment in the .Southland district, arid who is now- relieving at. the North-East Valley. The oven ing was spent with curds, song, and dunce. Mr Pohvarth was the recipient of many useful presents, fountain pens, pocket wallet, shaving outfit, suit case, and (ravelling vug. The" gathering closed witii his college chums giving a Maori haka. (lie singing of ‘‘Auld Lang SyneV and “For They Are Jolly Good Fellows. A pleasant little function was held in ihe hoard room of (he Otago Harbour Lonvd on Friday evening last, when (ho stuff gathered together to bid farewell to Miss M. P. .Tack, who is leaving after eight years’ sorviee with the hoard. The secretary, Mr W, ,1. Uurdsley. eulogised Miss Jack's work for the board, and expressed regret- at. losing such a capable and valuable worker. Other mein tiers of the staff expressed appreciation, of their association with Miss Jack. The function closed with (ho presentation of tangible expressions of the staff’s goodwill, which look Ihe shape of it gold bangle, "■old-mounted fountain pen, and a hand mirror, all of which were suitably Inscribed. Mi’ F.. L. Horne, the jfeinnilant. acknowledged, on behalf of the recipient, her anpreciat ion of the kindly remarks of the staff, and expressed her pleasure in accepting these tokens of esteem from her associates. The Tramways Committee of the City Council reports that 28 applications were received for the position of tramway engineer, and Mr C. W. Payne, at present of Auckland, has been appointed on trial for a period of six months. Mr Payne is 39 veers of ime. and is married, and he has Inul the following experience:- Assistant tramways engineer. Sunderland district electric tramways. 3? years; charge engineer, Teignnionlh Corporal inn electricity works, live Years: chief electrical engineer, Dublin and Lucan electric tramway,*, 41 veil's; resident tramways engineer. Colombo elect, ic tramways. years. Mr Payne will arrange to lake up In's duties immediately. The death <•' ■ -d at Wellington last week of Mr William Gill, who na- fur many '.ears a well-known figure in insurance' circles. ffii his annul in New Zealand he joined the .South British Insurance Company. Subsequently he went to Capetown and Johannesburg. Returning to New Zealand. he was anoninted manager of Ihe Union Eb'e and Marine Insurance Company "t Wellington. which was incorporated with the Alliance Assurance Company in 1892, and he was connected with the latter company until 1909. when be retired. He was a lay member of the

Anglican General Synod on several occasions, and was also a prominent member of the Masonic Order. The name of Mr D. Donaldson, Mayor of AVaihi. is mentioned as that of a probable candidate for the Ohinemuri seat_ at the general election, his candidature being suggested os the outcome of a feeling in Waihi that it should provide the parliamentary representative of the electorate. Mr J. G. Rutherford, whose death has occurred at Remuera, Auckland, was a member of the Auckland T.and Board for the past seven or eight years. In 1900 he was elected president of tho_ Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and in 1921 was elected an honorary life member. 110 was president of the Franklin Association several times. The public positions which he held wore varied. He was a member of the MaungataVvhiri Road Board, the Bombay School Committee, and Auckland Education Board. In 1804 he was elected a member of the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, and for 14 years did good service as chairman of the committee of the Costloy Home, only retiring in 1920.