PERSONAL ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2455, 3 April 1901, Page 53

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The friends of Mr Arthur Morrison. M.H R., will be nlca-ed to learn that the member for Ca\ er-hani continues to make satisfactory progress. All the unfavourable symptoms have lessened material!}', he harecently gained in weight and inei eased in strength, and is hopeful of a qoocl recov ery He does not. however anticipate that he will be a'lowed by l.is medical adviser to r>cidrcss hn < onM'tuenU I hi- ieces-. or that he will have recov eied 'ufficiertly to wanant his taking any very active part in the debates during the coining session of ParLa ment Mr John Mill has yielded to the wish of tho deputation which waited upon him with reference to the mayoialty of Port Chalmei=, and will be a candidate foi th" position. On Saturday afternoon Mi?- Anna Mo-n visited the Duneclin Ho-pital. when -ho m teriaineil the cony ale=( ent*. \ musical pro gramme of an hour's duration va- given, during which Mi-s Jlo^ contributed sev^uil songs. The plea-ure derived fiom the pe.formance was very evident by the applause which greeted the lady'- song-. At the conclusion the officials thanked Miss Mo^s on behalf of the patient*. Mr T. Cunningham, veterinary surgeon, of Oaniaru, has been appointed an inspector .if abattous under tlie Government., with headquarters at Mataura The Wyndhani Farmer -tate- that Miss Goodger, who hat- for the pant five y«ar~ ablj and faithfully performed tlie duties of postinibtie°s, telephom-t, etc., at Fortio-e, is about to be transferred to Pembioke At a meeting of the Clutha Presbytery tlie Rev. J. M. Allan's resignation fiom the pa-torate of Stirling and Irchclutha was accepted with regret. He retues from the ministry Sergeant David Latimer was tendered a farewell by his comrades in the police barracks yesterday afternoon. The members of

[ the " house " assembled in the lib/ *\ h'ub-* inspector Kiely being in the cha:.'. T'-ie latter said that ho could testify to hergeant Latimer's many sterling quaht'ec. and it was with deep regret that they parted l with him. They could only wish him every success, more promotion in the futuie, anef a heartfelt " God-speed " District Cler^ Dales, Constables Reiner (Clinton) and Brow nice, Mounted Constable Kelly, and Clerks Woolmer and Booth also spoke. Scr-' geant Latimer, replying, said that they had been o\er-kmd in their reference^ to him: but he felt deeply grateful for the many, generous things that they had expressecf. Tho health of the departing officer was then drunk with musical honours. Sergeant Lat.mer sailed by the Zealandia. Mr H J. Day, one time stationmaster at Bilclutha, was presented by the citizens ot Hawera with a,, purse of 60 sovereigns on the occasion of his transfer to Gore. The EaiiiFcleugh correspondent of the Dunstan Tunes states that Miss M'Millan. local schoolmistress, was entertained at a social on Friday evening by a large number of her friends During the evening Mi«s M'Millan was presented with a handsome bih er te.i service, two salt cellars, and a butter knife At a, meeting of the Oamaru South School on Tuesday evening Mr David Stewart, who has occupied the position of head master x>f the Lowburn Ferry School for seven and ahalf years, was appointed to the position ofr first assistant in tnc school in succession to. Mr W. M 'Donald. Mr Dalgleish/ who has for the past four, years acted a* mspectar of stock m Clyde and district, has received notice that he is to be transferred to Gore His successor is Mr M'Leod, of Middlemarch. Professor Black, who returned to the colony by the Sierra from San Franci=co, is on his way back to Dunedin. George Fincham, aged 73 years, formerly a member of the Victorian Legislative Assen; bly, fell dead whilst playing bowls at Ann.dale recently. A Waitaki correspondent informs the Oamaru Mail that Dr Plaits, of Kurow, will shortly leave for Wellington, where she purposes practising on her cvii aecovnt. Mr Garnet Uren, who has been a pupil teacher at the- Lawrence District High School for some time, has resigned his position in order to take up an appointment in the Customs department, Dunedin.