PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19476, 11 May 1925, Page 7

PERSONAL.

Th* Hon. C. E. Statha.m, Speaker of the House of Representatives, will leave tor Wellington to-morrow. Mr Alex. Begg and Mr 1. Ritchie left Dunedin on Saturday morning on a business visit to Wellington. Mr J. M. A. I\M returned to Wellington on Saturday after a brief business visit to Dunedin. . . , Mr Walter Nash, after a brief visit to Dunedin in connection with Labour matters, returned to Wellington on Saturday morning. , , ~ Bishop Liston and Dr Buxton (Auckland), who were among the visitors to Otago for the silver jubilee celebrations in connection with the Holy Cross College, Mosgiei, left by the second express on Saturday lor the north on their return to Auckland. Senior-sergeant Isaac Mathieson has received advice of his transfer to Ashburton. Mr Mathieson, who has occupied his present, position in Dunedin for a period of three and a-half years, was promoted from Invercargill, where he decupled the position of sergeant. Previous to that he was sergeant at Havelock and Wellington. A London cubic message announces the death hf the Duke of Rutland, who was 73 years of age. Ho was principal private secretary to the Marquess of Salisbury in ISSS-18SS. He represented Leicestershire. (Melton division) in Parliament from 1888 to 185)5. Ho lias one sou. On Thursday the remains of the late Mr Thomas Craig, of East Taieri, wore laid to rest, in the local cemetery. A largo company of friends met to show their lust tribute of respect to the deceased gentleman. Mr Craig arrived in New Zealand in 1864 in the ship Resolute, and has been in East Taieri ever since. lie was the senior elder of the East Taieri congregation, and bad held this office for very many years. No man in the district commanded more respect. In connection with the funeral a service was conducted in the East Taieri Church by the Rev. D. M ‘Cosh, after which his brother office-bearers carried his remains to the cemetery. Mrs Craig predeceased her husband some months ago. Three sons and two daughters survive their parents. The late Mr Craig was of a retiring disposition, and beyond being an energetic member—in past years—of the Taieri Agricultural Society, did not trouble public affairs to any great extent. As a result of the ballot taken recently the following officials of the Federated Seamen’s Union have been elected for the ensiling year: —Wellington—President, Mr C. B. Eitt.es; vice-president, Mr K. Brown; treasurer, Mr D. Currie; secretary and general secretary, Mr W. T. Young; assist. secretary. Mr F. C. Howell ; councillors — Messrs 'C. B. Cities- (960), T. CL Graham (908), F. C. Howell (1104); Auckland—Assist. secretary, Mr P. O'Shea; councillors — Messrs T. T l ’. Anderson (1177), D. M’Lennan (1158), .1. D. Nicholson (1127); Dunedin— Councillors, Messrs F. Xowfield (1371), W. E. Barnes (1077), W. R. Clark (1314). A recount is necessary between Messrs C. Bntlor and J. Pavne for the second vicopresiclontship of Wellington.