PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22741, 29 November 1935, Page 10

PERSONAL

Mr C. Cam, governing director of Messrs Cam and Sons, Ltd., 6team trawler and colliery owners, Sydney, is visiting Dunedin. The Mayor (the Rev. E. T. Cox) returned to Dunedin yesterday morning by the express from the south. Mr J. W. Binsted, locomotive engineer for the Railways Department, returned to Christchurch by yesterday's express.

At the meeting of the Board ot Governors of John M'Glashan College this week, Mr D. E. Murray, 8.A., Dip. Ed., was appointed assistant master for part of the first term of 1936, to take Mr Simner's classes while he is absent in Japan with the University Rugby football team.

Mr Charles Todd, managing director of the Associated Motorists' Petrol Company, left Dunedin by yesterday's express for the north, on his return to Wellington.

. Mr ~E. Anderson, a prominent member of the Port Chalmers Rowing Club,'was 11 passenger by yesterday's express for the north en route to Sydney and the Malay States. He has been appointed to a position as engineer to a tin mining company at Si am. Cable news has been received from Melbourne of the death on Saturday last of Mrs Amy Todd (nee Chambers), the wife of Mr James H. Todd, formerly of Uunedin, and well known in connection with the China Inland Mission. Mrs Todd had been in ill-health for some little time. Both husband and wife in their«day served as missionaries in China. Police officers and constables from all parts of the Wellington province met last night (says a Press Association telegram) to bid farewell officially to a widely-popu-lar officer and friend, Superintendent A. T. Edwards, who will retire next month after 44 yeara in the force. On behalf of the men in the Wellington district Commissioner Wohlmann made a presentation to Superintendent Edwards.

A Press Association cable message from Sydney states that the Bishop of Bathurst (Dr Crotty) has accepted the living at St. Pancras, London. He will fill the office of vicar, but will retain the title of Bishop without jurisdiction. The Rev. D. D. MacLachlan has been appointed Dominion publicity officer of the Boys' Brigade movement, which now numbers 2000 officers and boys. The headquarters are at Abbey House, Westminster, London, and in Wellington a Dominion office has been established for the past six years. The Governor-Gene-ral has become New Zealand patron. The duties of Mr' MaeLachlatt's office will not interfere with his work as minister at Ashburton.

The Rev. H. W. Funnell, of the China Inland Mission, accompanied by his wife and two of his children, arrived in New Zealand by the Rangitata on November 20, and are now in Christchurch. Mr Funnell is a native of Christchurch. where his mother resides. The eldest child has been left in England to receive an education. Mr Funnell entered the service of the mission in 1912. Since his arrival, news ha<? been received from England of the death there on November 21 '>f his wife's uncle, Mr Arthur Polhill. who rendered a life-time service in the China Inland Mission.

The congratulations of the Otago Harbour Board on their election to Parliament were extended to Messrs J. W. Munro and A. Campbell by the chairman (Mr J. B. Waters) at the meeting of the board last night. _ The chairman referred to the decisive victory secured by each of the members, and stated that the board itself was to be congratulated on having among its personnel two members of the ruling party. Acknowledging the congratulations, Mr Munro and Mr Campbell expressed their readiness to assist the board in every possible way. Amongst those interested in foreign missionaries, thankfulness is expressed in many _ quarters for the release from captivity of Mr Arnohis Hayman. Mr Hayman joined the mission from Auckland 22 years ago. His wife and children are at the headquarters of the mission in Shanghai,where a happy reunion would doubtless await him. Hopes are revived that the release of his fellow-prisoner, Mr R. A. Bosshardt, may soon take place.

Mr'G. F. Hart, the All Black wing three-quarter and former New Zealand sprint champion, was entertained by other Waitaki old boys at a dinner party at the Trocadero, London, on November 4. Those present were Mr A. C. Palmer, a former English Rugby international, Dr R. R. Macintosh, Mr M. M. Smith, Mr R. F. de Vries, Mr A. B. Walton. Mr R. E. Flower, Mr N. Wilson. Mr 0. Smith, Dr J. M. Young, Mr S. W. J. Harbutt, Mr C. R. Stringer, and Dr A. J. Harrop. There were no speeches, but those present were interested to learn from Mr Hart something of his impressions of the tour. The members of the team, he said, were greatly impressed with the hospitality extended to them on all sides. They had had a good reception everywhere, and were a thoroughly happy party under Mr Meredith's able management.

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