PERSONAL ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3513, 12 July 1921, Page 45

PERSONAL ITEMS.

A London Prers Association cable message announces tlie death of Lord Eustace Cecil, at the age of 88 years. The deceased served in the Crimean war with the Coldstream Guards. He was the second son of the second Marquis of Salisbury. Mr James IX. B. Coates has resigned his seat on the board of the National .Bank of New Zealand, and has accepted an appointment as lion, director (states a Wellington Press Association message). The Hon. A. M. Myers has joined the board. Mr O. C. Hob-b, a director and manager Lever Bros. (Now Zealand), Limited, einco_ the company’s formation, has been appointed managing director; and on the ■ame occasion Mr W. H. ’Erevan, who for many years has filled responsible positions in Lever Bros.’ organisation, both at Home and abroad, was appointed manager and secretary. On the occasion of Miss Hogg severing her connection with the- Otago Girls’ High School to prosecute her studies in Paris -she was last week presented by the principal and staff with a travelling rug and a traveling case. In making the presentation, Miss Allan (the lady principal) congratulated Miss Hogg on being the fortunate winner of a tree passage, offered for the first time this year by the New Zealand University, and expressed the hope that her visit to Paris would prove both happy and successful. Miss Hogg has had a distinguished university career. She obtained a senior university scholarship in French, and took her M.A. degree with honours in Latin and French. For the last five years she has been on tne staff of the Otago Girls’ High School, and is now going to Paris to pursue a. special course at the Sorbonno. Mr A. Simpson has been appointed manager of the Wellington office of the National Insurance Company of New Zealand. He has been many years attached to the Wei ’ington branch. Mr Donald Fraser, who has been some 30 years in the local service of the Railway Department, 20 years of which he has been guard, left by the second express yesterday for Piet on. where he will take up the duties of coaching foreman. A number of 'Tits associates in the service gave him a cordial serid-off. The Rev. R. Fairmaid attained his majority as a member of (be Dunedin Presbytery on the 4th inst-., having been inducted into the parish of South Taieri on -July 4. 1980. Since that date Mr Fairmaid has witnessed every pulpit in the Presbytery rendered vacant- and refilled, in some cases, as First and Knox Churches, twice. This makes him senior minister in the active pastorate of a charge within the bounds. At Owaka recently the teachers and scholars met to make a presentation and bid farewell to Miss Aenid Fleming, who has been mistress of the school for the last two years, and who has severed her connection with the school, prior to her departure for Christchurch, where, after a month’s rest, she intends to resume teaching under the Canterbury Education Board. Miss Madge Miller made tlie presentation, which took the form of a handsome gold bangle. The. head master, Mr A. Uhesney, expressed regret that Miss Fleming, was leaving the district, and wished her success in her future career. The announcement that the Rev. Professor Hewitson has intimated to the clerk of Assembly his withdrawal from the position of moderator designate was made to the Dunedin Presbytery on the sth inst. Ail presbyteries are therefore asked to nominate at their first meeting someone in Professor Howitson’s place. The Rev. J. Kilpatrick said they wore all exceedingly sorry that Professor Hewitson was compelled to withdraw from his moderntorsliip. but that was the position they had to face. He moved that the Presbytery nominate the Rev. Daniel Dutton, who, they would remember, had lost the position on a, previous occasion by a matter of only a few votes. Mr Dutton had served the Church faithfully and well and would honour the position if lie was appointed to it.. Air It. Hanning seconded the motion, and referred to the great service Mr Dutton had rendered the Cavorshani congregation and the Church as a whole. Mr Dutton would fill the position with ability, t-act- ; and dignity. The motion was carried unanimously. Mrs Walker, a resident of Bluff for 47 years, passed away on Sunday, 3rd inst., at the residence of her son-in-law, Cap-

tain W. Barber, at the age of 61 years. Her husband, Mr Robert Walker, who conducted a bakery business at Bluff in the early days, predeceased her by 22 years. Three sons and two daughters are left to mourn their loss. A London cable states that Air M. C. Anderson graduated B.fc-c. at Birmingham University, taking first class honours and winning the Bowen scholarship for engineering research. A Christchurch Press Association telegram says that the following are the winners in Mr 11. F. Wigram’s essay competition on “The Use of Aviation in the Defence of New Zealand ”: —Captain W. Ivory (Kelburn, Wellington) 1; Captain W. Bell (late Captain R.A.F.. Waitotara) 2; Mr G. A. Hutchinson (Wellington) 3. The following appointments have been made by the Otago Board of Education : Mr L. Woods, head master. Miller’s Flat; Air F. J. Brook, sole teacher, Patearoa; Mr T. A. APKeeman, sole teacher, Wedderburn; Mrs Clyne, sole teacher, Tapui; Miss J. I. Galloway, so'e teacher, Nuggets ; Aliss AT. A. 11. Wix, sole teacher, ITindon. Air D. Young having retired from the active management of the Excelsior Hotel, the opportunity was taken by a number of friends to make presentations to Airs Young and the Misses Morton. In handing over those it was stated by some of those who had been guests during Mr Young’s tenancy that the comforts enjoyed through the competency of the upstairs management warranted the application of the term “ a home away from home ” being applied to the Excelsior. Many telegrams expressing best wishes to Mr and Mrs Young in their retirement were received from all over the dominion. Air and Airs Youfig purpose residing privately in Dunedin in the meantime. Mr Robert William Rutherford, of Caversham. died on the sth at his residence, Ilazelhurst, after a. long illness. Ho was one of the most widely-known men in Cavorshani, and respected very highly by the community. lie was born at Glasgow in 1858, the son of Mr Robert Rutherford (the first- Mayor of Caversham). and came out to Otago with liis parents in 1864. lie was elected to the Caversham Borough Council in 1898, and for a long time served as chairman of its Finance Committee. At the time of the amalgamation with the city he was one. of those that passed into the City Council, and he sat- on it for about four years. Subsequently he took a position as one of the associate members of the Library Committee. Air Rutherford was also a iuslice of the peace. Ho served the. public very faithfully in many ways. His wife, who was a daughter of the lata Air AY. Baskett, has two or three daughters and one son to share her affliction. The son is Mr R. M. Rutherford, solicitor, of Milton, a well-known cricketer until recently. A Wellington Press Association telegram says that Mr Frederick Kitchingham has been appointed Crown Solicitor at Gte-y----mouth. The appointment of Air 11. Poyiiton Bridge as Consular Agent of the United States at Christchurch has been recognised. Sister Kathleen, who was in Dunedin last April collecting funds for the West Ham Mission, London, writing to the local secretary, Mr C. J. Darracott, states that she and Madame Strathearn are now Homo ward bound. The net proceeds of the campaign have yielded about £6OOO, and of this sum New Zealand people contributed prac tically half. The Rev. H. B. Winsbury White was instituted to the cure of Vv aikouaiti, Goodwood, and Puketeraki at St. John’s Church, W-aiko Haiti, on Wednesday afternoon, in the presence of a large congregation. Tlie Ven. Archdeacon Russell conducted the service, assisted by the Rev. 11. J. Davis (vicar of Hampden), the Rev. W. V. Willis (vicar of AVaitaki), and the Rev. E B. AVethey (vicar of Warrington). The clergy were entertained by the A'en. Archdeacon and Mrs Curzon-Siggers at their residence, and lunched at Mrs Beckett’s. The vicarage has been renovated for the new vicar, who has received a warm welcome from the parishioners. A Sydney Press Association cable message announces the death of Air AA’atkia Wynne, general manager of the Daily Telegraph Newspaper Company. News has been received by cable that Mr T. F. Johnston, who was recently appointed resident surveyor at Singapore, has reached Singapore from Sydney. Mr Johnston is a son of Air T. F. Johnston, of Kahuika, and was in practice as a surveyor and civil engineer in ’Auckland at the time of his appointment. Mr P. Mihior, ALA., rector of the AA’aitaki Boys’ High School, left by. the north express on Thursday, en route to Honolulu, where lie will represent the dominion at the Pan-Pacific Education Conference. lie will be joined at Wellington by Mrs Milner, who will accompany him on the trip. Mr Muner expects to be absent about three months, and during hi.s absence Air M. K. APVulloch will act as rector and Mr C. M. Littlejohn as house-master. Prior to leaving for Lawrence, where ho has been promoted to be stationma.ster. Mr R. M. Stead, of the Railway Traffic Staff, was entertained at a smoke concert by a large number of railwaymen representing all departments, on behalf of whom Mr Hartley presented Mr Stead with a Doulton dinner service, copper kerb, and fire-irons. In making the presentation he emphasised the esteem in which Mr Stead was held by all grades. A London Press Association cable message announces the death of Lord Balfour of Burleigh. He had occupied many public offices, the more important being those of Secretary for Scotland (1895-1903), Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade (1889-92), chairman of Committee on Commercial and Industrial Policy. After the war he was appointed Lord Rector of Edinburgh University, and Chancellor of St. Andrew’s University. Tie was 72 years of age. The title Baron Balfour of Burleigh was created in 1607. but was attainted in 1716 for the rising in 1715, and was only restored to the late baron in 1869. The family name is Bruce. A London cable states that Oxford University has conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law on Sir Robert Stout. The appointment of Alessrs John Dunlop, 0. M. Martin, and D. W. Morgan as trustees of the Tuhakopa Public Cemetery is gazetted.