PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22834, 19 March 1936, Page 10

PERSONAL

Ministerial. The Minister of Public Works (Mr.R. Scrapie) readied Queenstown last evening from Invereargill. To-day he will open the Roaring Meg scheme and will spend the night at Cromwell. He will inspect the proposed Maniototo irrigation scheme to-morrow, but, owing to the necessity having arisen for his presence in Christchurch on Saturday, he will not now be able to visit Dunedin. It is the Minister's intention, however, to pay a visit to Dunedin at an early date.

Mr James Fletcher, of the Fletcher. Construction Company, left for the north by the second express yesterday. Mr W. Tay'or, of Kempthorne. Prosser and Co., was a passenger for the north bv the second express yesterday. , Mr Stuart M'Donald. electrical engineer to the New Zealand Radio Broadcasting Board, left Dunedin by the second express yesterday for Wellington. The Royal Arch Masons of the Grand Chanel of New Zealand assembled in Dunedin yesterday to elect their First Grand Principal for the ensuing year, the choice falling upon Mr E. C. Sinttn. of Gore, 'who was installed last eveningA large meeting of members discusped business affairs during the day. The Union air liner- Kotuku left Taieri at 11.30 a.m. yesterday for Christchurch. Blenheim and Palmerston North with Messrs S. A. Chishohn and R. M'Phprson asDasseneers for Christchurch. The Koriin.iko arrived at 12.50 p.m. with Messrs C. T. Jarvis and. D. Smillie from Palmerston North. Mr W. T,. Grav from Blenheim. and Mr W. Kirk from Christchurch. A Press Association cable message from London states that Sir Thomas Inskip will probably take up hi<s duties- as Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence on Thursday. Ho will be succeeded as .•Utorney-genernl by Sir Donald Somerville. whos" present office of Solicitorgei'Tal will, it is understood, be filled probably after Faster by Mr Terence O'Connor.

At Mil? monthly meeting of (he Olago High Sc'>ools' linn I'd of Governors yesterday Messrs fan H. Johnson, 8.A.. and David E. Murray. 8.A.. were • appointed to Grade D positions at the Otago Bovs' High School. Miss Margaret B. Fordo, M.A.. who occupied a Grade T) positionon the stair of the Girls' High School, was promoted to n Grade C position, and Misses Mary D. M'Arthur and Grace S. M'Millan. home science teachers, were appointed to Grade D positions. Miss Helen ft. Miller was appointed partlime assistant to the physical mistress at the Girls' High School. At the meeting of the Otago High Schools' Board of Governors yesterday afternoon the following motion was carried in silence:—"This hoard desires to record its regret at the" passing of one of the most distinguished old boys of the Otago Boys' High School in the person of Sir Francis Dillon Bell. He entered the school in 1864, one year after it had been established, and was its second dux. He earned great honours and obtained international fame as a jurist and a statesman. These honours he shared with his old school, in the welfare of which he always retained the interest. This board offers to his relatives its sincerest sympathy in their great bereavement."