PERSONAL ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 27

PERSONAL ITEMS.

We learn that Mr G. W. Sare, who has been for a number of years in charge of tile branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company's business at Hamilton, Waikato, n&& been appointed to the management in Dunedin, ana €h&t he takes up Wjs duties about the end of .-the present month. Mx S*rank Vennell, who has bee^i acting as manager here since the retirement of Mx Todd, is to take, charge i of the" Qamaru , branch during the absence of Mr J5. -P.. Burbury, "who is shortly leaving for the OM Country upon a visit of some months' duration. -- The National Electric and Enginering Company," having resolved to extend its operations toi the North Island, has secured the services of Mr R. Ei Fletcher, M.1.E.E., a /gentleman well known in the electrical world, who has carried out some of the largest electric power and lighting installations in the Australasian colonies. Mr Fletcher leaves Dunedin immediately to «i»t^ as engineer and ..manager of the - company's Auckland branch. Dr 'and "Mis "Bowie, -who have been engaged in mission work^-in the New ' Hebrides for, about . 12 years, arrived in Duhedin on the 4th inst." Dr Bowie will .Dunedin- on Saturday last. Dr Bowie will be doing deputation work during his shor"^ furlough here. . ■Mr D. P. Porteous, who has been telegraphist in the Palmerston office fo^ the past four years, is under orders to proceed to Nelson. He. leaves for Nelson on"Monday next, v ond will 'be entertained at a valedictory . igatherinig this evening. Mr Porteous will be succeeded by Mr C. J. Gwynne, who served his cadetship in the , local office. Mr Carlisle Studholme returned to Wai- ' mate recently after a . six weeks' shooting , trip in South "Africa, in company with Mr j P.' A.- Elworthy, " of Pareora (says the 1 Timaru Herald): - 'Mr,- Studihoime reports; having had excellent sport, the bag includ- j : ing lions, *<gnus, hyenas, and almost all the larger ' varieties of birds, amongst the smaller animals being a "few extremely rare kinds, which were presented to the i Pre- * toria Museum. The collection of skins and ' heads' when set up -will be a very fine one. [ It is ytiih. profound regret that, we chronicle the -death :.of Mrs Wajter Blaekie. of Glasgow Farm. Basfc_, Taieri. Mrs Blaekie, who was born in Roxburghshire, Scotland, came out to New Zealand with her parents (the late John and Ellen Steel) in the ship Helens- : lee about -1569, and had resided in the , Taieri ever since. -. She. was of a quiet, reserved, but kindly disposition, and" her true worth' was known only to her more intianate,friends.- The news of r her -death, at i the"* comparatively" > «arly age of > 55"- years, " will have been received ~ throughout r the . Taieri'' with sincere expression^' • of jegret, and a -Wide' circle of friends' will extend to "Mr - Blaekie and his .family . their heartfelt eyjnpafhy in tiheir sad bereavement. •"Mt F. ,J. Sullivan, prominently connected _, with" the Dunedin fishing* -industry, arriveel ■_ back from a /- trip- to England .and. America,' 'by the first *expxe"ss^fr»m. J the north' on" the 7th. While a,t Home Mr Sullivan purchased a steam trawler, which will shortly arrive in , these waters,- and .which "should prove a j valuable factor in the fishing industry. i - Hhg -Mirror reports the death, on New . ' Year's Day, of Mrs EUspeth Claris, widow - j of the- late William Tulloch, who died some months ago. Mxb Tulloch had an attack of influenza- in August last, and was' never able to' eiiaker it off, but senile decay oairi^d her away at -the ■ end. The deceased Tafiy ■was 62 years of age. The funeral was held on Friday, the place of interm«n.t being the Crlenore Cemetery. Thp Rev. J. C. Small officiated at the graveside. " A ..private telegram received) on the 7th reports the death, of Judge Frazer, of Portland, from appendicitis, his end _ being accelerated by overwork in the circuit .and juvenile courts. Our , readers nave already had the opportunity of becoming acquainted with the work of this most excellent man. . In the Otago Witness of February andi March last yeaV there was a descripj tion, written by Mr Spencer Clapham, of J the -work don© on Judge Frazer's Juvenile ' Court. He achieved v unmeasured success by 1 his methods of dealing with lads accused of offences- which might lead themto t^e the , wrong road. One specimen must Suffice. , Ted with a numl>er of otjber lads, had been caught bathing sit a prohibited , place, and had been 'taken, to ' the court in the patrol waggon. The boys were" remanded. When < ihe was to appear he left th« house in hia ■ very best suit, 'with collar, and '• shining, bocrts, but fie walked so solemnly down the front steps that' he' might have . been going' to a funeral instead "of thej juvenile court. He was back' before' lunch. 1 He came along with, an elastic step, which \ showed' how great «. burden hadL bsen liftad-j "rrom'-his mind. Said the mother: ." 3>idn?-t ' the judge even 'give you- a good scolding?" • " Why, no jnanima,"^ was the. repdy.i He told as wo oughtn't to have, been' taken' in the , patrol waggon, and he was real sorry our ■ names were in the paper. He said -what we needed! was some bathing sheds so's we can ' " bathe. ' He's going to have -fihemi" np s'after1 noon." Such, waa Judge Frazer's method of dealing with juvenile offenders, and he con- , quered and made a friend of many * ! " tough." Sir John Madden. XSiief Justice of Vie- ; toxio* and.' Mies MaSden arrived at Wellington by the Marama from Sydney on the Bth, en route to the Hot Lakes, and are accompanied by Colonel. Campbell, A.D.C. to hia / Honor during' the- time the latter" was Lieu-tenant-govexnor of the State. Befpxe Ms departure from Inveroaigill on ; Tuesday, 7th ihst., Mr A .McDowell was met by- 'between 40 and '50 repreeentatives ' of the business, 'and professional - classes, and • entertained at a valedictory I social,- at wfhich he was presented with a silver fruit case. Mr M'Dowell has retired from the Customs Department after 40 yeans* eer«even spent in Invercargill. Mr WilUami C- Dwwes, ohaJTmtm of directors of the New Zealand Loan and Mertan- ' tile^ Agency Company, andi >f the New \ Zealand Shipping Gorjipany, is expected to arrive from Brig-land shortly. The Rev. A. M. Johnson. - vicar of St. j Matthew's, Masterton. has been appointed .(says a Wellington telegram) to succeed the I late BeY/ R. Coff«y"»s vicar of St. Mark's \ pajish, -Wellington.ffhe following railway transfers are- noti- I field :-^F. Field, clerk ' at' Sawyers' Bay, "to. - sta&enmaster at Waiwera,; P. L. Brown, cl#*sr 'at -Balclutha, -to • Sawyers' • Bay ; J. j Short ol«rk ait Stirling, ±o Balolutha; H. J. ' Riohdalo, clerk Dunediai telegraph, to Stirling; W. P.^Nokin, assiatamt relieving officer Dun-edin, to clerk Dunedin goods; F. T, - Chandler, clerk Burkes, to assistant relieving officer Dunedin; R. J. A. Stirling, clerk Dunedin, to clerk Buarfees; W. A. '*Murray', , atationmaster Ravensbourne, to clerk Milton; , \\Si m Hw^ fetotipnmaster .Wltuury, to j

Btationmaster Ra-vensbvairne-; L. •W. Porter, s-baiiemmaster Makarewa, to stationroaster Milbtirn; B. B. Richards, cl-erk Orepuki, to stationraastet Makarewa;- N. J. '-Ward; clerk Milton, to clerk jDreptikL ' " « Rev. Fathers CofEey and Howard -and a party of lay friends are on a -walking tour from liake Te An«.u to MiHord Sound. <sonst*ble Charles Willi-am Lopdcll (saya a Wellington telegram) has been appointed clerk of the Magistrate's Court _at Balclutha, vice Cqjis-Vable W. A.- Matthews? transdterred. Mr Si. J?. Chamberlain, eligine«r to the Christchurch Tramway Boarct, will leave for America on the -26th of next month. His term of engagement with the board has expired. • ' . -'' ' ' Sir James Mills, managing . director of the Union Steam Ship Company, arid Mr "W. A. Kennedy," Wellington manager, havV joined the direotoiwta of th& Wellington Pa-tent Slip Company oLamit,ed). 'the death is recorded of an old: settler in Milton in" the person "of- Mr James ' Heid, of Fairfax., who passed away on January 7, and was interred yesterday , Among the visitors to Mount Cook (per motor car from Fairlie) last week were the Hon. Dr Findlay, Mrs Findlay, Mr Justice Sim and "Mrs Sim, and Professor Salmond and. Mrs Selmand. nOn Saturday his Excel-i lency, the Governor, Admiral and Lady Fawkes, Lieutenant Hay and * servants .'-will fill a l>ig car. . ' . ■" . MrR. E. .M'Phail, who for-- the past five years > has been a > prominent , .resident of CampbeUtdvm;- and. is now apout to takiis ug his' lesidence- at -Roxburgh, where' ; he'pw poses • to . establish .a fruit oniming -factory, •was accorded a hearty send-ofi '. on -Tuesday evening.' There was a large gathering «f-i"s friends and' fellow-citizens in the 1 -" Eagle" Hotel. The Mayor presided, and presented the guest with a travelling; bag, The - same evening a -travelling- rug was 'presented -to Mr M'Phail by members of the Murihiku Football Club. _ <. - .' _.t- „, , Mr 6 Mewhinney.'is gazetted Chief Clerk in the Land for Settlements Department. x » Mr Me R. M'Cracken, the . bell-known Australian'^brewer.. with , Ms family, has^ begun ft tour of New Zealand. ,' ■ Nurse MacdougalV from the staff ot &eacliff Mental' Hospital, has been appointed matron of the -Mount .View Mental Hospital, in the place of jNui£e"SinVW&o resigned recently. . f . ■ .-',.,. Mt T. Mackenzie, , M.P., accompanied by several members of his -family, left . on the 13th for a.week or 10 days'. h ° ll ffl *f Aj*?Wakrtipu. It is probable that Mr Mackenzie mako * trip to MBHm««* Mr William Tyson, son of Mr and Mrs John Tyson,- late' of Rongahere, is at JPS 8 ?? pSJ" caged in silver mining on the Malay PeninSila. Though several times t lwd np ™th> -fever, he has always - pulled through, .and is apparently well satisfied with his prospects. A very pleasant and s.ociable gathering took place in the ante-room- of -Carmodys Hall, Waitahuna, on the evening of Wednesday last, ■when * number ot Mr Murray's friends met to -wish'.-hianv* kmd'.y .•good-bye ,on the eve of Ms departure ffpan, Waiiahuffa for .Pleasant Point. «- -Mr. Freeman preseflted Mr Murray v with "a handsome travelling, rug. . Mr Murray was also ihe- recipient of a cigarette case end pocketbcot from the members of the Waitahuna Brass Band. Mr H. L. ,Michel, .who .has been connected" with,' the Hqkitrka Fire Brigade for over a '"quarter" of a' century." and has occupied the captaincy "for many years, has tendered his resignation to the brigade, owing to his civic and fire insurance interests being affected by the new Fire Brigades Act. Among relumed holiday-makers is Mr T. K. Sidey, M.P. Mr J>. Petrie is renewing old acquamxance^ in Dunedin. He is now chief inspector" of schools in "the Auckland . educational district.! Mr Petrie was the earliest irispeotor, for Otago under the present system of 'education.Mr "Isaac Stevenson, who resigned from, the mayoral chair of Port . Chalmers in order, toi jbe at liberty to mfeke an extended- tour, was" the centre of a -group;; of friends yesterday morning saying '" Grood-bye" prior to. the "departure of the south express 5 . .Mr Stevenson's" intention was to join the.Maiama at, the Bluffy spend a, few weeks in.' Victoria, then going to Europe "via Japan. .»-, ■ -■*

1 Btationmaater Ra«vensbo«irne-; L. •W. Porter,