ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 17547, 10 January 1914, Page 7

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr William S. Irving, who, for tite !as, t;x years, has been in the stock rtt-|iiirtmnU \>f Messrs taigety and Co., iir.s joined Messrs .1. 11. Kirk and Co. He will bo associated with the stock department of that lit m as buyer of lat lambs. A London cable siaics Unit the title tak- n by the lit. Hon. Sir Rufus Daniel Isaacs. Lord Chief Justice, will be Lord Reading. He represented Reading constituency in.t.no House of Commons from 11*04. Sir Robert Sioul, t'lutnct lior of the Fni\<tsiry of New Zealand, leaves Wellington for Dunedin ct tite end of tite week to attend the sittings of the f-’en-ate there, which conttncnee *m January 17. He will then come on to .Invercargill'and spend a short Vacation in Southland. Mr J. McLachlan. of Mosgiel. lias received an appointment in the Agricultural Department at Gore. There was a pleasant little gathering in the reporters' room of tite Southland Times Office last evening when the night staff assembled to say good-bye and make a presentation to Alt' A. Lane, who has occupied the position of sub-editor and who lias severed his connection with this paper to join the staff of the “Evening Sun," shortly to be published in Christchurch. Air E. Keast, in charge of the linotype department, made a presentation to Mr Lane of a set of cutlery, and in doing so referred to the hearty spirit of co-operation which always existed between the literary department, and with Air Lane in particular. Several other members of the staff also referred to the good qualities of Air Lane and joined in wishing him success in It is new sphere. Air Lane, in thanking his co-workers for their handsome present, spoke appreciatively of the relations that had always existed between him and the members of nil departments. He regretted leaving Invercargill. but the offer he had received was too tempting to “turn down. ’ The high esteem in which Air Lane has been held in by the staff of the Times was exemplified by the hearty applause accorded him. and one member expresed the feeling of all in saying that he regretted that the sanctity of the office, and the function being held during working hours, prevented them from singing. “For lie’s a Jolly Good Fellow.' There could bo no mistaking the fact, from the cordiality that pervaded tite little gathering that Mr Lane had thoroughly earned the title. “A jolly good fellow." Mr Lane leaves for Christchurch by the first express to-day. The Hon. J. A. Millar, interviewed at Auckland.Nsaid that the statement that he intended to resign his seat in the near future was incorrect. He did not intend to resign, but lie said that lie was not certain as to whether he would contest tite next election or not. —Press Association. Rev. J. Chisholm, of Roslyn. Dunedin, will arrive by the first express to-day. and will take the services at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church to-morrow... A popular young fellow. In Air George Richardson, country traveller for Messrs Daigety and Co. in Southland, met with a painful accident in Invercargill on Saturday last says the Wyndham Farmer. He was about to board a drag when the horses moved, and somehow the wheels of the big conveyance—which was loaded with between ;>0 and 60 holidaymakers —passed over both of liis feet. Assistance Was rendered the victim, and lie was conveyed to his quarters, where it was found that no bones were broken, but both feet bad been severely bruised. Air Richardson (who is the youngest son of Mrs S. Richardson. Wyndham) Is suffering a good deal of pain, although recovering, and it will be some little while before he can get out and about again. An interesting wedding took place at Malaura on Wednesday, the contracting parties being Aliss Theresa ATurra>. second daughter of Mr and Mrs Murray, Matuura, and Aft- W. J. Hales, eldest son of Airs Hayles. Alatanra. The ceremony was performed in St. Lawrence Church, which was decorated. The Rev. Father O’Donnell officiated, and a goodly number of friends and relatives were present. The bride was given away by her father, and was attired in a dress of cream satin, trimmed with lace. Miss Elizabeth A 1 array, sister of the bride, attended as bridesmaid, and Air R Hales, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man. At the close of the’ ceremonv. Miss McGowan played Mendelssohn Wedding March as the party were leaving the Church. Fifty guests afterwards sat down to a recherche wedding breakfast at Airs McGregor’s Hotel. Tite Rev. Father O’Donnell presided. and in a felicitous speech, proposed" the health of the bride and bridegroom. the latter responding. Mr R. Patterson proposed the health of the bridesmaid, which was responded to by Air K. Hales. The toast of the bride’s parents bv Air C. Coombs was responded to by Air T. Alurray; the bridegroom’s mother, by Air Thos. Carroll, and responded to by Air R. Hales. Tite health of the Rev. Father O’Donnell was also honoured. Air and Airs Hales were the recipients of a large number of handsome presents. Tite happy pair left by motor car to catch tiie 4.40 train at Gore en route to Queenstown where the honevmoon will be spent. A large number of guests were entertaineil in the afternoon and evening in McGregor's hall. Mr Gladstone Ward, son of Sir Joseph Ward, is at present in Napier. It is bis intention to go on to Air G. P. Donnelly’s farm at Ohnrnkuru, Te Politic. visional Kelburn will arrive i n Sydney by tite R.M.S. Otway at tite end of this month, en route to New Zealand, to take command of H.Ai.S. Pyramtts. now stationed in these waters. Lord Kelburn has just completed two years in command of tite destroyer Acheron, belonging to the first flotilla of the first Meet. He will be accompanied by Lady Kelburn. Aladame Clara Butt and Mr Kcnnorlev Rumford and family arrived in Wellington by the R.M.S. Tahiti on Tuesday evening. Tliey have had a most successful season in Sydney, their concerts having drawn crowded audiences alt the time. They are through passengers bv the steamer for San Francisco On arrival there they embark upon a tour of the United States, which will occupy till June next, and they arc ■•starred" to sing in most of 1 lie big cities in the States. They then go to London to open a season at the Royal Albert Hall.