PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19406, 16 February 1925, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Ministerial. The Hon. J. O. Contes (Alinister of Railways and Public Works and Postinnstorgcnoral) received two deputations in Dunedin on Saturday morning, and subsequently attended the Dunedin Jockey Club's races at Wingatui. The Alinister will proceed to Invercargill by the 8.30 express train this morning, and will attend to departmental business there on Tuesday. Ho will visit Lumsden, Te Anau, and Alanapouri on Wednesday, and will return to Dunedin on Thursday night. leaving for Christchurch on Friday morning.

Mr Crosby Morris -was a passenger for tbo north by tlio second express on Saturday. Mr D. H. Cnmoron, chief of the Hansard staff, will leave for Wellington this morning. ~ ,

A Press Association cablegram from London states that Sir James Allen is convalescent after spending several days recuperating in a nursing home. Mr S. F. Benton, formerly manager of Brown, Ewing, and Co., is now managing Braithwaito’s Book Arcade. Mr Justice Frazer, Mr W. Scott, and Mr H. Hunter, members of the Arbitration Court, went north by the second express on Saturday. Mr Justice Ostler has been appointed to the Wellington district, with headquarters at Wellington (states an Auckland Press Association message). He will sit at .New Plymouth to-morrow, and will then go to Nelson. Mr Charles Cuming, of the old-established firm of Cuming’s Stores which recently changed hands, will leave this morning for Hastings, where ho will commence business. The notification of the appointment of Mr George Ritchie as a member of the Licensing Committee for the district of Dunedin was contained in last week’s issue of the Gazette. A resolution of sympathy on the death of Mr James Barr, and a resolution expressing regret at the resignation of Mrs W. J. Bardsley, were passed at the meeting of the Board of the Young Women’s Christian Association last week. At the meeting of the Mosgiel School Committee it. was decided to recommend that Miss Colquhottn be appointed to the vacant position of teacher in the secondary division/ This position is a newly-created one on account of the recent agitation for the reinstatement of the District High School.

Mr A. Coleman, whose death took place on Saturday, has been a. well-known resident of Port Chalmers for many years. As foreman and works inspector he served tho corporation for about 25 years. Last December ho was laid aside with an illness from which ho did not recover. Advice has been received from Auckland of tho death of Mrs Heighway, wife of the Rev. George Heighway. The late Mrs Heighway, combining as she did in her personality all those qualities that go to the making of a true gentlewoman, was held in high esteem amongst those who came in contact, with her during her bushand’s ministry in Dunedin. A resolution of sympathy with Mr Heighway 7 and tho bereaved family was adopted at the even-

ing service of the United Congregational Church last night. After tho la.st race at Wingatui on Saturday tho members of the press gallery drank the health of Mr T. J. Walker, one of tho oldest sporting writers in the dominion, and wished him (bo best of good health and a pleasant holiday. AJr Walker commences a throe-months holiday this week, and intends visiting Australia, where he hopes to meet many 7 old-time friends whom be has not had the plea-sure of seeing for many years. In proposing Mr Walker’s health, the chairman of the gallery (Mr W. M. Hayes) said that Mr Walker ranked as one of the most conscientious workers over associated with the profession, and ho stood out, as a shining example to members of the fourth estate.

The funeral took place on Saturday (telegraphs our Invercargill correspondent) of Mrs Helen Blakie, wife of Mr Walter Blakie, one of the best-known farmers in Southland. The life history of Mrs Blakie is indissolubly associated with the history of Ryal Bush, for she went there with her mother, Mrs Lyall, many years ago, and on her marriage made her home in the district where the neighbourly qualities of the Blakie family 7 have been proverbial. The late Mrs Blakie always took a keen and active interest, in everything connected with the welfare of the district, and she was a loyal and devoted worker on behalf of the Church. She is survived by her husband and a grown-up family.