PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20966, 4 March 1930, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Vice-Regal. A Press Association cable message from London states that Lord Bledisloe gave a dinner to Sir Charles and Lady Alice Fergusson and Viscount and Lady Craigavon on board tire Rangitiki at Panama. Sir James Mills left by the Rangitane on Saturday last on his return to England. Mr D. Jones, M.P., chairman of the Meat Producers’ Board, left by the Rangitane on Saturday for England on business connected -with the operations of the board. Mr G. A. Green, Dominion organiser for the New Zealand Horticultural Trades Association, left for Christchurch and the north by the night express yesterday. Mr W. Downie Stewart, M.P., was a passenger for Wellington by the through express yesterday.' Mr P. L. Halated left by yesterday morning’s express for Wellington, where he will remain for -a few days prior to leaving' on an extended visit to the Old Country. Prior to commencing the ordinary business of the Mosgiel Borough Council last night, the Mayor (Mr W. E, M'Lean) made feeling reference' to the death of Sir Thomas Mackenzie, and a motion of sympathy with his relatives was carried, Mr James Moore Hickson, who has been paying an extended visit to New Zealand, left for England by the Rangitane, which sailed from Wellington on Saturday. The Rev. Albert Mead left yesterday for Auckland to attend the meetings of the Congregational Union of New Zealand, During his absence the pulpit at Moray Place Congregational Church will be supplied by the Rev. W. Lawson Marsh, of Auckland, who is known in Dunedin from the fact that he occupied the pulpit of Knox Church for some weeks a few years ago. The Rev. Walter E. Bentley, formerly a distinguished Shakespearian actor and now one of the best-known priests of the American Church, will visit Christchurch for the purpose of conducting a preaching mission in St. Luke’s Church, between March 15 and 23.

Mr Justice Kennedy left yesterday for Oamaru, where he will preside over the sittings of the Supreme Court which will be opened to-day. He was accompanied •by Mrs Kennedy, who went on to Christ?•church and Wellington, where she proposes spending a holiday. Mr W. E. S. Knight (chairman) and Mr J. Jacobs (secretary of the Otago Hospital Board) were passengers by yesterday’s through express for Wellington, where they will attend a meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Hospital Boards’ Association.' Whilst in Wellington they will discuss with representatives of the British Medical Association the question of hospital staffing, and will also confer with the. executive of the cancer research campaign. At last night’s meeting of the Green Island Borough Council the Mayor (Mr W. T. Smellie) made reference to the death of Sir Thomas Mackenzie, who had been closely associated with the early days of Green Island. Sir Thomas had been one of the first pupils at the Green Island_ School,, and" had always taken an active interest in the welfare of the borough. The town clerk was instructed to write to the relatives of Sir Thomas Mackenzie conveying the sympathy of the council. A number of delegates to the Municipal Associations’ annual conference, which will be opened in Invercargill tomorrow. arrived in Dunedin yesterday, and will travel to Invercargill to-day. Included among the arrivals from the northern centres were; Mr W. J. Rogers (Mayor), Mr G. Murch (town clerk), and Cr C. P. Brown, of Wanganui; Messrs Eoaehe (Mayor), and Purser (town clerk), of Hastings: Messrs C. E. Taylor (Mayor)_ and N. Harding (town clerk), of Feilding; Mr D. W. Coleman, Mayor of Gisborne; Messrs W. J. Moffatt (Mayor) and G. Edwards (town clerk), of Nelson; and Mr Galbraith (Mayor of Ashburton). Mr J. O’Shea, solicitor to the Municipal Association, is also in Dunedin, and will leave for Invercargill to-day. The Mayor, chairmen of committees, and the town clerk of St. Kilda gathered in the council chambers on Saturday morning to bid farewell to the assistant town clerk' (Mr Gordon Burk), who has been appointed to the position of records clerk to the Invercargill .City Corporation. In presenting Mr Burk' on behalf of the council, with a gold-mounted fountain pen, the' Mayor (Mr J. Beattie) spoke in eulogistic terms of the faithful and efficient service given to the borough by Mr Burk, and wished him every success in his new position,. Mr Beattie mentioned that St. Kilda-trairied men were evidently in demand, as the town clerks of Queenstown, Alexandra, and Green Island had all graduated from the Borough Council’s offices, which was a distinct testimony to the efficient training given by their town clerk, Mr Griffin. Cr H. H. Leary, chairman of the Finance Committee, and Cr E. Teller, chairman of the Works Committee, also spoke briefly, and Mr Burk suitably replied.