PERSONAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3885, 28 August 1928, Page 26

PERSONAL.

There was a good attendance of nierilbers and adherents of the Moray Place Congregational Church to welcome the new minister of the settlement, the Rev. Albert Mead, M.A., who only recently arrived from Great Britain. Mr J. A. Wilkinson presided. The service was attended by representatives of the majority of the dissenting churches, and proceedings included the reading of a lengthy budget of greetings and good wishes from the administrative organisations of the Congregational Church in New Zealand, England, and South Africa, with special communications from those settlements in which the new pastor had ministered before coming to New Zealand. A full choir assisted in the singing which opened and closed the meeting, and the anthems “ 0 Gladsome Light ” and “ The Lord is My Shepherd ” were also rendered. Other items were provided by Miss Olga Wynne, a solo, “ 0 Divine Redeemer,” and Messrs J. Leech and J. D. M'Kechnie. a duet, The Crucifix.” The Rev. F. J. Shaw, of Timaru, led the assembly in prayer. Mr W. F. White, who for the past three years has held the position of assistant district traffic manager of railways at Dunedin, has received notification of his transfer to Christchurch in a similar capacity. Mr White expects to leave on a holiday visit to Australia about the end of the present month, and will probably assume his new duties immediately on his return. The Rev. R. M. M. Sutherland was a passenger by the through express on Tuesday for Wellington, where he intends- to reside in future. It will be 50 years on April 2, 1929, since Mr Sutherland was inducted as minister at the Kaikorai Church. This has been his only charge, but he retired from active work some years ago. The appointment of Mr W. A. CurzonSiggers and Mr C. B. Barrowclough as lecturer on public international law and lecturer on conflict of laws respectively, were agreed to at the meeting of the University Coucil on Tuesday afternoon. At the meeting of the University Council on Tuesday'" afternoon the vice-chancel-lor (Mr W. J. Morrell) stated that Professor Benham had been laid aside by illness for a few weeks, but members would be pleased to know that he was now on the mend. An expression of sympathy with Professor Benham in his illness was carried. • Mr W. D. Wallace registrar of the Supreme Court at Dunedin, has been transferred to a similar position at Christchurch, and will be replaced by Mr J. N. M'Nair, of Invercargill. Mr H. Morgan (Hamilton) becomes registrar at Invercargill, and the vacancy at Hamilton will be filled by Mr G. S. Clark, deputy at Wellington, whose position in turn will be filled by the promotion of Mr E. S. Rhodes. Before the ordinary business was proceeded with at the meeting of the Univ.ersiay Council on Tuesday afternoon the vice-chancellor (Mr W. J. Morrell) referred to the recent death of Mr Alexander Watts Williamson. The speaker said that Mr Williamson was the only graduate, strictly speaking, of the University of Otago. He believed that Mr Williamson originally held a junior scholarship and subsequently graduated at the Otago University, then proceeding to take a degree in the University of New Zealand. He had no doubt that the time would come when the Otago University would have graduates of its own. Mr Williamson had occupied the position of tutor of the book-keeping classes at the University of Otago. On the motion of Mr Morrell, it was decided that the deep sympathy of the council be conveyed to Mr Williamson’s w’idow and family. , Miss E. B. Jeans has been appointed infant mistress at the Wakari School. Dr J. M. Twhigg has returned to Dunedin after two years’ post-graduate work in London.

Mr D. V. Donaldson, of Christchurch, has been appointed to the position of external examiner in orthodontics in the dental professional examinations of the New Zealand University. At the meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board yesterday (says a. Press Association telegram from Christchurch), Dr lan Maclntyre, assistant superintendent at the Cashmere Sanatorium, was appointed superintendent of tuberculosis institutions, in succession to Dr G. J. Blackmore, who has resigned. The salary was fixed at £llOO a year. Mr A. J. Mills, of London, accompanied by Mrs Mills, arrived in Dunedin by the express from Christchurch last evening. Mr Mills, who is closely associated with the marketing of New Zealand primary products in Great Britain, will meet members of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce at the Tudor Hall this morning. A British official wireless message from Rugby states that Sir Otto Beit, the South African magnate, is lying ill at his house at Welwyn, in Hertfordshire.

Reference was made at the meeting of the City Council last night to the death of Mr C. R. Chapman, an ex-Mayor of Dunedin. The Mayor said that it was fitting that the council should show some mark of respect to the memory of Mr Chapman, who was well-known to councillors. They all appreciated the work he had done for the city. On the Mayor’s motion it was decided to send the council’s condolences to Mr Chapman’s relatives and to record regret at his passing, members standing in silence. To mark the occasion of his fiftieth birthday, Mr H. W. Allen invited some 40 members of the retail fruit trade to a dinner at Taieri Mouth at the end of last week. The dinner was laid in the Taieri Mouth Tea Rooms, and a very pleasant time was spent. Mr A. Steel acted as chairman, and in a brief speech congratulated Mr Allen on having reached his fiftieth birthday, and spoke of the happy relations which existed between him and the other members of the trade. He then presented Mr Allen with a handsome leather travelling bag from the retail fruiterers. A number of employees of the Hillside workshops were amongst the guests, and they presented Mr Allen with a fountain pen. Mr Allen, in replying, expressed his pleasure at having had the opportunity of entertaining them. The function closed with .cheers for Mr Allen. Bishop Whyte left by the north-bound express on Thursday morning en ; route for Sydney, where he will attend the Eucharistic Congress. .

Mr W. A. M'Naught left Dunedin by Thursday's express for Wellington, en route for Australia.

Before proceeding with the business of the Otago Hospital Board’s meeting last week, TVIr J. Dove, on behalf of the members of the board, tendered to the chairman (Mr W. E. S. Knight) hearty congratulations on the attainment of his seventieth birthday.

Mr C. A. Weedon, of this citv, has received word that he has been awarded a silver plaque in the amateur photographers’ oversea competition. The competition, held each year in London, attracts entries from all corners of the Empire, and the silver plaque is the highest award. Mr Weedon, who is a member of the Dunedin Photographic Society, has this year successfully exhibited iii En" land, America, and the Continent. ° , J. Cowan, formerly manager of the New Zealand'Shipping Company, Ltd., has been appointed managing director in London of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Ltd., and the Federal Steam Navigation Company. Mr H. L. Tapley. M.P. for Dunedin North, arrived at Wellington yesterday morning by the Makura from San Francisco. Mr Tapley has been on an extended visit to England and America. He will-remain in Wellington to attend to his parliamentary duties. Three Roman Catholic priests—Father Saindon, of Seattle, and Fathers Weisbecker and Kennel, of Buffalo City—arrived from the United States by the Niagara, and came on to Dunedin as the guests of I ather Collins. They went away on Saturday morning to join the Makura and proceed to Sydney for the Eucharistic Conference. Father Weisbecker afterwards goes on a tour of the East.