PERSONAL ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Volume 14, Issue 2435, 14 November 1900, Page 17

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr R. A. Lawson, the well-known architect, whose work about Dunedin is woll known, having returned to the city to resume the practice of his profession, has decided to enter into partnership with Mr J. ~L. Salmond. Our Wellington correspondent ielegrapns : " Messrs W. W. Collins and F. Pirani have decided to return their £40 sessional allowance to the Treasury. Mr W. H. Field, member for Otaki, will devote his to charitable purposes. " Cable advice was received on the 30th ult. of the death, on 25th inst., of the wife ii the Rev. James Chalmers, t3u s well-known pioneer missionary of tin London Missionary Society, in New Guinea. Mr Chalmer3 has for a good many years been stationed at Saguane, Ely River, engaged in opening up and establishing now stations, and in the arduous and lonely work there, Mrs Chalmers has been his invaluable assistant. For some months past her health has not been satisfactory, doubtless through the effects of the trying climate, and it had been arranged that she should visit her friends in Dunedin, on furlough, before the end of the year. The voyage to this colony had evidently commenced, for the death took place on the mission f-.chooner Niue at Daru, New Guinea, and M - Chalmers cabled the sad news from Thursday Island. Mrs Chalmers has visited Dunedin with her husband, and wa3 well known and very highly respected here. The news of her death will be received with great sorrow by many friends," and sincere sympathy will be felt for the Rev. Mr Chalmers in the great loss he has sustained. The New Zealand Guardian states -that. Bishop Nevill has started for the Friendly Islands. He hopes to be back in the diocese at the end of November. The Bishop has ap£>ointpd the Dean as his commissary during his absence from the diccese. The Rev. R. Scott Allan, of Sydenham, has accepted a unanimous call to the Kaitangata Presbyterian Church. Ho preaches his farewell sermon at Sydenham on Sunday, the 11th Novembei. We learn from the New Zealand Guardian that the^Rev. A. R. Tosswill has been appointed by the Bishop vicar of the parochial district of Tapanui, Keko, etc. Mr Hubert Mitchell (of the staff of the Oamaru Mail), who is about to take up a position on the staff of the Canterbury Times, was," on the 29th ult., presented with a bulky purse of sovereigns on his leaving Oamaru. The staff of the Mail office presented him with a pair of field glasses, as a memento of their friendship towards him. -V. Mrs Menzies, of Casterton (Victoria), died on the 14-th ult., at the age of 102, having been a resident of the district for over 40 years. On Friday, the 26th, the Waimahaka people gave Trooper Samuel Templeton a welcome social, and presented him. with an apropri-ately-engravecl Maltese cross and a shield scarf pin. Mr A. Holmes made the presentation. On Saturday he was presented with an address from the school children, read by Miss Williams. — Wyndham Herald. Owing to ill-health, Mr Evic Wayne, who has been stock inspector in the Bruce district since Mr Bree"s death, will shortly be transferred to a district where tho duties aro less arduous. Mr Wright, who has been taking Tip Mr Wayne's duties lately, has (says the Bruce Herald) now been appointed in&pector of stock for Bruce, vice Mr Wavne. | Mr F. H. Deterte, a very old colonist, breathed his last at Gore on Sunday (says the Standard) at the age of 63 years. Mr Deterte was born at Montreal, Canada, and ! at an early age left his native country for the colonies, arriving at Melbourne on New Year's Day, 1°52, and shortly after settled in Ballarat. He was an eye-witnes3 of the riois that took place on that goldfield. In July, 1861, lie came to New Zealand in the s.s. Aldinga on the breaking out of the famous Gabriel's Gully rush. Mr Deterte made his way to Waitahuna, and for upwards of 15 years carried on a successful business at j the Halfway House. He twice visited Hokitika, and went over to Kumara when the j rush broko out there. The deceased spent the last 15 years in Gore, where he followed the occupation of gold-mining. He also spent some months on the Preservation Inlet goldfield. The deceased leaves a widow and three daughters, two of whom are married. Mr J. Crosby Smith, a member of the council of the Technical Classes Association and treasurer of the Otago Institute, is leaving Dunedin to go into business at Invercargill. The Native Minister (the Hon. Mr Carroll) has received word that his wife, who went to Waipawa for medical treatment, and was in a critical state for some days, is. now out of danger. The Moa Plat correspondent of the Tuapeka Times hears that Mr C. C. Rawlins, late member for Tuapeka and manager of the Island Block Gold Mining Company, left Melbourne for South Africa a few weeks ago. There aro some rich mines in that country already opened, and no doubt ample scope for numerous prospectors and investors. In a letter to Mr T. Lennie Mr Jules Tapper says that in hospital in Buenos A*yres he had made the acquaintance of a brother New Zealander. This was Mr Hassell, who was at one time in the Union Bank in Invercargill. Poor fellow ! he had been attacked by a malady known in the country as " grano malo," through which he had lost an^eye and had had his face disfigured. — Southland Times. Miss Payne, of the Grand Hotel, was the recipient of a purse of sovereigns on the Ist inst., prior to her departure for a holiday for the benefit of her health. Mr Albert Evans made the presentation, and Mr Fulton responded on behalf of Miss Payne. News has been received by Mr George Jeffrey (says the Tuapeka Times) of the death of Mr H. W. Coverlid, of Daylesford (Victoria), formerly a resident of the Tuapeka district. The men of the sixties will remember M^JBaxfaAicl first §a a hairjlreaseg in Wether*

stones and subsequently as the original founder of the Black Horse Brewery there. Later still he started a cordial factory in Lawrence, and then came to Dunodin, crossing . over to Yieloria some years after. Mr Coverlid, who was nearly 70 years of age, died from brain fever. The Wafkouaiti Girls' Literary Club held their closing meeting for the session on the 29th ult. After the ordinary meeting a supper and social evening followed. Before dispersing, Miss Kirby, on behalf of the members, presented the president (Miss J. Peterson, M.A.) with a gold brooch in token of their esteem, and in recognition of her invaluable services to the club. Miss Paterson has ably filled the position of president since the inception of the club, three years ago. Mr J. ]T. Hogan, ex-nieinber for Tipperary in the Houc'e of Commons, who comes to Australia as the Daily Chronicle's Federal commisidoner, was a passenger by the Paparoa. Mf David Blair, who recently left Wanganui for British Columbia, has received an excellent appointment there as Science and Art lecturer in the Normal Training College for teacheis at a salary of lOOdol per month for the first year. Mr A. W. Fleming, accountant at the Naseby branch of -the Bank of New South Wales for the last five years and a-half, was met by a largo number cf hirf friends on Thursday evening, prior to his deppiture for Dunedin, and Mas presented with a, handsome gold chcin and locket and a fishing rod, both suitably inscribed. The Dunstan Times states that Mr Louden, who has been appointed dredgemaster of the Inch Valley dredge, was the recipient of a presentation in the form of a silver-mounted meerschaum pipe and silver matchbox by the crew of his old dredge, the Unity, on October k:7. The Woodville Examiner spates that Lieutenant Dewar has received one of the Imperial commissions. The many friends of the lieutenant, who was for some time here as drill instructor, will be pleased to hear of his deserved success. fieri Berehere, the well-known Tahoraite chief, died at Dannevirke on the Ist ii.st., ot an advanced age— said to be about 90 His mother still survives him, and appears hale and hearty for her years. A big tpngi will be held, extending over a week, jind Natives from all part? of the North Island are erq^ectcd to be present. On her husband's transference to the Customs department at Buneclin, Mrs Howie, the woll-1-nown singer, was presented with a solid leather cabin trunk by the cuptoms clerks, importers, and railway officials at Oiiriftchuroh, in recognition of Mr and Mrs Howie's services to the community. Mr and Mrs Houliston, who have been residents of Te JEEouka for about 40 years, were presented with a handsome gold albert and locket and a silver biscuit barrel respectively, as tokens of the esteem of their neighbours. The Taieri Advocate understands that Mr J. H. Inglis, late of Mosgiel, intends leaving Wellington, and taking up his residence in Dunedin, where he will turn his attention to law for a tune. Mr H. Hill, stock inspector for the Tsieri, was tendered a farewell smoke concert on the 3rd inst. at Allant m prior It his removal to Palmerston. During the course of the evening Mr Hill was presented with a silver-mounted pipe -and a silver matchbox. A full muster of members of tne "Wyndham Brass Band assembled on Wednesday evening (says the Farmer) to present Bandmaster Wood with some souvenirs of his successful efforts to raise the musical status of the band, and to show their esteem for him. At an interval in the proceedings, Mr Wood was presented with a case of carvers, a gold medal, and a silver-mounted pipe. The first-named was won at the Milton contest, the members of the band unanimously deciding that it should become the recipient's personal property, and the others were presents Irom the bandsmen. A valedictory social was tendered to Miss Morgan at Gore on Tuesday evening- (says the Standard), priou to her departure for Wellington. During the evening the guest was presented 'with a handsome revolving butter cooler and a silver-mounted biscuit barrel on behalf of the choir and congregation of the Wesleyan Church, and with a copy of Tennyson's poems, bound in morocco, and a volume of Moody's works, entitled " Helps for Teachers," on behalf of the Sunday School teachers and scholars. The Lake County Press says that Miss Gough, postmistress at Pemlbvoke for the past four or five years, has received notice of transfer to Papanui. Mr J. O. Duff, who has occupied the position of stationmaster at Bavensboume since the retirement of Mr B. Dawson. has received notice of transfer to Oxford West, near Christchurch. At Alexandra last week Mr J. Niven, who has been forced to leave the place on account of illhealth, was entertained at a farewell social. During the evening ]M r Niven was presented with a handsome travelling rug on behalf of the Presbyterian Church and his numerous friends. _ Mr Robert Eoss, who has been in Australia for some months past reporting on dredging properties for a New Zealand syndicate, re-* turned to Alexandra last week. The Lake Wakatipu Mnil reports the death of Mrs Taylor, a very old resident of 'he district, at the aae of 75 years. At Palmerston on the 3rd inst. a number of the railway staff met to say -good-bye to Mr W. Olarkson, guard, who has been transferred to Dunedin. Advantage was taken of the opportunity to present him' with a handsome travelling bag, suitably inscribed, as a token of the esteem in which he is held by his fel-low-employees. Mr F. J. Bateman. who was also recently transferred from Palmerston to Dunedin, was presented with a handsome walking-sties, silver mounted and suitably inscribed.