PERSONAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18030, 19 January 1923, Page 7

PERSONAL.

? t f■OtatStos- Ii» As ' sociation. . „ ,JSl’£M?S*Pii2r f r ™'Sr^ l ”HS«sa 9 ’ ”* Christ, church in October 1879. Mr James Taylor, who passed away at his residence at Milburn, Dunedin, on Sunday at the age of ninety-two, was at the time of his death (says the “Cluthn Deader’s the oldest living member of the Loyal Dalton. Lodge M U I 0.0. F., having ]omed the lodge 1 in’ 1873.

Mr H. Hoss. representative in India, Japan, and China for Leyland Motors Ltd!, is making a short stay in New Zealand before proceeding to London. Sir William Henries, who has _ not been in good health for some time, has accepted the advice of lus _ doctor that he should become a patient of the Bowen Street Hospital, Wellington. He is in need of a complete rest for several weeks.

. Mr R. Laing, science master at the -(^hristchuroh Boys’ High School, is at spending a holiday an Tasman Downs, in the Mackenzie Country.

The Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister of Public Works, and Mrs Coates will go to the Hermitage, Mount Cook, for a lew days about the end of the present month.

Mr Jordan, Government auditor, came to Timaru from Fairlie yesterday. The Hon. W. Downie Stewart, Minister for Internal Affairs, left Temuka yesterday by express for the south. After visiting Palmerston South and Naseby the Minister will return to Wellington.

Mr T. V. Drew,- general secretary of the Dunedin Y.M.0.A., returned from Australia bv the Moeraki. After calling on the principal associations ot Australia, Mr Drew considers that the New Zealand movement, so far as the four principal cities are concerned, compares more than favourably with that in the Commonwealth. Mr A. H. Steward, son of Commander Steward, R.N., has passed the matriculation examination. The successful candidate is a student at the Waitaki High School.

Mr J. P. Murphy has received word that his son, Mr J. M. Murphy, a. 'student at St. Bede’s College? passed at the recent examinations: in matriculation, solicitors’, general knowledge, and medical preliminary. Mr W. Densem, the well-known teacher , of singing -and elocution, has decided 1 for health reasons to settle in. "Wellington. Mr Densem, who has had a long experience on the operatic stage and concert platform, lias produced a number of comic. operas,, and musical productions in Christchurch, ' and until a few. years ago, ; _ when failing health restricted liis activities, he took an active part as a performer in various concerts. c