PERSONAL ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3036, 22 May 1912, Page 37

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The following Dunedin candidates passed the Pharmacy Board examination held last month:—Section A—Messrs A. Dixon, A. D. M'Lennan, and R. E. Lawrence; section B, Mr J. R. A. Thompson. A social gathering was held in the Masonic Hall, Papanui, on the 13th inst. to bid farewell to Constable Harvey, who has been transferred to Balclutha. Mr S. Bullock presented a well-niled purse of sovereigns to Mr Harvey, and Mrs Harvey and tile children were also presented by Mr and Mrs Petrie with a bread fork, a set of jam spoons, and set of lace pins. An lnvercargill telegram announces the death of Mr G. A. Jj. Pauling, Distract Land Registrar at lnvercargill, who has been in a precarious state of health lor some time past. The cause of death is said to have been heart failure, accentuated by an attack of pneumonia. The deceased entered the Government service at Wellington 30 years ago, when he was appointed to the Lands and Deeds Office. He remained in the Wellington office fc* 14 years, during which time he was once a representative R<ugby footballer. Later he went to Napier, and was transferred to lnvercargill about 12 months ago. He was 47 years of age at the time of his death. He leaves a widow, but no family. A telegram from Greymouth announces the death; after a long illness, of Mr Charles Seabrook, a very old resident of the Coast. Mr H. L. Brett, of Dunedin, has been appointed to the position of dispenser at the. Dunedin Hospital. At the meeting of the Education Board on the 16th Messrs Mitchell and Fleming were appointed the board's delegates to the conference of Education Boards, to be hold in Wellington during next week. Mr H. J. Day, _ stationmaster in charge of the Gisborne railway section, who is retiring from the service, will be succeeded by Mr W. Williams, Audit Inspector of the •Jhnstch.urch district. The Otago Education Board on the 16th decided-to grant Mr John Reid, of Tatars, who retires on superannuation, a month's leave oi absence from June 30. Tho Chair man expressed the opinion that Mr Reid had served the board faithfully and well for upon 30 years, and they should send him a letter expressing their appreciation of hie long service. Our Wellington correspondent states that Mr David' Ziman, who has been connected with the New Zealand Consolidated Gold fields Company since its formation, left for England by the Corinthic on the' 16th, and will probably not return to the Dominion. lVlr Francis Boyd Adams has been admitted by Sir Joshua Williams as a bar ristor and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. Mr Adams is the eldest sen of Mr A. S. Adamo. who was himself admitted 29 vears ago. On Wednesday evening, in Knox Church, the Rev. Stewart Clark Harbinson, 8.A., who has been for some time assistant to the Rev. R. E. Davies, was formally licensed a probationer of the Presbyterian Church by a commission of the Presbytery of Dunedin. A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that Mr Charles Wilson (parliamentary librarian) has been elected chairman of tho Victoria College Council Sir Robert Stout was re-elected the council's representative on tho University Senate. His Grace Archbishop Redwood celebrated on tho 13th tho twenty-fifth anniversary of his selection as Archbishop of the Wellington Province. His Grace w<*s ordained at Maynooth, in 1865, appointed Bishop of Wellington in 1874, and elevated' to the dignity qf Archbishop on May 13. 1887. Sitting in Chambers on Friday morning his Honor Mr Justice Williams admitted Messrs F. S. Brent, H. F. Guy, and W. Tweedy as solicitors of.the Supreme Court. Mr and Mrs John Heads, of Milburn, were entertained at a valedictory social at Milburn prior to their departure for Kaihiku, where they have purchased a farming property. Complimentary speeches were made regarding their excellent qualities, and Mr Heads was presented with a barometer, whilst Mrs Heads was the recipient of a handsome handbag. Mr William A. Hislcp, who has been connected with the Milton branch of the National Bank for some years past, has been transferred to the Christchurch branch, and left for the Cathedral City on Thursday. Mr Hislop was presented by his fellow employees with a set of military hair brushes, lie was also entertained at a farewell supper by tho members of the looal branch of the Y.M.C.A., with which institution he has been actively associated. as treasurer, etc. On this occasion he was made the recipient of a presentation in tho form of an auto-strop razor The death is announced at Melbourne ot one of the old identities of lnvercargill, MiHenry Jaggers. The late Mr Jaggers arrived in New Zealand in 1858, and tho following year commenced business at lnvercargill as a tinsmith. He was elected to the first Borough Council of lnvercargill in 1871, and occupied tho mayoral chair in 1882. He took up contracting, and had the work of constructing a. portion of the Seaward Bush line. The deceased removed to Melbourne about 15 years ago, where he had since resided. He leaves two sons and four daughters to- mourn their loss, three of the latter being resident in Southland. Deceased married a daughter of the late Mr George Prietor, of Dunedin. Mr Harry J. Cuttance, who is now settled in the Clutha district, writes to say that he has read with interest Mr George Fenwiek's account of his trip from Karangarua, to the Copland Rivfr, and over the Copland Pa.-.s. Mr Cuttance thinks he was the first white, person to go up the Copland River. "We," he writes, "made a campers' traverse as far a 5 the Douglas Rock, and then turned up what is known as the Strauchon River, on to the glacier of the same name. This glacier and river were named after me by Mr Douglas " Mr Cuttance goes on to say that the powers that be changed the name, to the Strauchon River and Glacier, and gave his name to a small arm of the glacier. He says he cut a track with the bill hook from the first crossing of tho Copland River to 'he end of the distance they covered. They were sent to find, if possible, a pass from the West Coast to the Hermitage, but it was late in

the season, and provisions running short, they had to retrace their way back to the West Coast. This would be about 20 years ago. A year laer Messrs Zurbiggen and Fitzgerald went over the pass from the Canterbury side, and down the Copland River. Mr M'Murray, gaoler at Lyttelton, is to be transferred to Dunedin. and Mr Pointon, of Dunedin, will go to Lyttelton. •Mr A.' 0. Webb, who has been organist and choirmaster at Tokomairiro Presbyterian Church during the past five years, has accepted the position of music master at the King's College, Auckland. The new position means considerable advancement to Mr Webb in his profession. A Press Association telegram states that Mr D. St. George, postmaster at Hokitika for nine years, was on the 20th presented with a purse of sovereigns by the citizens of Hokitika, prior to his departure for Greymouth, to which office he has been promoted. The Mayor of Hokitika presided, and on behalf of the citizens expressed regret at Mr St. George's departure from the town. The other speakers referred in very eulogistic terms of the manner in which the giseet had carried out his duties during his term of office. Mr St. George will leave for Greymouth today, and his position will be filled by Mr G. Bmpeon, formerly postmaster at Rotorua.

Mr John Allen, a well-known and highlyrespected resident of Caversham, passed away very suddenly on Saturday night. The deceased gentleman had been a resident of Dunedin ever since he arrived here at the a,ge of 23 in the ship Warrior Queen some 45 years "ago. For 23 years Mr Allen was engaged on the clerical staff of Messrs Herbert, Haynes, and Co., and some 15 years since he started the commission agency business which is now known as the firm of Allen, Sons, and M'Clure (Did.). Mr Allen married the second daughter of the late Mr James Godso, contractor, of this city, and his wife. 6ix sons, and two daughters survive him. That his end was very sudden and quite unexpected is evident from the fact that he was in town on Saturday afternoon, and had finished reading his evening paper before hf mentioned that ho felt unwell. Mr Al't. was of a reticent nature, but he made wnrra friends: He took a keen interest in the municipal affairs of Caversham. and for some time acted as councillor in tho old Porough Council. He was also for a long time very prominent as a vestryman and churchwarden of St. Peter's, Caversham, and had occupied a seat on the Caversham School Committee for some considerable time. Mr Allen was born at Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.