PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19550, 5 August 1925, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Mr R, W. "Watson, of Gisborne, who has been spending a few days in Dunedin, returned north by thi express yesterday. Mr A. 0. Slinger travelled by the express yesterday on his return to Auckland. Mr and Mrs Leslie Mills were passengers on the north express yesterday on their way to Sydney. Mr T. Somerville was a passenger fbr Wellington by the express yesterday. Mr L. D. Ritchie was a passenger by the express yesterday, en route to Wellington. Sir John Roberts, Mr C. W. Rattray, and Mr S. K. Sleigh were passengers by tho express yesterday, en route to Wellington. Mr P. R. Reekie left by the north express yesterday morning, en route for Australia. Mr Reekie was accompanied by his wife. At the meeting of the Dunedin Orphans’ Club last night, on the motion of the chairman (Bro. W. Dobbie), a motion of sympathy was passed with tho relatives of tho late Bro. F. Arthur. Tho Rev. Hoard Parata left by the express yesterday en route to Wellington, whore he will join tho Tutanekai for a holiday trip to the northern lighthouses. The Otago Education Board advises that the following appointments have been made:—Miss Frances R. King, sole teacher, Greenfield; Miss Mary E. Payne, sole teacher, Ngapuna; Miss Daphne G. Carey, assistant, Normal School, Dunedin. A Wellington Press Association message states that Mr J. M. Griffiths, who has been acting temporarily, has now been appointed secretary to the Wellington Racing Club. Mr J. A. Sloan, who has been a member of tho staff of Messrs Herbert. Haynes, and Co., Invercargill, for some years past, has joined tho firm of Messrs F. and R. "Wood, Dunedin. Miss Stella .Murray, of Christchurch, who wont to England to continue her music studies, returned by the Port Dunedin, and travelled from Dunedin to Christchurch by the express yesterday. ' She ha.s been away five years and a-half. The Rev. Mr Sampson, of Whangarei, who has been appointed'' to tho charge of tho 15sk Street Baptist Church, Invercargill, wont south by the through express yesterday. Tho Earl and Countess of Liverpool, motoring near Thorney, Lincolnshire, were involved on July 2 in a collision with another car owing to smoke from a fire on tho railway embankment obscuring the roacT. Both vehicles wore badly damaged. New Zealanders will (our London correspondent writes) bo relieved to hear that Lord and Lady Liverpool wore uninjured. Mr Tear, of Lincoln, the driver of the other ear, was bruised and a passenger received cuts on the head. Mr R. B. Tennont, instructor of t.ho local division of tho Agricultural Department, who went to America a few months ago to inquire into tho irrigation systems carried out there, returned to Dunedin by (ho express yesterday. Mr J. R. Marks, district Public Works engineer, who accompanied Mr Tennont, is to remain in America a few weeks longer, as he lias also to investigate the road systems of the Eastern States. Our Auckland correspondent reports that Mrs Jane Enlrican, who died on Monday at the of 92, was a direct descendant of the famous Scottish Reformer, John Knox, through his youngest daughter, Elizabeth, having married John Welsh, who was successively tho minister of Falkirk, Kircudbright, and Ayr, and after his trans'rorta.ttian from Scotlajul to France, a French Protestant Church, a branch of Welsh’s family settled in the North of Ireland, and the late Mrs Entrican’s mother was ft member of that branch. Mrs Entrican came to Auckland from Ireland in 1890. Mr P. 11. Cox, who has acted as dominion hon. treasurer for the Barnardo Day Fund for over 14 years, is resigning that position on his retirement from tho Bank of Australasia, and Mr W. F. L. Ward, who succeeds Mr Cox as Inspector of the l>unk, has kindly volunteered to take over his duties as honorary treasurer for tho Barnardo Day Fund. A Danuevirke Press Association telegram states that Mr J. M. Simmers, who recently retired from (he. position of principal of the Danuevirke Boys’ High School, which he had occupied since (he school was established about 22 years ago, will be succeeded by Mr Allan G. Tail, 8.A., first assistant of the. Timaru Boys’ High School. There were 56 applicants for tho position. Mr John Fahey, whoso death occurred in Dunedin a few days ago, at the age of 74 years, spent the greater part of his life in the Clutha district. He was born in Bendigo. Victoria, and came to New Zealand with his parents in tho ship Seaman’s Bride in 1562, when nine years of age, and lived at Four-mile Creek, near Balclutlia, for some years. In 1873 lie married Miss Amelia Arthur, and worked in the Adam’s Flat district for some years. Mr Fahey later removed to Toiro, whore,' he resided for seven or eight years, and then removed to Romahapa. There he stayed for about 20 years, and then, six years ago, he took un his residence at Balclutha North. He lived there until his removal to his son’s place at Allanton 18 months ago. Mrs Fahey predeceased her husband 16 months ago. A cablegram from Melbourne states that tho body of William Bruce, a former wellknown international cricketer, was found floating off Point Ormond. He was born in 1864. and had represented both Victoria and Australia.