PERSONAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 29 March 1926, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Mr D. M. Stuart has been elected president of the Otago ilugby Union. Mr S. Solomon came to Timaru from Dunedin yesterday. Mr G. Anderson arrived in Timaru b,v the first express from Christchurch; on Saturday. The Hon. C. E. Statham, Speaker or the House of ltepresentatives, was a passenger by Saturday’s first express lor the south. Mr 0. Hutchinson, Timaru manager of the 'Colonial Motor Company, left Timaru for, Dunedin by' car on Saturday. All- Adam Hamilton, M.P., who had been to 'Wellington attending a- meeting of the Meat Board, returned south on Saturday. Air L. E. Finch has dissolved his partnership with Air AV. E. Ivinnerney in the legal firm-, ol Alessrs Perry', Kinnerney and Finch. Sir Francis Pell's resignation from the Alinistiy will not take effect until about the end of the moi’.ih. 11ns v\dl enable him to send a farewell mo"sago to the Samoan people from the ship hv which lie is traveliing; while ho is still within the territorial limits of the Mandated Islands. Mr 'Donald MacDonald, who ha- been chief stock engineer in the Christchurch office of the National Mortgage and Agency. C’o., Ltd., and who has been transferred.■Mo thy managership of the company’s branch at AVaimate, was presented by the Christchurch oflice staff, on the eve of bin departure to take up his new duties, with a handsome suit-case, and a pair oE ebonybacked brushes. A Press Association message states that Air A. L. Alonteith, the workers’ new representative on the Arbitration Court was welcomed to the seat mi 'the bench at a sitting in Napier, when he took Jiis seat for the first lime. Air A. W. Crosskery. score fury of the New Zealand Federation of .Shop Assistants. welcomed Afr Alonteith on behalf of the employees, and Air B. L. Hammond also extended a welcome from the employers of the Dominion. Air Alonteith briefly returned thanks, oiyiii-' be would endeavour te fairy „n( Ids new duties to the best • I Ins •ihil.iy.

The faxi proprietors of Timaru met at Hie railway station on Saturday for the purpose of expressing their sincere 1 hanks to the retiring shilionmaster, "dr S Andrews, for his never-failing (sHirtesv and assistance during the years he had been in Timaru. Mr E. Gibson presided, and on behalf of the taxiproprietors presented Mr Andrews witn a silver mounted walking stick and shaving on Hit. Afr Andrew* thankee the laxi proprietors for the generous spirit which had prompted the gilt, wham lie a‘-■aired them was deeply appreciated hv himself. H- then introduced to thorn his successor, Mr A. -to. lonian.