PERSONAL ITEMS,

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 1 September 1909, Page 27

PERSONAL ITEMS,

i A Wanganui message 6tates that Mr ; Pirani was on August 24 re-elected chair- • man of the Wanganui Eduoatior Board. The Rev. Alex. Don, Chinese missionary in Dunedin, is in receipt of a letter from Mr Yung Liung Hwang, Chines© Consul for New Zealand, stating that after his return from Auckland he will pay a visit to Dunedin. At present, however, the date cannot be definitely fixed. Mr W. 8. M'Kee, of the Bank of New Zealand staff at Balclutha, has been offered a transfer to the B«^k of New Zealand branch at Levuka, Fiji, and the Free Press understands that Mr M'Kee will accept the position. | Mrs Bryee, who has beer a resident of ' Matau for 22 years, and who has relinquished farming, was met, prior to her departure for Strrling, by a large number of the residents and presented with a saddlebag easy chair, together with kind wishes for her future welfare. Recent news from Sydney states that Dr . •2?isbet' is progressing satisfactorily (says the Outlooi), although it is scarcely expected that he will be able to resume his pulpit work in Dunedin at the end of the two months' furlough originally arranged. It is hoped, however, that a little further rest and quiet will have the- effect of restoring to health the much-esteemed pastor of First : Church. Intimation has been received by cable from Melbourne of the death of Mr Jack ; Con way, notable in the cricket world. He ] was organiser and manager of the first Australian team (Dave Gregory's) to England, which played here en route to Britain in 1878. Conway settled in Dunedin for a time a year or two afterwards, and repre- j sented Otago against Canterbury. | Another of the Canterbury pioneer set- j tiers passed away on Aug. 22 in the person of Mrs Bayfield, who had reached the age ; of 92. Mrs Bayfield, with her husband and eldest child, was a passenger by the • Randolph, one- of the historic first four ships. Mr Bayfield established himself in Lyttelton as a chemist and druggist, that being the first shop of its kind started in Canterbury. He carried the business j on until his death at a comparatively early j age in 1860. Mrs Bayfield cowtinued the , business of her 'ate husband for many yea>rs. Mr J. A. Petrie, who has been an inmate of the Greymouth Hospital for come time, having been a viox-m of consumption for three and a-half years, died las' month (says the Greymouth Star). He was a | aative of • Dumfries. He came to New ! Zealand with his parent* in the early day>, and entered the banking business, which he followed unt : l ho resigned from it at Nasoby to go into business- as a general merchant in ,<sreymouth. He took an active part in th© development of the i town, ~and was three times Mayor. His j wife predeceased him four years ago. He j leaves two sans. Mr Alan Petrie (who ; is st idving for th* Church) and Mr Ken- j neth Petne, a chemist in practice at « Geraldine. The Dunstan Presbytery has nominated the Rev. P. B. Fraeer, M.A., for the posi- i tion of Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zea- j land. j Dt Rosa Collier, of Middlemarch, has just been appointed medical officer to the J district of Clinton by unanimous vote of j the committee. The district embraces close j on 2000 people, and is in fairly close settlement. Much regret is fait at Middlermarch and among the sanatorium patients, with all of whom Dr Collier is a general favourite. According to a cable message received by ; the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, the • prees representatives from England to the Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the ' Empire are:— Mr Lovat Fraser, of The Times ; Mr Archibald Marshall, Daily j Mail ; Mr Stephen Unwin. Yorkshire Ob- ■ server; and Mr Nichol, Chronicle. j The New Zealand Tablet reports that at Dogana, diooeee of Geraldton, cm July j 11, two young ladies made their solemn profession in the Order of St. Dominic, j The names of the young ladies are Mies Rose M'Quilkwi (in religion Sister Mary ' Teresa) and Mi»s Mary Inglie (in religion , Sister Mary Thomas of Aquin). The chapel was throng-ed with visitors, amongst whom was Mr Thomas M'Quillan, brother of one of the newly professed, who had com* from Dunedin for the occasion. Colonel Robin will pay a visit to Dun- ! edin shortly. He i« to address the Officer*' j Club on the 10th September. Dr W. J. Porteous, who returns to India in duo course as a medical missionary, was on Aug. 26 ordained at Knox Church as a missionary of the Presbyterian Church. A J valedictory service was ako held in respect of Dr Porteous, the Rev. H. Davies, M.A., and Miss M'Ewan (Canton Mission). , The death is recorded in the Milton papers of Mies Louisa Elizabeth Toogood, who passed away at her mother's residence, Helcn6brook, Milton, on Wednesday, Aug. 25. Deceased was the eldest daughter of the late Mr William Toogood, was 46 years* of age, and was a native of Milton. She was not of robust constitution, but her quiet Christian character made for her many friends. Mrs Garret Russell, a very old settler in the Tokomairiro district, died in Dunedin on the 23rd August. Her husband predeceased her some years ago. The late Mre Russell was nearly 80 years of age, and was a native of Waterford, Ireland, and a sister of Mr John Curran, Milton. The Gore Standard l«arns that Mr Frank Young, town clerk of Gore, has been prevailed upon to withdraw his resignation. It will be remembered that Mr Young was recently appointed town clerk and tramways manager at Mornington. The local council felt extremely disinclined to part with so efficient an officer as Mr Young has proved himself to be during the past five ye-ars, and after considering ways and ni-sans offered him an inducement to remain at Gor<\ which Mr Youn.fr, ha-? accepted. Mrs Sim-eon, wife of Mr Fied. P Simeon, died in Wellington on Aug. 26 (-says tho Prot-s Association) aged 65 years. Deceased was a Jialfcaste, well known among th<* Maons a- Kurakitiro, a!'<l al.-o ;is Akanihi. She was a clc*'» relative of th" late r-hiefe Tohu ami To Whin. For many \<--aiii»he had l><~en of cji^at assistance to the Native Land Court-* in unra\olling intricate cases by reason of her intimate knowledge of th«

lineage of Taranaki Natives. She was born »t To Awamutu, in the Waikato district. Her grandfather was a noted Tohunga besides. She was a widow, and leaves a j family of 10. The Rev. J. H. M'Kenzie, of Nelson, has been nominated by the Timaru Presbytery for the position of Moderator of the General Assembly. ' The New Zealand Herald states that at a meeting of St. Andrew's adherents, at Hamilton, it was agreed to fix the stipend at £250 and extend a call to the Rev. Jas. Clark, of Palmerston South. A Press Association message reports the death at Auckland of Mr William Adair, a merchant, much respected in Gisborne, where he lived. He underwent an operation on August 24, but did not recover. The formal induction of the Rev. T. C. Burgess into the charge of the Maniototo Parish took place at Naseby on Wednesday, August 25_, the service being conducted by his Lordship the Primate. Undt-r date July 16, our London correspondent sends the foJlowing items: — On his return from Geneva Sir Robert Stout will go to Edinburgh to present a flag given by the children of the Dunedin High Street School tQ. the children of the famous old Royal High School of Edinburgh, at which many celebrated men have been educated. " This school was selected by Mr Mark Cohen ■ because of its' representative character and historic associations. Mr T. Rossßurt, of Dunedin, who has been representing his firm and practising as a mining engineer in Xondon for 10 years past, will return to New Zealand, with his wife and family, next month, leaving by the Tainui on the 19th. His brother {Mr J. R. JtfurtJ has arrived to t-ake his place here. Among New Zealand medical students who have just passed the quarterly examination in practical pharmacy of the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, is Mr William Alexander Dunn, Otago University and St. Thomas's Hospital. Mr *Ben Fuller, the popular partner in John Fuller and Sons, has leached London by way of America, where he and his wife travelled on unaccustomed routes — to Texas and over the border to the lurid-living Mexican town of El Paso; thence to New Orleans and the southern States of the Union, with the special object of bringing an open and unbiassed mind to bear on^ the negio question. As to the result, he is~ quite candid. He agrees with the Americans' treatment of the negro. From there Mr and Mis Fuller went up to Canada, and down again to Bo3ton and New York. T*hey had a very interesting, interview with the veteran scientist Edison, who presented Mrs Fuller with an autogiaph photograph. Mrs Fuller, by the way, is at present under treatment by a Harley street specialist, apparently with advantageous results. , Mr C. A. Stewart, of Balclutha, has been appointed assistant master at -the Thames High School. 'At the last meeting of the Ambulance class in Mosgiel the lecturer, Dr Allan, was presented with a handsome ansroid barometer by ,the .members. Mr J. Ilott, the well-known advertising agent, met with a rather serious bicycle accident in Wellington last week through his machine skidding. His collar-bone was broken in two places. % An okl and esteemed -resident of Clifton, Southland (Mre Mary Ann Couling), passed away on Aug. 23, at the age of 81 years. The deceased, who was a native of Churchill, Oxford (England), arrived in New Zealand in 1874 with her husband j nd family of 11, several of whom were grown up. Landing at Port Chalmers, they immediately came south, and settled at Clifton, where Mr Couling was engaged at sawmilling. On retiring from that occupation Mr Couling built the Clifton Hotel, J which he and his late wife conducted for many years. ! Mt and Mrs Crooke and Miss Crooke left Lawrence on Friday for Greymourh, where Mr Crcoke will take up his magisterial duties this week. A largo number of friends and well-wishers assembled at the railway station to wish them " Goodbye." During the week (says the Tuapeka | Times) the lady friends of Mrs Crooke presented her with a silver tea service as a token of their high esteem and apprecia- I tion of her manj estimable qualities. I At the Sawyers' Bay League of Service meeting on Friday evening the president (Mr Forbes) on behalf of the residents of the Bay, presented Mr Davidson, the local station master, who is leaving the ■ service, with a couple of easy chairs, one of these being for Mrs Davidson. Mr Forbes referred to Mi- Davidson's long connection with Sawyer's Bay, extending over some 30 years, and to the good work done by him for the district, especially in connection with the Presbyterian Church and Sunday School, the School Committee, and as director of the local public hall. They all cordially wished him and his family all comfort and happiness in their retirement. In returning thanks | Mr Davidson said he had tried to do his

duty, and trusted he had been of some service, especially to the - yotmg people. Three hearty cheers were then given by the children for Mr Davidson, who, with his family intends to reside at St Leonards. A Neleon message states that Mr A. Ti Maginnity was -re-elected chairman of the Education Hoard on Monday for the fourth' consecutive term. The Milburn School Committee has recommended Miss Anderson, of LovelPs Flat, and presently of Merton School, foe appointment as mistress, vice Mi« Nelson, resigned. Mr P. J. Kelly, one of the Sydney University football team, which is at present touring New Zealand, is a son of M« T. Kelly, of Wellington. He is an old boy of St. Patrick^ College and St. Ignatius, Riverview, Sydney, and is now study-, ing medicine in Sydney. A Wellington message states - that «? deputation representing the surviving passengers and crew of the Penguin waitetl on Mr W. M'Menamin at Island- Bay oK Sunday, and presented him with an address and a silver-mounted pipe, in recognition* of his kindness on the night .of the wreck: It may be remembered that it was at hia station, near <Tera.whiti, that the survivors were welcomed and oared for Information by cakle has been received by ilr W. Xorroan, mine manager, of the" .. 6 ™«" death at Anstruther, Scotland, ofl Mr Wilham Jack, of Matakanui, well-known in mining circles and largely interested ifc the gold-mining industry. Mr Jack, wher was a colonist of well-nigh 50 years' starsdng, went Home on a trip some monrha ago, and passed away as above at the house of Mrs Meldrum, a former resident of MataJcanui. Among the passengers on the steamer Waratah are Mr and Mrs Ernest Page. Mr Page will be remembered as Professor Bonnor, a hypnotise, who was in Dunedin. in 1906 with Bcstock and Wombwell's Cirouo (the proprietors of which presented the Newtown, Wellington, Zoo with its lion). Professor Bonnor used to hypnotise a man named Williams, and bury him beneath/ the ground for eight days. He also causedWilliams to drive blindfolded horses through the principal streets, over a trali previous!} covered by a committee in search of a hidden article. Miss Anderson, vho was severing her eonneotioi* with the Kaihiku School to take up an appointment at Alexandra, was entertained at a farewell social on Friday evening. Mr G. Johnston, jun., on behalf of the -children of the district and their, friends, pr^ented her with a gold brooch set with pearls and turquoise and a silver' l belt as a tangible token of kindly feeling 1 , ( and appreciation. Miss Anderson,- in re- j turning "thanks, said she had spent many, happy days in Kaihiku, both in the echofJ. and out of it,.