PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19205, 23 June 1924, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Ministerial. Our Wellington correspondent informs ns that tho Hon. J. G. Coates motored from Taranaki to Wellington on Saturday, and was at work in his office in the afternoon. Dr V. E. Galway returned from Oamaru on Saturday afternoon. The appointment of Mr P. W. Curtis as a member of tho Kaniano Domain Board is gazetted. Dr John Somerville, of Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay, arrived in Dunedin on Friday night, ami will stay hero for a few days. Mr G. A. Lewin (town clerk! returned trom a visit to Christchurch on Friday night. Mr John Fletcher, of the Fletcher Construction Company, ha s returned to Dunedin after a temporary residence in Auckland. The Hon. Sir John Sinclair, M.L.C., left hy the express train on Saturday, cn route for Wellington. Mr S. Dunn, of Georgetown, who has been on a visit to Dunedin, returned homo by the express on Saturday. ’Mr T. K. Sidey, M.P., was a passenger, en route for Wellington, by the express train north on Saturday. The Deacons’ Court of Knox Church has, upon a recommendation from the F-nance Committee, decided to increase the stipend of the minister by the sum of £ICO per annum. Mr ,J. C. MT.achlan, engineer to the Waimate County Council, bas been appointed engineer to the Patangata County Council, Wnipnkurau. Mr W. H. Lilley, stationmaster at Winchester, has been transferred to Dunedin. He will loave ut an early date to take np his new duties. _ Advice has boon received that Dr Geoffrey Barnett, eldest son of Dr L. EBarnett, C.M.G., of this citv, bas passed tho primary examination of the Royal Lolleg'e of Surgeons of England. A cablegram from Melbourne announces the death of Senator Barker, one of the Labour representatives Of Victoria in the Senate. , , ~ Bishop Richards left on Saturday hy the express for Oamaru, where he conducted a confirmation service yesterday. Ho will return to Dunedin to-day: , , Mr James Curran, who has been attached to tho staff of the railway bonking office hero for the past live years, has received notice of his appointment as stationmaster at Kurow, and will leave to take up his new duties at an early date. M r F. R. Wilson, accountant m the Invercargill offices of the National Mortgage and Agency Co., has been transferred to tho head office of the (inn in Dunedin m a similar capacity. Mr W ilson will take up his new duties about tho end of the I- Tt the Provincial Conference of the Southland Farmers’ Union held in Invercargill cn Friday, Mr A. Mackenzie of Otahuti, was unanimously elected to tne position of president for the ensuing term. Tho conference also recorded its appreciation of the services rendered by Mr 1 ever Arnott, the retiring president, during his term of office. , , „ Tho Hon O. E. Statham. Speaker of tho House of Representatives, was a passenger by the express train for the north on Saturday. on route to Wellington, to the session of Parliament which opens on Thursday. A very enjoyable evening was spent at the residence of Mr Peter Bryce, Mosgie Junction, on Friday, to bid farewell to Miss Elder, who is leaving the locality after a residence of many years. Mr John uneaney was in the chair, and on behalf of many friends presented Miss Elder with a gold pendant and chain. He wished her every happiness in her future life. Ihe evening was spent in music, songs, and S °Or' (f pTbarnoll Smith, formerly of the New Zealand civil service, has beer. aupointed biologist and director of the Sydney Botanic Gardens and Centennial P a *k« tie has boon biologist to the New South Wales Department of Agriculture since 1913 a d has devoted considerable attention to the investigation of plant diseases and their control. He was formerly assistant director of technical education in New Zealand. With tho object of devoting more time to research, bo loft the dominion to become assistant micro-biologist when tho Hu c of Micro-biology wars established in Sydney, He has since received from the Sydney University the degree of doctor of science in botany, with the bronze medal for special distinction. . \ Press Association message from Westport states that Mr Arthur Norna, a sawmiller, and a native of Charleston, married, with five children died at 250 ycstcrJaj mornin" at his residence in Russell street. Death was due to pneumonia supervening on a severe cold. He was a member of an old Charleston family, and with two brothers was engaged in sav,nulling. lie was formerly employed in mining a °The a funeral of Mr H. V Duigan (manager of the Wanganui Herald), who met his death so tragically in the Wanganui River on Thursday night, took place on Saturday (says our Wanganui correspondent), and was the largest motor funeral over seen in Wanganui. There were about 200 cars all filled with those anxious to pav .their last tribute of respect 1o one cf ,V» a ' l ’t a , r "' l A most popular citizens, in addition, to those walkin'* in procession, whilst largo crowds lined the route of the proces.poii ro the cometcrv. Several newspapers in the Wellington ‘ province were represented whilst wreaths were sent from all parts of the dominion. Jt took a specially large car to carry all the floral tributes received.