PERSONAL ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2524, 30 July 1902, Page 56

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Wo !earn that Mr A. Montgomery. M A., a former distinguished pupil of our High School and Olago University and School of Mines, has received the important appointment of State Mining Engineer of Western Australia. Mr Montgomery was formerly Government Geologist of Tasmania, and gave up the position a few years ago for that of manager of the Kauri Estates Gold Company of Opitonui, Coromandel. His new appointment i? a further proof of the high estimation in which Otago mining students are held in Australia. He lea\es this colony for Perth in October next.

Mr Samuel L. Brooke?, of Anderson's Bay, has definitely decided to become a candidate for Dunedin City at tho fortl-coraing election.

At a meeting of the Board of Nominators of the Dunedin Diocese on the 23rd, the Rev. W. A. R. Fitchett, M.A., Cambridge, v.as nominated by the Bishop for the appointment to tho parish of Dun=tan, vacant by tho resignation cf the lvev. W. H. Browne. Mr Fitchett is at present lecum tenens at Si. Thomas's, Wellington.

At a special meeting of the Green Island School Committee, attended by Dr Will (in the chair), Messrs Geddes, Miller, Harraway, Lindsay, Brnfel, Berry, Hill, and Kane, it resolved to recommend the appointment of Mi«s Jones to the -\acant position on the staff.

A Wellington telegram states that Mr Palmer, of Sydney, lips been appoint-id town clcik of Wellington, at a salary of £800 per annum.

With reference to the Rev. F. W. Borehorn's call to the Nelhon Baptist Church, the Taieri Advocate says that at a meeting of the members of the Mosgiel Church it was ui:r.nimoutly decided to lay before Mr Bcre-|-»m several weighty reason** in favour of remaining 'in Mosgiel, to a=sure him of the continued appreciation of his services, and to invite him to seek rest, not in a change of pastorate, but in a visit to England next year.

In First Church on Sunday Mr Gibb intimated that Miss Evelyn MAdam had been appointed to act as deaconess to the congregation. Miss MAdam is highly spoken of, and will bring to the discharge of her duties a, considerable experience of various kinds of Christian work.

Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs: Mr Hector Holies-tor, son of the Hon. W. Rollefton, who fought in the Boer war with t'/e Fourth New Zea'.antl Regiment, i>nd afterwards returned to South Africa, has received an appointment in De la Key's d'strict, We«tern Transvaal. His salary is fIOOO » year and allowances. Mr Rolleston's many friends in New Zealand will be very pitated to hear of his «uoeeiw.

Colonel and Mrs Estill, who for the last two or three years ha\e been in charge of the .Salvation Army in New Zealand, have received cable advice from the Melbourne headquarters of the Army instructing them of their transference from this cokjny. Thenfuture appointment and the names of their successors are not yet made public.

The Defenco Department ha\e accepted tho s-ervices of the l'uorua, Rifle Club.

Lieutenant Alex. Hume has resigned his commission in the Caver^ham Rifle Corp.-..

On Friday evening Lance-corporal Ledinghain, of the Seventh Contingent, was presented with a gold Maltese crops, suitably inscribed, from the residents of Romahapa.

The Wanganui Chronicle says that Mr M'Hattie, M.R.C.V.S., who for pome time ha.s been inspector at tLe Wanganui Freezing Work* and Public Abattoir, has been transferred to Oamaru.

Amongst the oflicial visitors to the Coronation celebrations is Sir David Hunter, C.M.G., general manager of the Natal Government railway.". At 13 years of age he entered the service of the North British Railway Company as an apprentice in the accountant's department, and gradually rosrtill in 1879 he was selected for his present position out of nearly 150 candidates. The a^istant general manager is his brother, Mr J. M. Hunter, who also began his career as apprentice accountant, and was appointed to hi!> present poit in 1890. The brothers aie cousins of Mr Daiid Hunter, of Albany street, Dun-edin.

On Salmady evening the Oamaru railway staff presented Mr P. Couch, who held the position of stationmaster there during the absence of Mr Duncan on his holiday, with a testimonial expressing their high appreciation of his unfailing courtesy towards them, coupled with his thorough and businesslike methods. Mr P. Bell made Jie presentation on behalf of the staff, and Mr Couch appropriately responded.

Dr Norman Child, educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, and at Otago University, completed hi 9 medical course at Middlesex Hospital. London, and was appointed a»si->tant to Dr Manby, physician-in-ordinary to the Prince of Wales at Sandringha'n. This post he filled for two years and a-haJf, and has just resigned, having been appointed resident medical superintendent of Grey's Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, out of 2CO applicants. ITie Timaru Posfa Waimate correspondent states that Mr (Jeoii?e. Miller, of Waimate, intends to content the Waitaki scat at the next election.

Mr J. P. livery, who has boon transferred from the National Bank, Oamaru, to the lecntly opencl branr'i at Gore, was on Tuesday presented with a dressing case and fiQpket book a&d » £.old watch hx iha

Oamaru staff and the customers of the bank respectively. Mr W. C. M'Dermott, Foxton, has been appointed postmaster at Waimate, and is expected to enter on his duties there in a few days.

It is understood (says the Mail) that Mr G. A. M. Buckley, of Ashburton, will be largely bene-fited under the will of the late Mr John M'Leau, of Redcastle.

Mr H. H. Cork, of the Oamarn Post and Telegraph Office-, lias been promoted to be senior clerk and telegraphist in the Masterton office.

Mr Herd, of "Wellington, writes that Mr J. M"Kersey (tenor horn), Mr J. O'Brien (euphonium), and Mr J. M'Kenzie ( G trombone), of the Naval Band, are among the likely applicants for places in the New Zealand Brass Band which is to be sent Home.

Mr Hugh Munro, who has recently been promoted to the position of rabbit ao;ent at Pembroke, was entertained at a farewell social in the Tuapeka Flat schoolhouse on Thursday evening. During the proceedings Mr Munro was presented with a gold sovereign case. Mr P. P. White, postmaster of Temuka, has received advice of his transfer to Marton on promotion, and leaves in the course of three weeks to take up his new duties. Mr White has been stationed at Temuka for 10 years.

The following additional list of subscriptions towards the testimonial to be presented to Mr Seddon at Home is published by tho British Australasian: — Mr H. C. Sleigh, £10 10s; Mr Frederick W. Frankland, £2 2s; Dr L. H. Orm&by. £1 Is 6d. The total sum now stands at £-131 6s, an<l the subscription list remains open. At the last committee meeting it was decided that tho testimonial to Mr Seddon should take th© form of a si her trophy nnd other articles of plate, together with ? handsome album containing an illuminated addre&s and the name? of (he donor?.