PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20190, 30 August 1927, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Mr W. J. Morrell has gone to Timaru for a short holiday. A. large contingent of Girl (juicies travelled north by the first express yesRev. George W. Shepherd and Mrs Shepherd left Dunedin yesterday morning by the first express on their return to China, travelling by way of Auckland. The Rev. James Barr, B.D, will leave Dunedin this morning to fill a number of engagements in the south. Dr John Tutt, Christian Scientist, wem north by the first exprer- yesterday for Christchurch. Mr F. Freeman left Dunedin by the second express yesterday on his way to Wellington. Messrs H. M. Driver (chairman) and J. C. Collins (manager-engineer), of the Otago Power Board, left Dunedin yesterday for Wellington. Mr W. E. C. Reid went to Christchurch yesterday morning. Mr 11. Turner was a passenger by the second express yesterday for the north. Mr R. D. Veitch left Dunedin yesterday on a brief visit to Timaru and Mount Cook. Mr J. Horn, M.P, who came to Dunedin for the week-end, left the city yesterday on the return journey. Mr W. A. M’Naught left by Monday’s second express for Wellington, en route to Australia. Mr Eustace Ingram, of London, representing Messrs Hill, Norman, and Bland, Ltd., contractors for the construction of the organ for the now Town Hall, arrived by the Manuka, which reached Bluff yesterday from Melbourne. Mr Alexander Watson, the noted elocutionist, accompanied by Mr E. J. Gravestock, arrived in Dunedin last night. At last night’s meeting of the Port Chalmers Borough Council, Miss Thelma Noy was appointed as typist in the town clerk’s office. There were 15 applicants for the position. Dr E. J. O’Neill, vice-president of the South African Veterans’ Association, who is leaving by the north express tomorrow, en route to England, was entertained at a luncheon at the Savoy by his fellow-members on the executive. Mr Ben Ellis, the senior member of the executive, referred to Dr O’Neill’s sterling qualites as a soldier and a man, and wished him bon voyage. The Education Board has made the following appointments:—Misa G. Savan, first assistant, North-East Valley; Mr J. Clemens, first assistant, Kaitangata; JJiss A. Durward, infant mistress, Balclutha; Miss A. Naismith, fourth assistant, Kaitangata; Miss M. E. Thomson, assistant, Waitati; Miss M. E. Hepburn, assistant, Kurow. The president of the World’s Sunday School Association, the Rev. W. C. Poole, i’h.D., of London, is planning to visit New Zealand in June of next ye.... I'hc association has over 30,000,000 children in all parts of the world linked with its organisation. Dr Poole proposes to leave London on March 23, and, travelling via Australia, to reach Auckland from Sydney on June 4. He will remain in New Zealand until June 19. Dr Poole is also president of the British Federation of Christian Endeavour, and past grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of the English Independent Order of Good Templars. At the last meeting of the Kainorai Presbyterian Church Debating Society opportunity was taken of bidding farewell to Mr R. I. Rutherford, ’who has been compelled to resign the positions of leader of the junior young men s Bible class and clerk of the Deacons’ Court owing to his transfer from Dunedin to Gore. In recognition of the faithful work by Mr Rutherford and the esteem in which he is held, the congregation presented him with a travelling rug and suit case. In responding, Mr Rutherford expressed his deep regret at leaving the Kaikorai Presbyterian Church, where he had been a member practically all his life. | The Canterbury College Board of Governors has offered the post of rector of the college to Dr James Hight as from February 1, 1928. Dr Hight, who has been deputy-rector for some years, is (reports a Press Association telegram from Christchurch) at present filling the chair of history at Leeds University on exchange with Professor Grant, who is here. Dr Hight is expetced to return about the end of the j .xr. The retiring rector, Dr Chilton, has been granted a year’s leave from February 1 next. Mr Marshall Crosby, who -j at present engaged on Fullers’ vaudeville, has been advised that hia son, Mr Jack Crosby, headed the honours list of stage II of the Melbourne Technical College (East Sydney branch) in the annual examination of wool and sheep results. The candidate who is second on the list is Mr D. J. Hertzog, son of the Prime Minister of South Africa. T _ The death is reported of Mr d. D. Bruce.at his residence in Akaroa on Sunday afternoon. Until recently Mr Bruce was a member of the Highways Board, and at the time of his death was chairman of the Akaroa High School Board. Mr Bruce devoted most of his life tc service on Banks Peninsula local bodies. He was chairman of the Akaroa County Council for a long term. He is survived by a widow and a family of five. Mr Bruce was 73 years of ago. Mr Walter A. Tanner, who has been appointed to the position of Censor of Kinematograph Films, in succession to the late Mr W. Joliffe. is the only eon of the late Mr W. W. Tanner, formerly M.P. for Avon. He has been a member of the Government civil service for about 34 years. He was for a time attached to the Land and Income Tax Department, and was for many years in the office of the Chief Inspector of Post Offices. During the war Mr Tanner acted as Deputy Chief Postal Censor. For his work in this connection he received complimentary letters from the War Office, London, as well as from the chief military censor in New Zealand. During the past four years Mr Tanner acted as assistant film censor durng the later period of office of the late Mr W. Joliffe. Passengers to Auckland by the Aorangi from Sydney yesterday (reports our special correspondent) included the following:—Mr S. Solomon, the well-known Dunedin barrister, accompanied by his wife and son; Chief Detective Cummings and Detective Sergeant Hammond, of Auckland, who had been in Sydney in connection with the trial of a New Zealander on a charge of “ ringing in ” a trotter; Madame Elsa Stralia, the wellknown operatic singer, who is passing through on her way to England after an enjoyable visit to her native land (Madame Stralia’s former home was in Adelaide) ; Mr E. B. MTCay, manager of the New South Wales lawn tennis team in New Zealand last summer, who has come over on a business visit; Mr R. D. Smith, who is identified with the Chilian nitrates industry, and who has come to attend a conference of New Zealanders interested in the industry: Mr A. E. Stephen, a director of Chilian nitrates propaganda, who is a passenger for Vancouver, en route to London; Mr Finn Stewart, managing director of R. S. Lamb and Co., Ltd., timber merchants, of Sydney, who has come to New Zealand for the purpose of attending a conference connected with the industry: Mr Clay Smith_ and his wife, who arc passengers for \ anconver, on route to England (both are well known in the the theatrical world, the latter as Miss Leo White); Dir S. W. M. Stilling, the manager of the Jcnolan Caves House, who has come to New Zealand to see how wo run our tourist resorts and conduct

our tourist traffic. A through passenger is Dr Percy A. Ash, who will represent the University of Sydney at the Centenary celebrations of the University of Toronto in October. .He is accompanied by Sirs Ash. Dr Ash has been a member of the teaching staff of the Sydney University for 20 years.