PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19249, 13 August 1924, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr W. D. R, M‘Curdle wont north cn route to Wellington yesterday. Mr Fred Smith left by train for the north yesterday on a visit to AuoKund. _ Sister Margaret, in charge of the Missionary Training Institute, went north to Oamaru yesterday to take part in a meeting of the Presbyterial Association there. Mr H. A. Millard, organiser of Rugby League football in. New Zealand, was among the passengers for the north by the express yesterday. The Rev. G. P. Campbell and Mrs Campbell left by the Moeraki yesterday for Melbourne. Mr Campbell will take over his pastoral duties at Albert and Middle Park early next week. Mr S. G. Raymond was a passenger yesterday from Christchurch. Ho will preside at a meeting of the v* ar Pensions Appeal Board in Dunedin to-day. Bishop Richards, Archdeacon Fitchett, and Mr L. Deans Ritchie went, north yesterday on their way to Wellington to attend a meeting of the Standing Committee of the General Synod. Mr H. S. Franklin, who has been chief clerk of the maintenance branch of the railway here, left for Wellington yesterday to take over his new duties as chief clerk of the Government advertising department.

Mr Ernest G. Graham, who Eos occupied a position in tho Dunedin office of the Bank of New Zealand for tne past 15 years, has been promoted to the position of accountant at tho Sydney office, and will leave Dunedin on August 21. Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., who will relieve Mr G. Cruickshank ot his magisterial duties at Invercargill while tho latter is on holiday, left for the south by the express last night. Mr Bundle will return to Dunedin for the week-end.

Messrs D. Larnach (chairman of the Otago Harbour Board). A. Cable, J. Loudon, and J. M'Donald left for Wellington yesterday to take part in the Harbour Board’s Conference. Messrs A. Bain; G. R. George, and J. R. Hamilton went north by the same train to represent the Bluff Harbour Board.

Reference to the illness of Mr W. J. Poison (president of the Now Zealand Farmers’ Union) was made by Mr Leary at a meeting of the Otago Provincial Executive of the union yesterday. The secretary was instructed to write to Mr Poison expressing sympathy with him and conveying the hope that ho would be speedily restored to health. It is understood that the Music Committee of ■ the Now Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company has recommended the appointment of Mr W. . aget Gale as Exhibition musical conductor. The matter will bo finally dealt with at a meeting of directors of the company to-morrow night. Mrs James Irvine, whose death occurred on Monday, had reached the age years. She was born at Inverkeithin, Fifeshire, in September of 1833, was married to Mr James Irvine, and the couple came to Otago in the ship Mataura, landing here on September 16, 1863. The late Mr Irvine founded in. Dunedin the firm of Irvine and Stevenson. Tilt; death occurred, yesterday of Mr Duncan Trainor. after a very short illness. He attended the football match at Carisbrook on Saturday, where he had a seizure, which necessitated his removal to the Hospital, but he never regained consciousness. Mr Trainor was bom in Auckland 55 years ago. He was engaged in business m Dunedin as a pastrycook for several years, and some 30 years ago he entered the fash trade. He was a man of a very quiet and kindly disposition, and "was always ■willing to heln others starting in business. MrE. H. M’Dowall. who is about to leave New Zealand lo continue his research work at Home, has had to resign his position as secretary of the Otago Institute. The council of the .institute has filled the vacancy by appointing Mr R. o. Allan «.* “notary. The vacancy on the council caused by the death of the late Dr K. V. Fulton has been filled by the appointment o f the , 7 0t t 50 , P F±erd Executive of the New Zcahuid l arraers Union yesterday the president (Mr a. vLeary) congratulated Mr E. H Murney on his election as a vice-president of the do minion body. He thought the fact that Mr Murney had beep elected to suen tion snoko volumes for him. The North Island people had recently had an opportunity of seeing what sort of a man he was, and it was pleasing to was returned at the head of the speaker thought it must be gratifying to Mr Murney to feel that the time he had devoted to- the interests of theunion were appreciated by the farmers of ‘ Nel ''^j al “ < } The president’s remarks were greeted with a round cf hearty applause. Mr Murney briefly acknowledged the compliment paid F R Shepherd, chief electrical injector for the New Zealand Undonvntos Association, who was trausferred to - lington in Juno after a long residence m Dunedin, was. on the occasion of a visit to this cifv on Monday, tendered a social m the Tudor Hall by the Otago Electrical Engineers and Contractors Association. There was a representative attendance, and Air R. C. Jones (president of the association) occupied the chair. In presenting Mr Shepherd with an electrical pedestal lamp the president referred to the goodwill which had always existed between the recipient and his fellow workers. He wished Mr Shepherd evorv success in the future. .Several other speakers eulogised the recipient s good qualities, after which Mr Shepherd replied. Pleasure was lent to the evening by song| and musical items, while a wireless concert broadcasted by Mr O’Neill was greatly appreciated.