PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21987, 23 June 1933, Page 10

PERSONAL

Mr W. J. Prictor, who has been on a visit to Dunedin, left on his return to Wellington by the through express for the north yesterday. Mr G. T. Wilson, traffic manager at Auckland in the Railways Department, is spending a short vacation in Dunedin. Mr Lester Brown, New Zealand publicity officer of the Fox Film Corporation, is at present on a visit to Dunedin. Mr Frank Watt, the well-known baritone singer, left by the express yesterday for the north en route to Scotland. A large number of friends gathered on the station to bid him farewell.

Mr H. H. Sterling, chairman of the Government Railways Board, announces (says a Press Association telegram from Wellington) that at its meeting yesterday the board decided to appoint Mr G. T. Bertinshaw chief engineer of railways, vice Mr E. Casey, who was recently appointed assistant-general manager. At last night’s meeting of the Otago Hospital Board Dr J. Fitzgerald was reappointed as a co-optative member of the board’s Hospital Committee. Mr Peter M'Skimming, M.P. for Clutha, passed through Dunedin by the express yesterday afternoon from Christchurch on his return home.

Mr J. Hargest, M.P. for Invercargill, passed through Dunedin by the express yesterday afternoon, en route from Wellington on his return to his home in the south.

Mr A. (Harris, M.P. for Waitemata, arrived in Dunedin by the express from the north yesterday afternoon. Mr E. L. Jones, New Zealand and Australian representative of the well-known firm of Butterworth and Co., Ltd., arrived in Dunedin by the express from the north yesterday afternoon, and is staying at the Fernhill Club.

Professor White attained his eightysixth birthday on Wednesday, and a party of nine ex-scholars, belonging to the Sixth Standard of the Union Street School in the year 1880, called on him to convey their congratulations. The visitors expressed the hope that Professor White would have many years to note the results of the ideals inspired by his teaching and example. The reunion, after 53 years, was a memorable one, and the pupils are all well-known in the city. They were Mrs Waddell Smith, Mr W. J, Strong, Dr R. Church, Dr James Torrance, Messrs James Rodger, P. (?. Stewart. J. Hope, J. MTherson, and Thomas Jenkins.

At a social evening in the Heriot Public Hall last Wednesday evening the opportunity was taken by residents of the district to bid farewell to two well-known footballers. Mr J. Miller, who was leaving for England, and Mr D. Perriara. who had been transferred to Roxburgh. Reference was made by various speakers to the popularity of the guests of the evening, and each was presented with a fountain pen. At a meeting of the Otago Branch of the New Zealand Historical Association last night the president (Dr J. R. Elder) referred to the death of Sir Thomas Sidey, who had been one of the original members of the branch, and the following resolution was carried:—“That this meeting desires to place on record its sincere regret at the death of Bir Thomas Sidey. who was one of the original members of the branch. He had a genuine interest in the study of New Zealand, and particularly Dunedin history, and showed this by his unfailing interest in all the activities of the branch. The meeting respectfully tenders its sympathy to Ladv Sidey. and relatives and friends of Sir Thomas.”