PERSONAL ITEMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13939, 26 June 1909, Page 3

PERSONAL ITEMS.

A London cable message announces the death of Sir J. A'. Jacoby, member for Mid Derbyshire in the House of Commons.

Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice of New Zealand, a London message states, was presented at the. King's levee. Mr J. McDonald, the popular exMayor of Dunedin, who lias been spending a day or two in Timaru, returned south by the first express yesterday. The Hon. G. Fowlds, Minister for Education, passed tlirough Timaru on his. way-.to Christchurch by the first express yesterday. The many friends of Mr C. W- Wood will be pleased to learn that he is so far convalescent as to be able to get down to business for an hour or so each day. Mr R! McNab passed through Timaru on Thursday, on his way to: Gore. He takes passage from Bluff on Monday week for Hobart, en route to England, which he expects to reach at the end of August. He returns to New Zealand in Marcli or April next. Sir W. J. Steward, accompanied by Lady Steward and their daughter, Mrs Curtis, of Ashburton, who have been on a trip to South Africa, arrived at Wellington in the Warrimoo on Wednesday morning. Sir William feels a little annoyed that he missed the short session, as'he had never before missed a day when Parliament was sitting.

The Rev. A. T. Chodowski, who has held the position of minister of the Jewish congregation at Dunedin eleven cears, tendered his resignation on. l'hursdav, to take effect from September 7th." In a letter to the president of tiie congregation, Mr Chodowski says he has been engaged in the ministry for twenty-two years, and. has not 'been able to make any provision for failing health or old age, or for his familv during the whole period. He has felt the providing of kosher, meat verv oppressive, and it has now become almost intolerable. These and other considerations have strongly influenced him in coming to his decision. During his residence at Dunedin Mr Chodowski has taken a keen interest in local affairs.