PERSONAL ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2779, 19 June 1907, Page 29

PERSONAL ITEMS.

o The Tuapeka Times states that Mr Samuel Henry, second son of Mr S. Henry, Bellamy Station, who for some years has been connected with the Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association, has resigned his position, and left New Zealand last week to join his brother in the Argentine. The many friends of Mr J. J. Wood*, county clerk, will be pleased to learn that he has fully recovered from his severe illness, and that by the expiration of his leave he will be able to resume his clerical duties. On Thursday week he returned from Dunedin, where he has been spending several weeks, and, as he says himself, he is feeling better than he has for years. — Tuapeka Times. Mr Thomas Kett waa entertained by a number of friends at Invercargill on the 16th inst., and was presented with a gold sovereign case and a case of pipes as a marlf of esteem. Mr KLett intends to take up his residence in Dunedin. Mr Edward Greenhalgh, of the Riverhead Paper Mills, was presented by the employees and other friends with a silver test and coffee service prior to his departure to take up the" managership of the Ma-tauro Paper Mill. A Press Association telegram states that Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M., who has been appointed second magistrate in Wellington, was welcomed by a large number of the legal profession yesterday. Speeohee were made by Mr Hadfield (president of the Law Society) and Dr M'Arthur, S.M. The local secretary of the Regions Beyond Missionary Union has received advice that Mr Robert F. Elder, who has spent seven years in missionary work in the Argentine, left London on the 3rd May by the P. and O. steamer Oratava for Australasia. He hopes to spend a few months visiting his old home at Maheno, near Oamaru, and in meeting old friends in Otago. At the conclusion of the ordinary business at Lodge St. Andrew, No. 432, S.C., on the 11th, Bro. Frank Robertshaw was presented by the lodge orchestra with a handsomelyframed photographic group of its members, with whom the recipient has been associated since its inception about 10 years ago. A Press Association message from Wanganui states that the RevV A. S. Wilson, of Perth, West Australia, has accepted a hearty and unanimous call to the pastorate of the Wanganui Baptist, Church. He is expected to arrive in Wanganui in August. Mr H. A. Boddington, manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Naseby, has received notice of transler to Amberley. Mr Brown, of Dunedin, formerly manager «t St. Bathans, will succeed Mr Boddington at Nsuseby. A Press Association telegram from lnvercar<nll states that Robert "Watson, aged 68, a farmer belonging to Oreti Plains, was found dead in his trap on the Winton road yesterday morning. The cause of death is supposed to have been heart disease. Mr James Park has been gazetted deputyinspector of asylums, hospitals, and licensed houses for the colony under " The Lunatics Amongst those recently elected to the honour of Fellowship of the Royal Society of .hdinburgh the Veterinary Journal mentions the name of Mr J. A. Gilruth, bacteriologist and chief veterinarian for the colony of .Nevf Zealand ._ The Tuapeka Times states that trie Key. Canon Richards, who has been in indifferent health for some time, left l<awrenc© on Tuesday for Dunedin en route for Auckland, where ho purposes recuperating for a time. Mr J. R Cameron, district secretary in the Chnstchurch branch of the United Insurance Company, has been appointed to a eimilar position" in the company's Dunedin branch. Mr Keill Douglas SiiodgTass, who was for very many years associated with mining and the sharebrokiEg business in Dunedin, passed away on the 13th inst., at the age of 49 years. The deceased wna a native of Trinidad, and <;ame out to tt© colony wli«*2i li« v?ftj3 al>oixt 16 yeais of age. Mr J. Stewart, stationmaster at Mosgiel, who was recently promoted to the position of Btationmaeter at Balclutb*. has declined to accept the appointment. Mr A. G. Millward, officer in charge at Queen stown for the past three or four years, has been appointed to fill the vacancy at Balclutha. Hx G Fans, station master at Clyde, takes up tho position of officer m charge at Queonsrton'n, -nhile his pace is to be filled by Mr G fcheltcn j-ta 4 ion master at Diptor Mr Robert "\\at-cn, a well kno-Aii a i Li£"ly '

respected Oreti Plains farmer, died suddenly near Wintonr en Wednesday, June 12. He had intended to go to Invercargill to attend the winter show, and was driving in his trap from the farm to th« railway station. Shortly after he left his house he was found dead in the vehicle, about a mile from Winton. Tha deceased had been farming in the district for about 20 years, and was held in high estimation. William George Grave, of Osmaru, was on June 14 admitted by Mr Justice Williams as a- barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. Mr J. N. Brown, manager of the National Bank of New Zealand, North Dunedin. who has been in the service of the bank for over 33 years, is leaving for an extended holiday by the Wimmera on Wednesday, th« 20th mst., for Sydney, Queensland, the Islands, and Canada. A meeting to bid farewell to Mr Charles Watt prior to his departure for Melbourne was he'd at the Excelsior Hotel on the 14tb mat. The chairman (Mr E. Roberts)! regretted that the dredging industry had go« to such a low ebb as to necessitate the departure of Mr W«tt. Local talent in hydrostatic engineering was being cold-shouldered in favour of the imported article. He reminded those present that Mr Watt, with! Messrs Duncan Bros., had done good work in connection with the Roslyn trams. Eulogistic speeches concerning the guest were mad* by various speakers, who united in. wishing Mr Watt prosperity. Mr Watt, who was presented with a purse of sovereigns, heartily thanked the gathering for the good wishes and handsome present He bad, hie said, corns from Melbourne to the Roslyn trams, expecting to stay eight months, instead of which he had remained eight ye»re. ' The death is announced in London of Sii Henry Hicks Hocking, formerly Attorney* general for West Australia. Mr Justice Chapman is at present on 4 visit to Dunedin. Mr George Marshall, -well known in Southland and North Otago, passed away at hi< residence at Hampden yesterday morning. Mr James Richardson, local manager of th« Atlas-Manchester Fire office, is about ta enjoy a two months' vacation — the fiist length] break in a continuous application to insurant business extending over 25 years, — during which h« proposes to inspect the northern provinces and afterwards visit the Commonwealth. During Mr Richardson's absence M* Elliston Orbell, local accountant, will have charge of the local branch of the Atlas. On Wednesday, 12th inst., several of th« citizens of Alexandra met to bid adieu to Detective Cooney. On behalf of those prepeftt, Mr Ryan, who occupied the chair, presented Mr Cooney with a very -handsome cas* of pipes, and, in doing so referred in eulogistic terms to his many sterling qualities, described him as a very popular officer, and wished himself, wife and family, every success, happiness, and prosperity. Several othes gentlemen endorsed the chairman's remarks. Mr Cooney, in reply said that during his short stay in Alexandra he had made many friends — better he could not wish to meet, — and declared that he would always have a, warm corner in his heart for Alexandra, andK that he hoped to oome back some day andfi renew 'the acquaintance of the people. Ha' had also to thank them for their kind present, which would long be treasured as a memento of his stay at Alexandra. News has been received of -the death aij Hurstville, New South Wftlea, of Dr Robert Lamb, the first medical mission«ry of th*j Presbyterian Church of New Zealand to the? New Hebrides. Dr Lamb was for some years in charge of a church in Canterbury. A great tangi was held a few days ago at Willsher Bay, Port Molyneux, in connection with the d/ep/th of Ihr.ia Potiki. Ha was a son of a chief of the Ngatahu andl Ngamamoe tribes, and was barn at Otagc* Heads. He settled in the Molyneux district? in 1856, when he married, and is survive* by a widow and nine out of IS children born, to them. Mr Parata, M.H.R., says the deceased did * great deal for the Native race in his efforts to better their condition and secure justice for the landless. At the tangi visitors were present from Temuka in the north to Colac in the south. The Chjtha. Leader says: — With the death of Ihai» Potiki Edward King becomes the head of the Native rp.ee in these parts. He is eight years younger than Ihaiti was, but ia a much older resident at the Port. He was there when the Hay family landed in 1849, and is now theonly survivor of the Maoris who were there* then. His father was drowned in the rip at the junction of the Matau and Kaou branches at the lower end of Inchclutha. There was a party of them returning in two canoes from an eeling expedition up river, when the canoe in which King's wife was got caught in the rip between sea and river and swamped. King jumped in after her, and both were drowned. Captain Gilbert Mair, Superintendent of Maori Councils, is retiring from the Government service, and will probably settle in tha Rotorua district. The Rev. Dr Gibb. of St. John's Church, Wellington, leaves for Sydney by the Maheno on Friday on private business. He will be absent for two or three weeks. During the absence of Mr J. N. Brown on extended leave, the North Dunedin branchi of the National Bank of New Zealand wil¥ be in charge of Mr Robert Martiß, subaccountant of the Princes street office. Mr Martin was for eoine years accountant at ths North Dunedin branch. Our Milton correspondent reports the death! of Mr Andrew Hewitson. who passed away* on the 17th at the age of 92 years. The late Mr Hewitson was born in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1815, and was the son of a farmer, and was brought up to that calling. He married Miss Margaret Farquhar. sister of the late Robert Farquhar, of Warepa. la 1859 he left for New Zealand in the Sevilla, landing here the same year. All the family — nme in number — came out with him. When Mr Hewitson and family landed in Dunedin,' they were for about six years settled in; North-East Valley, but the deceased subsequently took up a farm at Lovell's Flat, where he remained until some 28 years ago, when he sold out and retired to live in Milton. Mr Hewitson took very little interest in public affairs, except church matters, bufc waa a man held in high esteem by all witb whom he came into contact.