PERSONAL ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3510, 21 June 1921, Page 51

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr F. 11. Brittain, of the Department of Agriculture, will reti.o on superannuation at the end of this month after 27 years' service. He will be succeeded as stock inspector at Auckland by Mr A. V. Huddleston,, of Te Kuiti. -Mr T. A\ Kirk, Director of Horticulture, will retire from the service of the Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Comma.co, on superannuation, at the end of this month. Mr Kirk has been in the Government service for over 30 years. Dr Roberts, who has been the medical practitioner for the Strath-Taieri for over Luxe years, has resigned and left the district, having accepted an appointment on the staff of the Seacliff Menial Hospital. In response to the Middlcmarch Medical Club's advertisement a number of applications were received for the vacancy, but so far no appointment has been made. Dr Haslett is acting as locum tenons during the une.v pired portion of Dr Roberts’s term of appointment. a Oar Invercargill correspondent wires staling; that the death occurred at Invercargill oil the 13th of Mr Ernest Price, who will be remembered by many music lovers of the older school as a prominent tenor in the Alice May Opera Company. Before coming to New Zealand Mr Price was a member of Sir Joseph Barnby’s choir. After the company disbanded Mr Price resided at Christchurch for a period before settling at Irivi margiH. Mr Price inherited the musical qualities of the Welsh in the artistic sense, and as an interpreter of songs he had few equals in the dominion in ids day. Our Wellington correspondent states that members of the Ministry entertained Sir Francis Bell, Acting Prime Minister, tit a dinner last evening. Lady Bell and the Ministers' wives were .also present. Mr A. W. _ I lodger, chairman cf the Southland Electric Power Board, sailed from London on June 3 for New York, lie will spend seme day s in America, and will catch the Tahiti at Han Francisco, reaching New Zealand on the 16th prox.

A Wellington Press Association message announces the death of Mr Horace Baxter, Comptroller of Railway Stores. M* Baxter joined the railway service at the age of 16 years, and served in Dunedin, Leeston, Oxford, Tima.ru, Invercargill, and Christchurch. In 1906 he was appointed Comptroller of Stores, a position he held until his death, at tho age of 61 years. He is survived by a widow and one son. A Wellington Press Association message announces the death cf Mr Archibald Bruce Thomson, aged 72 years, for many years assistant librarian in the Parliament library. He was formerly head master at Greymouth School, subsequently removing to Napier. He is survived by the widow and four sons, including Mr F. D. Thomson, C.M.G , private secretary to the Prime Minister, who is at present, in England. Mr B. E. Richards, an old Queenstown boy, who joined the railway service when the Government took over the lake steamers in 1902, has recently been promoted to tho position of station master at Port Chalmers. Mr Richards was in the goods office at Timaru for several years prior to his new appointment. Mr 11. Cuthbert M’Carthy, another old Queenstown boy, who is now a student at Jesus College Cambridge, England, has been chosen to captain the Oxford and Cambridge- Universities’ tennis team against America (states the Lake Wakatip Mail). “Cut-h.” M'Carthy is the second son cf Mr S. E. M’Carthy, S.M., Christchurch, who resided at Queenstown when he was magistrate in the Wakatinu district. Mr Peter Barr, who is a co-trustee with the Perpetual Trustees Company in the estate of the late Mr Donald Reid, has accepted a seat on the board of directors of Donald Reid and Co., Ltd., stock and station agents. Air W. B. M'Ewan. public librarian, and Mrs M’Ewan. celebrated their silver wedding on the 16th. At Thursday's meeting cf the High School Board. Miss Muriel W. Mav, 8.A.. at present on the staff of Columbia College, was appointed to the position of assistant mistress (Grade D) in the Girls’ High School, vice Miss E. E. Anderson (resigned), and Miss Annie M. Aitken, B.Sc.. at present on the staff of the Timaru Girls’ High School, was appointed ass stant mistress (Grade C), vice Miss C. Hogg (resigned). Mr Hnntly Elitt. who died here on Thursday (wires our Wellington correspondent) was a prominent civil servant here for many years. His father came to Russell in 1838. and Hunily was torn in 1843. He was a Ylerk in the Government employ at the time of the Stafford Administration, and rose to be Under-secretary of Lands, and afterwards of M'nes. After 45 years’ service he retired in 1905. He was a prominet Freemasion, and refused the offer of the first Grand Warden-ship of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand. He leaves a widow (a daughter of the late Captain Mitchell), and a family of three sons and four daughters, whose names are. —Mr ITuntly El'ott (Christchurch), Mr George E’iott (Auckland). Mr Gordon Eliott (Bulls). Airs F. T. Murison (Wellington), Mrs E. Bucholz (Welbngton), Mrs G. Groves (Masterton), and Airs W. S. Wheeler (Wellington). There are 12 grand children and one great grand child. Afr G. G. Denni.ston has (reports the Press) been appointed secretary to the Canterbury A. and P. Association, in succession to Mr O. B. Pemberton, who resigned in April. Mr Denniston was. before the war, with the Bank of New Zealand for 12 years, and with Messrs Park. Reynolds, and Co., auctioneers and land agents, Dunedin, for two years. He saw five years’ active service at the front, and since his return was auctioneer for a .firm of auctioneers and land agents at WeH'ngton, and more tecentlv with Messrs Tonks, Norton, aend Co., Hereford street. Air Denniston is well-known in football and rowing circles, lie has played representative - football for Otago and Canterbury. The selection was made out of close on ICO applicants. A baronetcy has been conferred upon Mr William Berry, editor of the London Sunday Times. ffk; name was omitted from the list of birthday honours cabled to the New Zealand papers. Mr Alfred Smith, manager of the Wellington branch of the Bank of New Zealand, will retire on pension on June 30. Air Smith has given 48 years’ service to the bank, which he joined at Wanganui in 1873. He proposes to remain a resident of Wellington. A Wellington Press Association telegram advises that on Air T. AY. Kirk’s retirement from the Agricultural Department, where he has served for 42 years, he was the recipient of a handsome solid silver entree dish from the New Zealand Fruitgrowers’ Conference, who eulogised his services, stating that ho had proved himself a highly capable and considerate officer, who had done splendid work for the dominion. Mr J. A. Lockhart, 8.A., of Dunedin, lias been appointed by the Hawke's Bay Education Board to the position in the secondary department of the AYuipawa District High School vacated by Air A. J. Heron. Mr R. AY. Kane, one of the directors of the Bank of New Zealand, will take his departure very shortly on a visit to England, lie will be associated with the London board of directors cf the bank daring his stay in England, so that he may be able to familiarise himself thoroughly with the London business cf the institution. The death occurred on Sunday morning of Ain. Widtlovison. wife of Air'll. Y. Win dowson, 8.M., after a long and painful ill Air G. A. Lamb, secretary of the South Island Dairy A-mcia I ion, accompanied by Messrs A. ii. Templeton (genera! manager) and AY. Robeim-i (director), of the T. ami P. Company, wore passenger*- by the second e\"p:x -s on Saturday, and will attend theannual conference of the National Dairy Association, which opens at Palmerston North on Tuesday.. The Very Rev. Dr .T, H. Hertz. Chief Rabbi of the United ll< brew Congregations of tiic British Empire. Mr .Albert M. Woolf, 0.8. E., and Air A. 11. Valentine, secretary for ihc dominion visit, sailed by tin Niagara for Fiji, on route to Vancouver. The party left England early jlast October, and by the time the Canadian* visit is complete and they are aboard the si.amer at New York for tlio run borne across tiic Atlantic, 11 months will have been spent in touring the British Empire. The death occurred suddenly on fiahudny of Mr C. Adams, of‘South Onmartt (writes our Oauuaru correspondent). The bile Mr Adams was visiting a neighbour, when he fell dead without warning. For many years he was head storeman of tho National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Ltd.). An ardent church worker, lie was largely instrumental in founding tile Wesleyan <'lunch in South Oamarn. and was an active prohibition weaker. He was 72 vears of age.