PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18766, 20 January 1923, Page 10

PERSONAL

Mr Walter Blackie. of Mosgicl. is at present on a visit to Eltham. He is accompanied by his son, Mr Thomas Blackie. who is a resident of Siam, and is spending a holiday in the dominion. Mr E. A. Atkinson, of Oamaru, has decided to become a candidate for a seat on the Otago I.and Board representing the Crown tenants. The election will lake place in April. A Christchurch Press Association message announces (lint the Governor-General has accepted the position of patron of the United Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen’s Association of Now Zealand. Ambassador Herbert Booth, a brother of General Brain well' Booth and son of the founder of the Salvation Army, arrived at ■Wellington by the Maunganui on Monday Inst. This is his ninth visit io New Zealand. The Registrar, Otago University, has advised the Otago Hospital Board that the position of dietitian has been offered to Miss Helen Clarke, at a salary of J3GOO per annum and passage, money not exceeding hio, and. further, that Miss Clarke has been offered a three years’ engagement. Mr Lind informs us that the paragraph in our personal column yesterday, stating that lie is about to leave Dunedin nud take up his residence in the North Island, has no foundation in fact. The information alleging Mr Lind's intention to leave Dunedin was conveyed to us over the telephone by a person who represented himself to he Mr Lind. The Finance Committee of the Otago Hospital Hoard recommends (bat Miss Florence Valentine, nt present matron of the Infectious Diseases Hospital, he transferred to and apnointod matron of the Wakari Hospital. and reports that in consequence, of the proposed transfer of Miss Valentine applications have been invited for the position of suit-matron of the Infectious Diseases Hospital. at, a salary commencing at the rate of £l6O per annum. Applications will be •received hv the board at the next meeting. The (lenth occurred nl '1 fikoiti on Tuesday last 'of Mrs Cirruthers. one of the earliest residents of the Tokomairiro district. The, deceased, witose maiden name was Janet Olqithonn. was horn in Glasgow .nearly 86 years ago. and as a young woman came to Ni w Zealand hv the shin Bruce at. the latter olid of 1863. Shortly after landing she entered the service of the late Captain Cargill, and some time Inter marred Mr Richard ( arvnihnrs (a shipiinalc). and settled for .a while at Richmond Hill. Dunedin, her husband, who was a carpenter, building the first house in that locality. Over 60 years ago they lemoved to the Tokomairiro district, making their home in Fairfax (now Tokoiti). where tlie family has continued to reside till the present lime. She is survived by a family of throe sons and t wo daughters and a large number of grandchildren. Her husband predeceased her some 16 rears ago.