PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20039, 4 March 1927, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Mr 11. A. Lo Cren left by the second express yesterday on route to Fairlie. Air E. P. Leo, ALP., who has been on a visit to Dunedin, returned to Oamaru by the second express yesterday. 'Mr M. Stuart Wilson will leave by the first express this morning on route to Wellington. Sir Joseph Ward was a passenger for the north by the second express yesterday, en route to Wellington. Mr Matthew Elliott, late of Mount Bonder Station, was a passenger for the north by the second express yesterday. 'Air E. C. Smith (Gore), who has been on a visit to Dunedin, relumed homo by yesterday’s second (jxpress. A cablegram from Sydney reports that Archbishop Julius was a passenger by (ho Cathay, which arrived at Fremantle on March 2 from London. Air and Mrs F. W. Rudkin were passengers by the second express yesterday, en route to Svdncv on a holiday visit. Mr Irvine Elston, advance agent tor Messrs J. C. Williamson (Ltd.), was a passenger by the second express yesterday, en route to Palmerston North. Air John Rankin, representative of Distilleries Agency (Ltd.), was a passenger for the north by the second express yesterday, en route to Sydney. Air" T Toner, who was at one time lieutenant of the St. Kilda Volunteer Fire Brigade, has been appointed an examiner for the South District Fire Brigades’ competition, which will bo held at Gore next week. Sir Charles and Lady Stntham and Aliss Alarjory Stathani left by the second express yesterday, en route to Wellington. Sir Charles will be invested with the honour of knighthood at Government House by the of York at an investiture on Monday next. The Bishop of Loudon motored from Wellington to Palmerston North on Wednesday and proceeded to Flock House and the diocesan school at Alarton (reports a Press Association message from Wellington). At both places the bishop addressed the trainees and scholars, giving healthy advice. Ho later left for the north by the Limited express. Mr Justice Reed was a passenger for Oamaru by the second express yesterday. His Honor will preside over a short sitting of the Supemc, Court there, and will then proceed to AVel ling ton. Air and Mr A. C. Mathccon wore passengers by the second express for the north yesterday, on an extended holiday tour which will include Great Britain and the Continent. They were seen off by a large number of friends. Messrs J. M. Dickson, ALP. (chairman of the Otago Harbour Board), Walter Gow, and W. J. Bardsley (secretary) were passengers by the second express yesterday, en route to Wellington on Harbour Board business. Air J. Loudon went north the previous day. The Very Rev. Dean A. R. Fitchell. M.A., D.D., vicar of All Saints’, Dunedin, has placed his resignation in the hands of the bishop, to take effect on March 31 this year. The dean was placed in temporary charge of the parish in 1879, and received his formal license on April 7, 1380. Consequently at the date, of his resignation ho will have completed 47 years of service in the parish of All Saints. The following Appeal Board (reports a Wellington Press Association message) has been sot up to hoar appeals in connection with the grading or classification of secondary and technical school teachers: Messrs A. D. Thomson (chairman), W. W. Bird, and T. B. Strong jrepresenting the Education Department). K. Brodio and F. H. Campbell (representing the teachers), and 11. A. Jones and J. R. Thompson (representing the technical school teachers). On February 25 a very large crowd assembled in the Sutton School to bid farewell to Aliss Hislop, who has occupied the position of sole teacher of the school for the past two years and a-half. The chairman (Mr A.‘Cockerell) presided over the gathering, and spoke in eulogistic terms of the work done by Miss Hislop. both in the school and in connection with the social welfare of the district, and presented her, on behalf of the residents, with a cabinet of stainless cutlery, while Aliss Johnstone presented, from the school children, a three-tier cake stand and plates. Mr Taylor (Middlemarch) thanked Miss Hislop for her assistance in the social activities of that district, and asked _ her acceptance from the Middlemarch Ladies’ Tennis Club, of a beautiful copper vase and iardinierc. Aliss Hislop suitably responded, and a dance concluded the function. A pleasant little function took place at the Grand Hotel at Palmerston North last evening (reports our special correspondent), when the ladies and gentlemen of the press travelling on the Roval train honoured the 60th birthday of the Police Commissioner (Mr MTnveney) by presenting him with a serviceable silver-plated travelling companion as a token of their esteem for his uniform courtesy and consideration. Hie Commissioner, in roplv. stated that he was only too glad to assist the press on all ocoscions when it did not conflict with Ins duty as an officer of the police.