PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18540, 28 April 1922, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr C. E. Statham, M.P., left for Wellington by yesterday’s express. Mr James Christie is at present on a visit to Timaru. Mr M. Barnett returned to Christchurch by yesterday’s express. The Hon. J. Grimmond, M.L.C., of Eoss, was a passenger from Invercargill yesterday on his return home. Mr Adam Hamilton, M.P., for Wallace, was a passenger for Wellington by yester day’s express. The Rev.. C. H. Laws, 8.A., Principal of the Methodist Theological College and President of the Methodist Conference, will arrive in Dunedin to-day from the south. Miss Edith Morrison left yesterday morning for the North Island, whore she will continue her study of singing under Madame Ottlee, late of Christchurch. A Napier Press Association telegram states that Mr Walter M‘Carthy, managing director of Messrs Ellison and Duncan, merchants, died on Wednesday, at the age of 45 years, after a comparatively short illness. Deceased was well known in business circles in many parts of the dominion. Signor Lucien Cesaroni, whom Mr Henri Verbrugghea classed as the greatest basso in Australasia, and who has resided in Wellington for the past four years, has decided to leave for the United States at the end of the year. _ . The following promotions in the Public Trust Office are announced:I—Mr 1 —Mr F. Williams (district accountant, Dunedin) to second assistant local Deputy Public Trustee, Auckland; Mr J. Nelson (assistant accountant, Auckland) to district account-, ant. Dunedin. i The Rev. V. G. Bryan King is arranging to leave Dunedin to-day for a‘quiet restingplace near Alexandra. It is hoped that the wholesome air of the Central and strict quiescence 'will soon restore his health. Mr and Mrs H. W. Paine, of Caversham, will leave to-day by the Paloona on a visit to Australia, returning to Dunedin, via Auckland, in about? two months’ time. Mr A. Chiaroni has returned from a two years’ visit to England and Italy, and has brought with him a collection of oils, water-colours, and etchings from wellknown British and Italian artists. Mr R. E. M'Crocken, who wits recently transferred from Balclutha to the position of station master at Lambton (Wellington), returned north by yesterday’s express. ■The Rev. J. Dawson, secretary of the New' Zealand Alliance, arrived from the north by the express train yesterday. Mr J. B. Waters returned from Ashburton by the express yesterday afternoon. Mr J. Hunter who lately retired from the management of the Dunedin and Knikorai Tramway Company, returned yesterday from a visit to the north. Captain Sundstrum, who. has been on a visit to Nelson, returned to Dunedin yesterday. Mr Clutha Mackenzie. M.P., was a passenger by the express yesterday from Lyttelton to Orari. He will come on south to Dunedin next week with the object of organising a local effort in aid of the movement for the establishment of a Sir Arthur Pearson Memorial Fund to be applied for the benefit of the civilian blind in the dominion, Mr C. S. Jenkins, who has been absent in Wellington returned to Dunedin by the express train yesterday., Mr J. Hutchison, who has been on a visit to the North Island, was a passenger by the afternoon train to Dunedin yesterday. Mr L. E. B. Edwards, on transfer from Ranfnrly to Waikari, where ho will assume the duties of stationmaster, was a passenger by yesterday’s express. Bandmaster A. B. Gould, in charge of the Salvation Army Band, travelled by the express yesterday for Wellington, whore the band will take part in the celebrations connected with the Army Congress; Mr James A. Roberts returned te Dunedin yesterday from 1 a business’ visit to Wellington. Dr Kenneth Ross, of Dunedin, who returned to the dominion in the capacity of surgeon on the steamer Waimana. which arrived in Wellington this week with several hundred immigrants, was a passenger by the north express yesterday from Lyttcl ton, is staying at Warrington for a. few day. During his 18 months’ absence from Now Zealand, Dr Ross has been assistant medical oflicer at the Bristol Eye Hospital. and has filled appointments also at the Central London Hospital, the Moorfields Hospital. and at hospitals in Edinburgh and Aberdeen —all institutions for the special treatment of diseases of the eye, ear, and throat,.^ A Wanganui Press Association telegram reports the death of Mr Alfred Burnett, at the age of 69 years. The deceased arrived with his parents in 1856. and was a successful farmer He was closely identified with the freezing industry, and was one of the founders of the Wanganui Meat Freezing Company. He took no active part in public affairs, but groat interest in the returned soldiers. Besides donating largely to their funds, he gave a silo, whereon' the club house stands, and was a member of (ho Patriotic Society Executive from its inception. The death hue occurred at Taihnpo of Mr James Millar, an old resident, of Palmerston North, at the age of 86. Deceased was born in Scotland, and arrived in Melbourne in 1858. Ho came to New. Zealand five years Inter, and profitably engaged in soiling sheen to those who participated in the Gabriel’s Gully and Hokitika gold rushes. Subsequently he settled on the West Coast locality that came to be known as Millar's Flat. Ho was afterwards a resident of the Wairnrapa. but went to Palmerston North about 30 years ago, and t> i remained there ever sinoe.