PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 217, 1 February 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL.

At a meeting of the directors of the Standard Insurance Company in Dunedin yesterday, Mr. Arthur' H. Fisher was_ appointed general manager, in success] on to Mr. T. E. Fisher, who is retiring.

Master Jack Parr, son of the Mayor of Auckland, who is onlv fifteen vears of age, and is a student at the Wa'itaki High School, has passed his matriculation and solicitor's general knowledge and medical preliminary examinations. He has also won the prize offered by the Otago Navy League for the best essay on "The History of British Naval*Powersince 1837." The Rev. Father Ormond was on Tuesday appointed to the charge of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland, by his Lordship Dr. Cleary during the absence of the Rev. Father Holbrook. Father Ormond is a New Zealander, being a native of the West Coast of the South Island. Ho was educated at St. Patrick's College, Thurles, Ireland, and completed his studies in the Propaganda College, Rome. He has also been appointed manager of the Roman Catholic orphanages of Auckland. " ,-

A Press Association telegram records the death, which occurred vesterday at his residence, St. Clair, of "Mr. William. Milne, late headmaster of the Caversham school, in his eightieth year. Mr. Milne received big early training in Scotland, and,was a Master of Arts of Aberdeen University. He came to New Zealand in 1865, and was appointed by the Otago Education Board headmaster of Caversham school in the same vear. Deceased filled, this position up to the time of his retirement on superannuation in lOOfi. a period of forty-one vcara. He had been in failing health for some time. News has been received in Napier of the death in Edinburgh of Captain William Watt, who was a well-known commander of passenger sailing ships trading to New Zealand before the days of direct steamers. He first visited Napier in command of the ship Celestial Queen. His next visit was in command of the ship Lady Jocelyn, which was (savs the Herald) about the first vessel to take frozen meat from Napier to London. He made many visits to New Zealand/and since retiring from the sea has lived in Edinburgh, and died at the ripe age of eighty-six years. Captain Watt was a brother-in-law of Captain Todd, of Napier.

Writing of the death of SergeantMajor McKay, the Dunedin Star says:— Angus McKay was the only son of George McKay, of Cam-liagh and Crag-gan-a-voddicli, Fau, Scotland, and early commenced a military career, enlisting as a private in the Royal Artillery at Woolwich in 1848. In September, 1854, he saw his first battle, being present at' the engagements at Alma, Inkermann, i Balaclava and Sebastopol, but had the good fortune to escape without a wound* It was while under orders that he was destined to visit New Zealand, for in 1860 Ms regiment was despatched to New Zealand to the seat of the Maori" War. He saw eight years of service in this' war, being under Generals Pratt, Cameron, Chute and Brigadier-General Carey. His first engagement was in Taranaki, in 1861, and subsequently hj« fought at the Waikato, where he, received special mention for throwing hand grenades into the Eangiriri pa, Koheroa, Ngaruawahia, Paterangi, Rangiwahia, Kai-Kai and Orakau. In a , later engagement he received, mention by General Carey for bravery. In 1868 he returned with his regiment to Woolwich, and two years later received his discharge as sergeant-Major. But Civil' life was not to be compared with the fascinating one of the soldier, and Ser-geant-Major McKay soon joined the Northumberland Artillery Militia. Tn 1873 he returned to New Zealand, and: obtained the position of drill instructor' to the Dunedin Volunteers. When retrenched i» 1890 he sailed for West Australia, where he received an appointment in the Defence Department. Ten years later he returned to Dunedin. and, had since lived in retirement. He was* eighty-five years of age.