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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20322, 2 February 1928, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Dr Kenneth Ross returned to Dunedin from Wellington by the first express yesterday. „. . , Mr Barrie Marshal (Wellington) general manager in New Zealand for Metro-Goid-wyn, arrived m Dunedin by the first express jesterday. Mr H. E. okinner left by the through express yesterday, en route to Auckland. Mr George Ritchie left by the mid-day express yesterday for Auckland. Mv Vi\ H. Denton returned to Christchurch by the mid-day express yesterday. Mr J. S. Faulkner left by the through expross (yesterday fcr Ashburton. Dr D. H. Saunders returned to Eltham bv the mid-day express yesterday. 'The lt'v. Frank Wilkinson, who has accepted a call to the Presbyterian Church at Wadestown (Wellington), left by the through express yesterday to take over nit new charge. _ ' , _ PJ , Mr and Mrs W. Tame, of Raritane,-nave just returned from an extensive motor tout, having visited all the Southern Lakes dis trict and the Hermitage. Mr R. B. Miller, travelling representative of the Jubilee Institute for the Blind, Auckland, is -d present in Dunedin. Dr H C. Barrett has been appointed demonstavtor in anatomy at the University of Otarjo for 12 months from March 1. Dr Barrett is a recent graduate of tne Otago University, and will, take the place, of Dt Flett, who has resigned A Christchurch , Press Association telegram announces the death of Mr l. w. Rows, aged 65, a well-known barrister and S ° A'cablegram from London states that Mr Sidney Chaplin, a New Zealander, is one of seven selected for final competition for the Rome architectural scholarship of 1928. e . , At a full meeting of the. members of the Moray Place Congregational Church it was unanimously decided to extend a call to the Rev. Albert Mead, M.A., Cambridge, to eucceed the Rev. W Saunders, who is retiring after 38 years as minister at Moray Place. Mr Mead has had south African experience as weir as .hnglisn experience in the Congregational ministry, and was a chaplain during the Great War The call has been cabled to London. The death took place at South Dunedin this week of Mrs Eliza Isaac, at the age of 81 years. Mrs Isaac was born at Waikouaiti in 1846, and was the third daughr ter of Mr John Jones, the first white settler in that district. Her husband, who predeceased her, was a Londoner, and came froin Australia to open the firm of Young and Youngman, which later became Kempthorne and Prosser, Ltd. There are six surviving sons—Messrs Harold, Monty, and Reginald Isaac (all of Dunedin), P. Isaac (of Auckland), Stanley Isaac (of Wellington), and Rupert Isaac (of Timaru). There was also a daughter, Emily, who died mae years ago. Miss Kathleen Miller, accompanied by her mother, left for Wellington yesterday, en route to Australia, where she and Miss Ena Stockley will compete at several swimming meetings under the auspices of the New South Wales Swimming Association. The Argus reports that Mr Adam Wilkie, of New Zealand, who had ,just returned from a holiday abroad, died in' a private hospital in Melbourne on January 23. He and his brother, the late Mr John Wilkie, were the contractors for the construction of the East-West railway between Southern Cross and Kalgoorlie . (W.A.). Mr Adatn Wilkie was returning to Australia by the steamer Chitral, but owing to illness he left the vessel at Fremantle and travelled, to Melbourne by train. He was born in Glasgow, and went to New Zealand as a boy. When aged 15 years he took part in the Maori wars, and as one of the survivors of this campaign he was presented to the Duke of York during the royal visit last year. He had pastoral and mining interests in New Zealand, and was a successful grazier. He was aged 78 years.