PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19120, 14 March 1924, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Ministerial. The Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, Minister of Defence, unveiled the Banks Peninsula war memorial at Akaroa on Wednesday. Mr L. L. Kircaldy left Dunedin by the second express yesterday on a trip to the Home Country. The Rev. W’m. M'Donald, of Epsom. Auckland, who delivered the inaugural address at Knox College on Tuesday, returned north by the second express yesterday. Mr F. W. Mitchell was a passenger from the north by the second express’last night. Mr Richard Hudson returned to (own by the second express from the north last night. dir John Roberts, who attended a meeting of the board of directors of the Union Steam Ship Company in Wellington this week, returned to Dunedin by the second express last night. Mr S. de Beer left Dunedin by mo second express for the north yesterday. He i»• tends to compete in the motor car races at Matawai beach (Auckland) on March 22.

Mr K. Selanders, of the Eastern Extension Cable Company’s staff, who is on holiday leave from the East, is at present on a visit to Christchurch.

Mr William Grey (chairman of directors of the Otago Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association), accompanied by his wife and daughter, left Dunedin yesterday on a trip to Sydney. He expects to be away for about a. month. Mr W. M. Miller, of the Department of Agriculture, left by the second express en route for Wellington yesterday. Tiie Education Board has made the following appointments:—Mr R. N. Finlay, head master at Soacliff; Miss I. D. Cunningham, sole teacher, Moonlight; Miss M. I. Begg, assistant, Forbury; Miss B. Carey, assistant, Kaikorai; Miss G. Briscoe assistant, Tokomairiro; and Miss M. A. Ruhen. assistant, Awamoko.

The appointment of M' f s Beryl Sincock as assistant was recommended at a meeting of the Mornington School Committee last night. Mr B. E. S. Brodie. who has been promoted from the position of accountant in the Chief Post Office, Dunedin, to that of accountant in the Chief Post Offico. Auckland, left by the second express yesterday to take up his now duties.

Drs William J. Mayo, Franklyn Martin, Hart, and R. R. Smith, and Mr Kahler. of America, left Dunedin bv motor for Pembroke yesterday. They will proceed to Mount Cook to-day, and will afterwards visit Christchurch, Greymouth, Nelson, and Wellington. They will leave New Zealand for Sydney on March 21. Mr U. H. Scott, who is well known in Dunedin, and who has been living in Auckland for some months, left for the northern city by the second express yesterday. Mr Scott will represent the Dunedin drapers at the drapers’ confluence, which will be hold on the 19th mst.

Advice has boon received in Dunedin that Sister Aguin. who has been in charge of the Roman Catholic institution known us the Maimai Orphanage, near Wellington, died on Wednesday from hemorrhage of the brain. The deceased sister was a sister of Mrs W. Ward, of Christchurch, and one of the well-known Central Otago family of Goodgers. Captain Sundstrum and Miss Sundstrum left Dunedin by the second express yesterday op a trip to America, and England. They will sail from Auckland for Vancouver on the 18th inst., and after spending about six weeks in the United States they will proceed to London. They will return to New Zealand via the Suez Canal, and expect to reach Dunedin about the New Year.

At the annual mooting of the Kaikorai Football Club feeling reference was made to the deaths during the year of Mr George Owles, who was a gonial popular, and very enthusiastic member of the club. Mr Daniel Claffey. who was a renowned full back, and Mr George Burns, an old supporter of the club, and motions of sympathy with the relatives were carried in silence.

Prior to the commencement of the meeting of the South Otago Hospital Board on Tuesday, the chairman, Mr A. S. Malcolm, referred to the death by drowning of Mr.T. F Allen. ITo stated that Mr Allen’s services as a member of the board had been deeply appreciated. The deceased had taken a keen interest in his work, and his modesty and amiability had endeared him to them all. He would move that the services of the late Mr Allen bo placed on record, and that a letter expressing the deepest sympathy of the members be forwarded to Mrs Allan and family. The motion was carried, members standing in silence. There passed awav recently at his residence, Awahuri, Manawatu. Dir Thomas Robertson fftuart, in his 6Sth year. The late Mr Stuart was born m Anderson’s

Bay. Uis father arrived in New Zealand by the Wellington in 1842. and his mother by the Philip Laing in 1848. The death occurred on Saturday at Napier of a well-known ex-Wairarapa and Wellington footballer i n the person of Mr George Miller While residing in Masterton he played for the Red Star Club, and on removing *o Wellington he joined the Wellington Club. He represented Wellington ir. 1913 and 1914, gaining his representative cap on 13 occasions. He played for Wellington against Now Zealand in 1913, when All BHeks won by the narrow margin of one point (19 noints to 18), and again in 1914. when Wellington defeated the New Zealand team bv 19 points to 14. He played nnainst Canterbury at Christchurch in j. 913, when Wellington won by six points to three, and against Canterbury at. in 1914 when Canterbury won by 11 points to nine.

A cablegram from London announces the death of Mr Alfred William Strutt, the well-known animal-figure and landscape painter. The late Mr Strutt, who was horn in Taranaki and spent his rarlv years iu Australia, represented the fourth general ion of artists of the same mine. He had exhibited 51 pictures at the Royal Aeademv since 18 7 7, and he wan also an exhibitor at all the principal galleries in England as well ns at the Paris Salon and many of the colonial galleries. The death occurred a’: his residence, South Dun«din. on Tuesday, of Mr T. W.

Cotton in his sixtv-sixth year. Mr Cotton was well-known as “Tommv” Cotton when the racecourse was at Forburv, whore he trained both (rotters and gallopers. Mr Cotton later went to Canterbury, where ho had stables at R.ieoartnn for some years, and he was a trainer for about two years at Mei'hvon. where he had a stroke which compelled him to relinquish his racing activities. The deceased is survived by his wife, two sons (who are at present in Australia). and a daughter (Mrs J. Wilson, of Dunedin). The late Mr Cotton was a brother of Mr J. Cotton, the well-known steeplechase rider of former years. A grandson. Mr D. Cotton, is also a wellknown dominion jockey.