PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19528, 10 July 1925, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Mr A. W. Joavons left Dunedin last evening for Invercargill. Air Renfrew White returned from Wellington on Wednesday evening. Air W. Easton returned to Dunedin yesterday afternoon from a brief business visit to Wellington. Air D. Solomon and Mx J. S. Sinclair, who have been on a visit to Australia, returned to Dunedin yesterday afternoon. Mx A. C. Ross, dairy instructor, travelled from IXmedin yesterday to vv aimate. Mr J. G. Hewitt, S.M., chairman of tho Assessment Court, left Dunedin yesterday morning for MartonMar Reynolds Driver, of Melbourne, who has been on a visit to Dunedin, left by yesterday’s express for tho north. Mr R. Stanley, of Messrs Gordon and Gotch, loft Dunedin vesterday morning for Wellington, Tho Rev. Father Gilmartin, missioncr from Ireland, left Dunodin yesterday for Ashburton. He will later visit Christchurch. The following appointments have been made by the Otago Education Board; — Miss May S. Matthews, assistant, Windsor; Miss Lsabolla Noone, assistant, Maori Hill. Mr J. T. Cooper, chairman, and Mr H. Divers, secretary, of tho Otago Rugby League, returned to Dunedin yesterday afternoon from a visit to Wellington. The Railway Officers’ Institute lias decided (reports tho Frees Association) to confer tho honour of life membership on Mr K. W. M’Villy, late General Manager of the New Zealand Railways. Mr R. Y. Constable, naval architect to the Union Steam Ship Company, left Dunedin yesterday morning for Wellington. Captain SI. H. Roaks, of tho Bengal pilot service, after spending several months of his extended leave in Dunedin, left by yesterday’s express for tho north. Ho will leave Wellington to-day by the Maunganui for Sydney, m route to Bengal. Mr K. W. Brown, who is in charge of the grinding department of Messrs J. and A. P. Scott (Ltd.), has just returned from an extensive tour of America, where ho has been studying the latest improvements for cylinder and crankshaft grinding and motor repairs in general. The United Congregational Church, Dunedin, recently extended a call to the Rev. C. Maitland Elliss, of Brighton Road Congregational Church, Brisbane. Cabled acceptance of tho call was received in Dunedin yesterday, and the new pastor will arrive in the city at an early date. Mr D. G. Wise, one of the Otago representatives in the All Black team which recently toured New South Wales, returned to Dunodin yesterday afternoon. He received a warm reception from Rugby Union officials and supporters on alighting from the express from tho north. At a special meeting of the Otago Labour Representation Committee, held last night, a welcome was extended to Mr P. H. Hickey, who has been appointed organiser for Otago and Southland, and who will contest the Invercargill seat against Sir Joseph Ward (Liberal) and Mr S. MacDonald (Reform). At the meeting of the directors of tho Now Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company last night, the chairman (Mr J. Sutherland Ross) said he thought they were all exceedingly glad to note that tho Hon. W. Downio Stewart’ had returned to Now Zealand and (hat there was every prospect that ho would recover his health. Ho thought they should offer their congratulations to Air Stewart. The suggestion was received with cordial approval. It has been decided by tho Connexional Secretary Committee of tho Methodist Church of Now Zealand to nominate the Rev. Rugby Pratt, of Palmerston North, at the next conference, to succeed the Rev. S. Lawry as connexional secretary in 1927, when Mr Lawry will retire from nil active work in tho church. Mr Lawry has boon connoxional secretary for fourteen years The death occurred at Now Plymouth of Air Emmanuel De Castro, at the ago of 95 years. lie was a veteran of the Maori War, and was born at Funchal, Madeira, in 1830. Ho came to Now Zealand in the borquo St. Michael in 1852, and settled on tho land. During the war with the Maoris Mr Do Castro was employed in tho Commissariat Department. Later ho joined the Volunteers, and .served throughout the war. When peace was declared Mr Do Castro bought scrip for grants of land from several of the military settlers near Aim Aim, Oakura district, and lived on tho land for many years. Mr Maurice Moscovitch and Mr G. Slapoffski wore among tho gntests yesterday at tho weekly luncheon of the. Dunedin Rotary Club. In the course of a short address, Mr Moscovitch said that in Australia ho had been warned not to como to Dunedin because tho people thero were Scotch —more Scotch than tho people in Scotland —but ho was glad ho had come as ho had found the Dunedin audiences highly appreciative of tho artistic treatment of the drama. Mr Slapoffski, who also spoke briefly, said he was confident that Dunodin would have cause to bo proud of tho performances of tho Exhibition choir. There died suddenly at Auckland yesterday one of tho early pioneers of the North Otago district in tho person of Dr A. I. Garland, who for 37 years practised his profession at Oamaru, telegraphs our Auckland correspondent. Dr Garland was born at Banbury, Oxfordshire, in 1845, and after studying his profession in Eoinburgh and Glasgow, arrived in Wellington in tho early seventies. While in practice there for a few years he was honorary physician to tho Marquis of Normanby, then Governor of New Z(inland. Later _ ho practised for a short while in Dunedin before settling in Oamaru. After losing his wife, a daughter of Mr John Kassel, one of tho founders of Oamaru, ho relinquished his practice and spent two years in England. _ On his return to New' Zealand ho settled in Hamilton, retiring from thero some throe years ago to live with his son at Auckland. Ho is survived by threo sons, Albert Garland, of Hamilton, Harold and Hassell Garland, of Auckland, and six grand-children. ' Tho veteran of the Now Zealand railway service Mr Alexander Grant, celebrated his golden wedding at Auckland yesterday, wires our correspondent. He had a long and varied experience in railway administration, establishing a dominion record, having’hold managerial positions from tho time of his appointment in 1574 until his retirement in 1909. a total of 35 years. Ho was appointed first traffic manager at Dunedin on tho inception of the Otago railways in 1874, and two years later was promoted by the Provincial Government to the position of general manager; in fact, many of the train running practices and bookkeeping methods in vogue in the department to-day were modelled on those in uso in tho Scotitsh railways and introduced by Mr Grant. On tho abolition of the provinces, Mb Grant was appointed district traffic manager at Dunedin, and hold that position until 1895, when he was transferred to Auckland- Five years later ho was appointed Divisional Superintendent for the North Island, and stationed at Wellington: and tho following yoar_ was transferred to tho South Island superintcndency at Dunedin, during tho illness of Mr W. 11. Gaw. Mr Grant acted as chief traffic manager in Wellington for about 12 months, and returning to Dunedin retired shortly after in 1909. Since his retirement, Mr Grant has resided in Auckland, but for some years past has been confined to his house. Mr Grant was married at All .Saints’ Church, Dunedin, on July 9, 1375, to Mary Honor, daughter of Mr Benjamin. There are five children—four daughters and ono son.