PERSONAL ITEMS,

Otago Witness, Issue 2805, 18 December 1907, Page 25

PERSONAL ITEMS,

-" ' j ,' ♦ The Hon. C. Louisson, M.L.C., retires fron the Legislative Assembly by effluxion of tim< on the 22nd inst. At the Y.W.C.A. Jffoorne op the 10th inst. farewell was said to Sister Olive, who ii leaving Dunedin for another sphere of work Among those present were Sister Laura Reid Sister May, Sister Evelyn, Mrs Pearson, Rev A. E. Axetoen, Mr F. Camming, Mr Duncai Wright (chairmanX, Mrs AnseH, Sister Alice and Mrs Gordon. Many appreciative thing] were said 1 of the sister's good work in »m around the city, and in the name of her co workers Mr Wright presented her with i pretty handbag and an umbrella as 'tokem of their affection * and goodwill. The siste: returned thanks. The workers hope to re sume their fortnightly meetings some tim< in February next. Mr Aloysius Mac Donald, manager of -tin Bank of New South Wales at Wellington died early yesterday morning, after a linger ing illness. The friends throughout New Zealand o Mr and Mrs A. W. Morris, of this city, wil be interested to know that they celebrated their golden wedding on. the 9th inst. The: received numerous congratulations upon tin occurrence of such an auspicious event. Mr D. Rodger, who has been employed m tb» Tapanui State nursery far some years and has now been' transferred to Hagxmer was entertained by the T&parrai Cricket' Clul on Monday evening-, - and presented with i case ' of Loewe pipes. He was also fetec by the residents generally, and presentee with a purse of sovereigns.Count Morner, the Swedish Consul-genera for Australasia, left Sydney for Auckland bj ..thfr.Afca, TrijK tfce- -Island*, He psropojses it spend several monffis in New Zealand, studying .political,, social, and industrial conditions and bird life. ' Dr Lilico was given a send-off and presentation at Timaru on the 10th inst. Alaxgt number of speaJoers testified to the doctor' i popularity, and hoped he would get on at well at Napier as ne had at Timaru. Mi Godfrey, on behalf of a number of sub Bcxibers, presented Dr Lilioo with » gold sovereign case, well-filled, which, he said showed the esteem in whicb the recipient was held, and Dr Lilico suitably thanked the donors. The Akaroa Mail announces the death oi Mr C. M. Henning, Who practised as a solicitor in Akaroa. He came to Canterbury from England in 1878, and wae for some yean in the Land Transfer Department « examiner of titles at Napier, Blenheim, and InvercargilL In 1879 he went to Akaroa, and started practice "there. Owing to failing health, he gave up the active pursuit of his profession in 1887. H* resided in Christchurch till 1906, when he went to England in the Oswestry Grange, and haa since resided in "Western Super Mare.. The death is announced at Aberdeen ol Captain George Rennie Stuart, who was at one time well-known in shipping circles in New Zealand. He- was the eldest son of the l*t* Captain Charles Stuart, of Aberdeen, and served his apprenticeship with Messrs George Thompson and -Co. He was chief officer of tbe ».o. "Woldeneißii, belonging to bis uncle, the lat» Mr Joan I. Rennie, of Aberd«en. and miterwwds was in command of the sailing ship Tugela, belonging to the same owner. He subsequently joitysd the Albion Shipping Company (Messrs P. Henderson, Glasgow), and commanded in succession the City of Dunedin, Otago, and Oamaru, o! their fleet in tha New Zealand trade. He then took command of tbe sjs. Nemesis in the Australian trade. On resigning the command of this- steamer, be joined the staff ol th« London Salvage Association, and fox a considerable number of years conducted important and successful salv&ee operations in many parts of the world. He then became marine superintendent in London to the fleet of Messrs John T. Rennie and Son, Aberdeen, retiring from active work in 1905. Mr L._ V. Goyen arrived in Dunedin from London on the 10th. He has spent over two years in the National Dental Hospital, London, getting the varied practical experience in his profession that is to be obtained, in. that institution. Mr Stanley S. Hume, fifth son of Colonel Hume, has died at Palmer* ton North, at the age of 33 years. The deceased was quite well on Saturday, when he was seized with sudden illness, arising from an internal complaint. Two operations were performed, but death ensued on the 12th. It is understood (says a. Wellington telepram) that Mr G. A. King (registrar of the Supreme Court at Dunedin) will be transferred to Christohurch, to succeed Mr Bloxam, who is retiring from, the service, and that Mir H. A. Hawking, demity-registrar at Wellington, will succeed Mr King at Dunedin. A Master-ton telegram states that the Hon. G. Fowlds opened a new hospital building at Masterton on the 12th inst. There was a large attendance of the public. Speeches wer» made- by Ms. Fowlds and Mr A. W. Hogg. M.P. Tber* are 26 bede in the building, the cost- of -which was £9100, and it is considered an up-to-date building. Inspector O'Brien returned to Dunedin on the 13th after a tour of inspection of the Cromwell, Clyde, ' Alexandra, Lawrence, and Roxburgh police stations. At the meeting of the Tuapeka Licensing n _:xi xt- tnil. / _—_

\ - _ "t dent) there was passed a resolution of x condolence and sympathy with the widow of y .the late Mr Hugh Craig on the occasion of >t her recent bereavement. The chairman of {he ' a committee (Mr Burgess, S.M.) referred to the a «b!e assistance given by Mr Craig in all licensa ing matters. , Being an almost constant . traveller, Iffir Craig hid good opportunities of -I observing the way tbe various houses were j conducted, and he made every use of those opportunities. Messrs Jeffery, M'lntosh, and Eraser also spoken and, on behalf of the. Biev Mr Bartholomew also referred to the death of Mr Craig. The members of the committee reverently xose to their feet while the chaira. man put the motion. Mr Fraser, of Lawe xenoe, has been appointed by the Government to fill the vacancy. „ A pleasant ceremony took place on Wednes- ■ day, 11th inst., at the conclusion of the :. meeting of the Milton Borough Coon1, cil, when Mr R. Margrie Brookes, who has officiated in the capacity i of town clerk for a number of years, i, was made the recipient of handsome after9 noon tea and dinner sets (comprising same 70 1 pieces) by the members of the council and - borcrag-A employees on the occasion of his » approaching marriage. s -fa Mb capacity as warden, MzTR. H. Turton, r S.M., exeroised his jurisdiction ' in the War- - den's Court for the first time on Axe 13th at » Livingstone, and was (says our correspondent) welcomed on behalf of the legal profession » by Mr Kirk, while, Mr John Christian stroke „ some words of welcome on behalf of ~the - miners of Livingstone. __ . A Press Association message from "Wangaf nui says that Mr Alfred 1 Bayly, the well1 known footballer, died on the 15th; aged 41 * years. J T Mars M'Ghregor, pf " Auchinore," one of the , » oldest and* beat-known, settlers in the Waagamui district, passed away on the 15th inst. 1 at the. age of 91 years. !» Mr C. W, Battray and Mrs. Raitray reV turned by " -the Tftaheno on Saturday from * their trip to Europe. * Among the Maheno's passengers on Satur- * day were Mr and Mrs C. Tilbura, who have * been for some months absent on a trip to the Home Country. 1 Mr F. G. Dorrington, who left Port Chalf mers on the 16th for Hokrtiba, to take charge ' of the,' Sanlt of'-Kerr Zealand branch there, " was entertained at Bastings' s- Hotel on Satur- ! day evening by a number of the leading j citizens. On their behalf Mr John Mill pre- j * sented Mr Dorrington with a travelling rug, 9 and a similar compliment was paid Mrs 8 Dorrington, the gifts being accompanied with i eulogistic references to the sterling merits of r the recipients, whose future welfare was the " theme of a hearty toast, which was honoured 1 - with enthusiasm. Mr .Dorrington replied in ' terms befitting the occasion, and heartily [ thanked the donors for their gifts and kindly L sentiments. Mr S. E. M'Carthy. stipendiary magistrate ' at Invercargill, who is to be transferred to ■ N&pier to succeed Mr H. W. Brabant, will 1 in turn be succeeded at Invercargill by Mr 1 G. Cruickshank, S.M., who has been for J some years in charge pf Ute , Miltonf Lawrence district. I Mr S. M. Park, of the Otago Education ', Office, who has been seriously indisposed for 1 tha last three or four weeks, is now ; ateadily recovering. 1 Mr John M'Laohlan, M.P. for Ashburton, " has definitely announaed that he will not ) contest the seat at the next election. ' ' Mr J. K. Logan, superintendent of electric ' lines, has received cable advice 'to the effect 1 that his son, Dr Logan, of Wellington, is 1 seriously ill in London. 1 It is expected that Mr A. Orabbe, formerly ! in the New Zealand Veterinary Department, land, will be appointed to control the new | system of meat inspeotion which our Governt mifcnt proposes to inaugurate in London. , From all account* Mr Crabbe would be an excellent man for the position. ' t .News haa been received from England that > Mr 3>. M. Ross, who has already ch'stin- \ guislbed himself as a writer of short stories ' and verse in New Zealand and Australia, '. haa had a volume of poetry accepted by a : well-known London publisher. The bosk, | entitled "The Promise of the Star," 1 is exoected in New Zealand shortly. . , The Pxesa undexsiands thst Mr Archibald , Scott, who has for many years been manager : of the Standard Insurance Company lor Canterbury and We&tland, has retired from active service, but still retains his connection with tbe company aa local director. Mr Manning, who has been chief officer of the j branch, has been appointed Mr Scott's j successor. The Gore Standard announce* the death of I an old resident of Gore in the person of Mr j Kenneth Fraser, whose end came after a protracted illness. Mr Fraeer .cam« to Kew Zealand in 1864, and afterwards resided at Riverton for about 20 yeturs, carrying on the business of a butcher. Then he went to Gore, and followed the «ame occupation. He was well known and highly respected all over j the district.