PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18562, 24 May 1922, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Mr M. Barnett arrived from Christchurch by yesterday’s express. Mr Walter Fuller, general manager of Ben and John Fuller (Ltd.), arrived in the city by tho express yesterday. Sir A. S. Malcolm, M.P., returned from Wellington by yesterday’s express. Mr J. W. Collins, secretary of the Board of Trade, returned to Wellington yesterday. Mr W. F. Cuthbertson has been elected president of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, and Mr A. F. Roberts vicepresident. Dr Newlands left by the express yester. day, en route to England. The Hon. W. Downie Stewart, Minister of Customs and Internal Affairs, accompanied by Miss Stewart and Mr L. E. Johnson (his private secretary), arrived in Dunedin by the express yesterday, and will remain in the city for several days. The Rev. C. W. Foreman (vicar of Pal-, mersion) has been appointed to the cure of the parochial district of Maniototo. He will succeed the Rev. A. S. Moffatt, who will take charge of the Waitaki district. _ Mr E. Caradus (first assistant at the Nelson Boys’ College) has been appointed president of the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Assistants’ Association. The resignation is announced of Mr H. B. Gould, who is widely known in commercial circles, from his position as secretary to thel Lancaster Park (Christchurch) Board of Control.

Mr A. W. Swap (relieving postmaster for the sub-offices in the Invercargill district) has been appointed to the position of supervisor of tho Dunedin Telephone Exchange. The Mayor (Mr J. S. Douglas), Messrs W. B. Steel, J. G. Patterson, T. Coull, J. Hutchison, W. F. Alexander, H. C. Gore, and F.' J. Webster returned to town last night from Central Otago. ’ ’Mr Justice Hosking will probably take the next quarterly sittings of the Supreme Court here in August, by which time Mr Justice Sim , expects to be on a 12 months visit to the Old Country. Mr T. K. Sidey, M.P., was a passenger by yesterday’s express fdr Wellington, where ho will attend, an executive meeting of the Progressive Liberal and Moderate Labour Party. Mr Duncan Colquhoun, who has been in charge of the local office of the Board of Trade, , left by the express yesterday for Wellington, where he will take up his new dutiesMr •A. C. Maxwell (chairman of the Rannerdale Soldiers’Home at_ Christchurch), who has been on a visit of inquiry into the methods adopted in the management of tho Montecillo Home, returned to Christchurch by the express yesterday. The crib mates of Messrs C. Bain and E. Barclay (of Gold Crest Crib), with some 50 friends, assembled at a social in Kroon’s Hall on Friday to do honour to, Mr Bain, who has recently married, and to Mr Barclay, who is about to take the same step. Presentations wore made—a silver tea service to Mr Bain, and an oak clock to Mr Barclay. A cablegram from Sydney announces the death of, Mr Henry Selfe, engineersurveyor to the Navigation Department, and for many years engaged as an engineer, on the New .Zealand coastal traders Llewellyn and Egmont. _ He also engaged in gold mining and business ventures. A Press Association message from Timaru says that thp death occurred at Fairlie yesterday morning of Police- Sergeant Andrew Taylor M'Gregor. Deceased joined the force 16 years ago, and spent 11 years at Nelson. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant and” transferred to Wellington, end later to Timaru for health reasons. He was a native of Scotland,

The death has been announced in England, on April 2, of- the Rev. Archibald G. Brown, a well-known Baptist preacher, first pastor of the East London Tabernacle, Bow, and one of the successors to the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London. Mr Brown preached at the diamond jubilee services at the Auckland Tabernacle seven years ago. His wife predeceased him by only 10 days. Mr F. W. Kirk, a- well-known citizen of Christchurch, died yesterday after a long illness, in his 60th year. He was fire loss adjuster to the Canterbury Underwriters’ Association up till a few years ago, when he entered into business on his mvn ac-, count. Prior to coming to Now Zealand 21 yeahs ago, he wias in the Belafst Fire Office, Ireland. The late Mr Kirk suffered from an infirmity sustained in jumping into the sea to save a drowning boy in Ireland. - • At the annual meeting of the Dunedin and District Master Butchers’ Association last night a tribute was paid to the persident. Mr Thomas Smith, by making him a life-member. The speakers referred to Mr Smith’s: high character and ability, and hoped to receive a continuation of his interest in their trade affairs, although he himself had retired from business. Mr Smith acknowledged the remarks and was subsequently re-elected as president for the following year. 1 , Archbishop Julius, who has been spending a holiday .at Pihia, Bay of Islands, returned to Auckland on Saturday. .On Sunday he preached at St. Mary a Cathedral in the evening. He left on Monday morning for a three days’ visit to Rotorua, and will then proceed to Wellington His future movements include a visit to Nelson where he is to attend a diocesan function, and at the end of the month he will return to Christchurch. Mr E. T. Rees, of Napier, has been appointed managing secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Hospital Board. Mr Rees has been secretary of the Napier Repatriation Committee for the Government ever since it was opened, and has been a resident of the town for about three years and ahalf. Prior to going to Napier Mr Rees served at the front, where he gained a commission and won the Military Medal. Ha was for six years with the Kauri limber Company at Thames before enlisting. Mr R.’ W. M’Villy. General Manager of Railways, accompanied by Mr H Buxton (Chief Traffic Manager), Mr G. it. Richardson (Chief Locomotive Engineer), Mr E. E. Gillon (Chief Mechanical Engineer) Mr F. Jones (Assistant Chief Engineer)’ Mr W. Bowles (District Traffic Manager), and Mr C. M. Benzoni (District Railway Engineer), returned to Dunedin yesterday afternoon from Cromwell. Mr M’Villy will go to Port Chalmers by the 10.15 train to-day to interview the fishermen there. He will leave for the north on Friday morning. . . Colonel M'Donald is visiting Central Otago in his capacity as president of tlie Returned Soldiers’ Association and of the Otago Council of the R.S.A. He is inspecting soldier settlements and visiting subassociations in order to acquaint himself ■with the matters of local interest respecting which remits will be. prepared for consideration at the Dominion Conference next month. The many friends m the fruit trade of Mr J. Simpson gathered at the residence of Mr J. A. Sparrow, St.-Clair, on Mqnduy evening to tender him their best wnshes on the ove of his departure to take over the Welcome Inn Hotel. Browns, , Southland: A very pleasant musical evening was spent, songs being rendered by Messrs Andrews. Duff, Watson. Sparrow, and, Simpson, the accompanist being Mr H. Williams. In the course of the evening Mr W, Ruffell presented the guest with a pocket -wallet and to Mrs Simpson a lady’s handbag. He referred in genial terms to the respect in which the recipients were held by those who had come in contact with them during the course of business, snd assured them they had the sincerest wishes for success in their new venture. Mr Simpson feelingly replied.