PERSONAL ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2571, 24 June 1903, Page 45

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Timaru Presbyterian Bible Class on on the 16th presented Mr R. Gold?man, ono of their number, who ia leaving Tirraru for Clyde to take up an appointment in the Oivil Service, with a silver-mounted umbrella. Sir William ]Rus-3ell is to be presented ■with a very handsome and ccctlr silver cporgne, inlaid Avith gold, subscribed for fey his constituents (-says the Eawke'a Bay Herald), to mark their appreciation of a quarter of a century's political representation by the member for Hawke's Bay. The presentation will be made in the Princess Theatre, Hastings, on the afternoon of the 23rd inst., when the subscribers to the fund will ask Sir William Russell to be their guest at a social gathering. Mies M. Adams, who has been mistress of the Waikaka School for tho last three years, has (says the Waikaka. correspondent of the Tapanui Courier) been transferred to Wallacetown. Before leaving she was the recipient of a beautiful brooch from her late scholars, and by a number of her friends she was te-ndored a social, and presented with a handsome gold watch, as a mark of the esteem in which ehe was held. At Lawrence on Monday evening (says tho Tuapc-ka Times) a social was tendered to Mr Willixm Adams, who is leaving the district, at which he was presented with a heavy, solid silv-er hot-water kettle by tho people of tho district. If his parliamentary duties will permit, the Premier will accompany Lord Ranfurly on a trip to th© South Sea Islands in a man-o'-war prior to his Excellency's departure for Home. The purse of sovereigns which is to be presonted by the New Zealand police to Mr Tunbridge before ho leaves for England will be worth between £200 and £300. The illuminated address which is to accompany the purso will be enclosed in a casket of Now Zealand wood*. Tho Rev. J G. M'Leod, of Pukerau (says the Clutha Leader), received a call from. Weston, whio'i he has accepted. Mr D. St. George, who has been postmaster at the Bluff for «evoraJ years, has been promoted to bo chief postmaster at Hokitika, and has left for that town. Prior to his departure (says the Southland Times) the local staff presented him with n. comfortable travelling rug as a mark of their estee-m. Mr J. K\ Patterson, of Arrowtown, has been made tho recipient of a hanclsomelyframed enlarged photograph of th-e Gore Brass Band, to which ho l«=-nt valuable aid at the receait con'fcest at Mosgiel. At a meeting of the committee of the Otago Cricket Association held on the 16th Mr E. S. Wilson was appointed to act aa hon secretary, vice Mr D. H. Thomson, who is leaving for Christchurch. The retiring secretary was accorded a heaxty vote of thanks for his pact services. Our Beaumont correspondent writea • — Mr John Sheppard, manager for the late firm of Gourley and Co., on tine eve of his departure from tho district wag last week presented by his numerous friends and well wishers here with a handsome dressing case. Mr O'Keeffe made the presentation, accompanying tho same with expressions of regret at Mr Sheppard's departure, and good -wishes for hia future welfare, and at th« lime time bore testimony to tho Bterling good qualities of the recipient. Miss Alico Dowdcs, 8.A.. of Blonheim. High School, hos been anpomted assistant mistress «t tho Girls' High School, Dunedin. Miss Sarah E. Albert hns been appointed sewing mistress at th© latter institution. tii A. St. G-eor^e Eyder, well-known in Dunedin and the Mount Ida district, appears to havo received- a gooi appointment in tills Transvaal as Ccnsptrolier of tho Land l>partment. A Government Gazette, dated Ist Mny, notifies his appointment -as one of the advi&era of tho Commissioner of- Lands. A priTat© letter received from Mr Jaroes Christie, formerly of the Clutha district, states that he has an engagement at tho Springs lepatrlation camp. While on fur'ough recently he assisted in getting out the Transvaal Advertiser, coma of tho regular employees having gone "on tho upree." Though ho was sr>me■what rusty at his shorthand, he was able to furnish quita as full a report o! the speeches at the dea.l.h at tho Pretoria Municipal Council as the rival journals A Wellington correspondent tVegTaphs • — itr J«.m*i Hislop. of Messrs Hislop ard "Waldon, the well-knovn arcliitoot? ha 9 just compl^f'ri arrang«netit<? •wliorohy the psirtner6bip, hibhprto co'ifio<vd to th« Wellington business, will now include Duacdin also. Mr E. TV. Wu'don r/rocw>pd* jo Ihinrdin on to 23rd in>9t., Mr His.op reruainirg in Wellington at present A ■Wellicß-to-i felrwrrn states thfl-fc Colonel Kewall, CB , lato officer c-omina.ndir'g tho TVnllir^fton district. v."ho romrrranacd Uie. Fourth Contingent in South Africa. ■»•«■» on Thursd&v prtisented wi*,h au iUutn mated a'!drees nn<l a prtrps of sovrre'fn" from the volvntesr ofno*T? (A the volunteer district on his retirement from the service. Mr A. It. Falconer, of the Dtinechn Sailors' Hsst. »nd vresl kno\T-n fhrou?hout t!if» roViv in connection with his " Soldiers' Res'" marquee at tho various eonhrgeiit Iraimrg camps, is about to pay a l>r'ef vi^t to the Home Country after an eW-ce of 40 vpw. A »l*on ■feli^r^tn s»y^ — Professor Rutherford, of M'rtiU Univcraity, otip of the rc«t dis'tinflfnished a'umni of the Xpw Xe»lan6 University, or.cl hti old Xel^on Co xlegifcn, h«i bssn oUrtcd a F(0!ow of tho Koyal Socieiy in recoipiinon of hi 1 * servicps in t'i<s domain of phy=ic!i! cci^nce His investigators and discoveries on the snbieet cf radio activi'y Ipve earned him a -»-orld-wide rppn'akon. Tlie Ti^ev. W H. Bv*d<r, rcr»r.Vy o:«aj!if-J a cic-rpymn.'! c/ the Churoh of England by -the B-r'V^o of Waiftpu. was forrae-ly a to'epfra-phist al 'T'lie LoatJon Tllust.-aiod SporlJns ard Dra^ tantiv News of M.ny 9 last says —Mr Georsro lieitch, an e:-"^lloci comedian, stricken Tvith *Aara!ysia tiro years ago, has return-id to Ecj-

land quite restored io health. The paralysi", it was feared, land permanently affected his voice, but in his 'recovery this, too, has been quite restored. He traces this wonderful euro to tho hot baths at Rotoiua, New Zealand, recommended by Mr Seddon, whom Mr Leitch met in Melbourne. Mr Dugald Campbell, an old and esteemed resident of Port Chalmers, died on Sunday at the age of 80 years. He arrived at Port Chalmers in. the ship Helensl^s on August 23, 1663, a.nd was appointed to the position of foremsui at Mr W. Wilson' 3 Otago Foundry, in Cumberland street, Dunedin. He was* afterwards connected with the Hillside Workshops, and then took the position of engineer to tne Otago Dock Trust, which he occupied from ISSO till 1895, when he retired from, active oervice. He leaves a widow, son, and two daughters.