PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18544, 3 May 1922, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr E. C. Huie, managing editor of the Christchurch Sun, is at present on a visit to Dunedin. Mr A. S. Cookson returned from Wellington by the express yesterday. Sir John Roberts returned from the north by the express yesterday.Mr Peter Barr was a passenger for Wellington by yesterday’s express. Mr John Murray, Deputy Commissioner of Stamps at Christchurch, is at present in the city. Mr A. W. Rodger was a passenger by the through express from Invercargill yesterday. Mr T. K. Sidey, M.P., was a passenger for Wellington by yesterday's express, and 'will return at the end, of the week. Mr W, Eudey has been nominated for election to the University Council to represent the primary teachers of Otago and Southland. Mr Robert B. Bell, managing director of the Timaru Post and Ashburton Guardian, who was spehding a few days in Dunedin, returned to Timaru yesterday. Captain M'Donakl, Superintendent Of Marine for the Union Steam Ship Co., arrived by the express from the north yesterday. Mr H. E. Holland, M.P., chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party, travelled to Invercargill by ihe express yesterday, f- Mr E. B. Pilcher, manager for the'Standard Insurance Co. af Napier, left by yesterday’s express after a visit to headquarters in Dunedin. It is the Governor-General’s intention to spend several days’'fishing at Tokaanu prior to his return to Auckland. During her “visit to the Waikato district Lady Jellicoe will spend two days’ hunting. A cablegram from London states that Viscountess Rhondda has obtained a decree for the restitution of conjugal rights against her husband, Sir Humphrey Maokworth. At the Anglioan Synod (says an Auckland Press Association message' Bishop Julius was congratulated on the attainment of th© thirty-second anniversary of, his consecration. Mr H. V. Haddock has been unanimously re-elected chairman ,of the directors of the Kaikqrai Tram Co. Mr Haddock is now entering on his twenty-fifth year as chairman, which constitutes a record. Mr W. Fuldseth, who has been on the relieving staff of the Bank of New Zealand, left oy yesterday’s express for Christchurch, where he will assume his new duties as manager of the bank’s branch at Sydenham. A Napier Press Association tele n " v nm announces the death of Mr John Griffin, con tractor, aged 14 years. He built the Napier Marine Parade wall and the Hobson Bay (Auckland) sewer system. Mr dutha Mackenzie, M.P., who is. on a visit south in the interests of the blind soldiers, travelled to Gore by the through express yesterday. After visiting Invercargill he will return to Dunedin on Friday. The death took place at Cashmere (Christchurch) on Monday of an old colonist, Mrs Delia O’Grady, at /the age of 83 years. She was a native of Galway, Ireland, and arrived at Dunedin with her husband, the late Maiachi O’Grady, in 1864. They resided for 60 years in Milton, and later moved to near Oamaru, and then to Christchurch. The Yen. Archdeacon Curzon-Siggers, M.A., has resigned the charge of St. Matthew's Parish as’from July 31, by which time he will have completed 26 years of ministry there. As the church has been | opened 47£ years,' he has outserved his six predecessors by four and . a-half years. The archdeacon will retain his canonry at St. Paul’s Cathedral and the archdeaconry of Invercargill. The Board- of Nomination will meet soon after the return of the Bishop from General Synod for the election of a vicar. Mr James M. Power, on the eve of his departure from the employ of Sargqod, Son, and Ewen (Ltd.), to take up farming pur- ! suits was presented with a gold engraved waton from the Dunedin . and Invercargill staffs as a memento of, their esteem and of their long and friendly association ■ with him, Mp Power’s services with the company extend, to close on 40 years, ‘during 27 of which he was country representative in Otago and Southland. He was also the recipient of a substantial cheque from the Board of Directors, with a letter expressing' their high appreciation of his services. A farewell social was held in the Berwick Hall recently in honour of Mr Dabourne, wbo has temporarily filled the South Taieri Church vacancy for the. past five months and has accepted a call to Waverley. The chair was occupied bv Mr Munro, senior elder of the, parish, who spoke in. glowing terms of Mr Dabourne’s ministry and regretted that he was leaving the district. A varied programme of songs, recitations ,and violin selections was rendered, and during the evening,Mr Munro, on behalf of the. Berwick congregation, presented 'Mr Dabourne with three valuable books which would aid him greatly in his ministerial work. Mr Dabourne expressed his gratification at learning that his services had been so much appreciated and hoped that the improvement in attendance and interest in church work which had been effected during his term of office would be maintained. Mr Fraser also spoke in complimentary terms of Mr Dabourne’s wqrk. Captain A. W, Brocks, M.C., whose term as chief instructor in physjoal and recreational training has expired, will leave for England shortly to rejoin his regiment. Captain Brooks, who was a member of the famous 29th Division, and won the Military Cross on Gallipoli, was specially engaged at the request of the New Zealand Government for the instruction of reinforcement drafts in training in New Zealand in physical and recreational exercises, the selection being made by Brigadier-General Richardson, During the past 18 months _ Captain Brooks has been chief instructor in physical and recreational training at the G.H.Q. School, Trontham, which, under ' the Defence retrenchment scheme, has now been closed. Mr D. -Colquhoun, the Board of Trades representative in Dunedin, has received notice of his transfer to Wellington. In announcing his coming departure at a meeting of the executive of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association last night, Mr Colquhoun said it had been, a great pleasure to him to be associated with the present and past executives in the work of the association. No doubt they had made mistakes, but he had been impressed by the enthusiasm and sincerity of the members in their efforts on behalf of returned men. The president (Colonel M'Donald) expressed the association’s sorrow at losing such an able and inyaluable member as Mr Colquhoun, and extended to him their hearty good wishes wherever he might go. _ Mr Colquhoun expects to leave Dunedin in a fortnight on transfer to another Government, Department.