PERSONAL ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3489, 25 January 1921, Page 25

PERSONAL ITEMS.

A Press Association message from Timaru states that Mr J. D. Salmond, M.A. (Queenstown), has been appointed junior master at the Timaru Boys’ High School. Miss Paul, wiiio has been mistress of the Middlemaroh School for the last four years, has been transferred on promotion to the Oama.ru School, where she will take up the position of head mistress. Out of seven applicants, Mr Henry Drees, 8.A., has been appointed house master of Dannevirke High School. At present Mr Drees is on tho staff of the Training College, Dunedin. He is 25 years of age. Advice has been received that the Prime | Minister, accompanied by Mrs and Miss Massey, will arrive in Dunedin about February 9, in order to be present at the Otago A. and P. Society’s annual show, from _ which he finally succumbed, and his loss is greatly deplored by a large circle of friends and comrades. The Government has decided to appoint Mr F. V. Frazer a judge of the Supreme Court (telegraphs our Wellington correspondent), and, it is understood, has arranged with him to give the whole of his time to the work of the Arbitration Court. Mr Frazer is generally considered to be well qualified for this position. He i 3 a barrister and solicitor, has had experience on the magisterial bench, and has made a study of economics and industrial matters. The Prime Minister is unable to state yet. who is to succeed Mr Frazer as Assistant Public Service Commissioner, as Cabinet had not yet considered the matter, i News of the death of Mrs R. W. Jack (nee Miss Poppy Williamson), of Te Kuiti, which reached Dunedin on Saturday, 15th inst., came as a great shock to her relations and friends. The deceased young lady, who was married in Knox Church just a year ago, was held in high esteem by all who knew her. As a girl she was engaged in telephone work at Bluff, where her cour- ! teous manner endeared her to everyone, and where she was selected as the sports representative in the Southland Queen Carnival. Later she was employed in the Dunedin Telephone Exchange, and during the war she was transferred to the public counter of the Chief Post Office. Here also her obliging manner appealed alike to the staff and the public. ! Mr Y r . R. Meredith, of the firm of ; Messrs Hesketh, Richmond, Clayton, and ; Meredith, barristers and solicitors, lias been appointed Crown Prosecutor at ; Auckland, in succession to the late Hon. •J. A. Tole (states an Auckland Press Association telegram). The Very Rev. Dr Hertz, Chief Rabbi, and Mr Albert M. Wolf, 0.8. E., vice- ; president of tho United Synagogue, and member of the executive of the Jewish i War Memorial, with their private secre i taries, are expected to reach Christchurch i on April 26. They will leave for Dunedin I two days later. A civic welcome will be ! extended to the visitors in Christchurch, j where they wdll address a public meeting on behalf of the Jewish War Memorial, which is to take the form of a college for the education of young men as Jewish clergymen. An Auckland telegram reports the death of Mr Frank Lawry, member for Parnell from 1887 to 1910. The deceased, who I was 77 years of age, leaves a widow and one daughter. Tho MTntosh bursery (High Street School) was reported to the Education Board at its meeting last week as having been awarded for 1920-21 to Kathleen Debenham and Robert Watson. The Education Department notified the Otago Board last week that information had been received from the Hisrh Commissioner that Miss Marjory Eaton, now mistress at St. George’s Training College, Edinburgh, has been appointed kindergarten mistress at the Dunedin Training College. ; Sir Thomas Mackenzie and Lady Mackenzie were the guests of the Canterbury branch of the local Colonial Institute, when high tributes were paid to Sir Thomas Mackenzie's work as High Commissioner during the war period. The Hon. Sir William Herries, Minister of Native Affairs, Marine, and Customs, has intimated to his constituents that his medical advisers have ordered a complete rest, and to attain that purpose and transact important private business which awaits his attention in the Old Country he will leave : New Zealand by the Arawa, which is due to sail on February 3. He expects to return to the dominion at the end of July, i Mr Robert Wallace Watson, the eldest son of Mr and Mrs R. S. Watson, of Belleknowes, died in the Dunedin Hospital on I Monday, 17th inst., from the effects of | wounds received in action on July 21, 1918. ! Though discharged from the forces in April ; last, he had never been out of hospital ; since bis return to New Zealand in January, 1919. Private Watson was wounded four times during his two years in France, i Advice has been received by cable that i Dr Stuart Secular has passed the F.R.0.5., : Edinburgh. Dr Scoular was away three ■ years on war service at the base hospital i in France, Brockenhurst, and Walton-on-Thames Thirty-one resignations of appointments ! as teachers were accepted last week by the 1 Otago Education Board. Amongst those j who are leaving the department are Miss ! Maxwell, of the Training College, and Miss ; Scott, of Mosgiel, both of whom are retiring on superannuation after lengthy and | honourable service. The board resolved to j forward a letter to each of these teachers, j expressing appreciation of their past ser I vices, and regret that their long association I with the board was to be severed. I Mr William Wood, principal of the firm ; of William Wood and Co., meat, hides, and | grain exporters, of Christchurch, died on the 15th at the age of 62 years. Mr Wood's firm in the early days established the business that is now tho Woolston Tanneries. One of his sons, Mr B. B. Wood, j married Sir .Joseph Ward’s daughter, j On Monday, 17tli inst., Sir James Carroll I was presented at Wairoa with a wallet containing a substantial roil of notes, a gold ; mounted umbrella, also a gold diamond brooch for Ladv Carroll. Sir James Car- | roll represented the district continuously for 32 years. Speakers eulogised his services to the district and the country, several ; expressing tb opinion that ho would yet bo I railed to assist tho dominion to tide over | the financial strain now being experienced, j Sir James Carroll replied in happy strain, with a now of warning to the people of New Zealand. Cabled advice has been received that Dr ,T. M. ITvde, son of the late Dr .T. G. Hyde, has secured the qualification of j F.R.C.S.. Edinburgh. i Mr Arthur Willis, London manager of the National Bank of New Zealand, is at present on a visit to this city.

Our Livingstone correspondent write# »-* ‘ Mrs Sara Hutton, a well-known resident and an interesting personality, passed away on the 13th inst. Tho youngest daughter of the late Mr Andrew Scott, of Hawick, Shields, Scotland, she sailed for New Zealand some 33 years ago in the ship Wild Deer. The vessel was wrecked in the British Channel, and the passengers were landed to await another vessel. She oven* tually reached New Zealand in 1383, and very soon afterwards was married to Mr John Elliott Hutton, the late Rev. Df Stuart officiating. The young couple took up their residenoo on the property known as Charles Hope. Mr Hutton, who predeceased his wife by 21 years, took a very active interest in publio affairs, and gained the respect and esteem of his neighbours* He was for some time a member of the Waitaki County Council, and held other Eosition3, doing everything he could for the enefit of the district. After his death Mr# Flutton took an active part in the management of a considerable property. She was always greatly respected, and her hospitality to all has been proverbial. She bad the true pioneer spirit, and possessed the qualities so necessarv to seeure success in aj young country. She leaves behind to mourn their loss two sons and two daughters— Mr John and Mr .Tames Hutton, both of Livingstone; Mrs William Wi'son, Tokarahi, and Mrs James Haugh, of Kyeburn. An Ottawa cablegram announces th# death of the Hon. A. L. Sifton. Canadian Secretary of State, and formerly Premier of Alberta. The following appointments in the Land# and Deeds Offices are announced, states _ a Wellington P.A. message: —Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Assistant Land Registrars: Christchurch, Mr Peter Dalrymplel Dunedin, Miss Florence Ellen M'Millanj Napier, Mr C. L. L. Harvey. Second Assistant Land Registrars: Christchurch, Mf L. Maginnity; Auckland, Mr A. 11. Fletcher; Wellington. Mr W. N. Haire. Mf George H. Seddon has been appointed fourth assistant to the Land Registrar, Auckland.