PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 196, 19 August 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Dr. R. 11. Makgill, Acting Chief Health Officer, left for Wellington this morning, via Cambridge and Rotorua.

Mr. (J. 1,. Thorburn. manager of the Electric Construction Co. of this city, is leaving New Zealand by the Ruapehi. on Saturday next on a visit to England. America, and Japan.

Dr. Rush, who arrived hy the Shropshire, has seen considerable' sen-ice, and is now on n health-recruiting trip. »ein«an international bowler of prominence, be was given a public welcome on the' Napier green. -Mr. I. L. G. Sutherland has been appointed :iss_tajit to Mr. T. A. Hunter Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy at Victoria University Colic . Wellington. ° -Mr. Vernon '11. Reed, M.P., returned to Whangarei last evening by the -Manaia. Colonel J. McX. Christie, Inspector of Military Hospitals, was also n passenger.

In consequence of the ,leath of Mr. K. S. lirookiiehl from pneumonia, Mr. J. 11. Hammond, manager of the Rank of NewZealand at Xew Plymouth, has been apponted to a similar position at the Hamilton branch, -Major l-'arr. 1 >.<<)., M.C.. who has just been gazetted as a captain in the X__ Permanent F0r,.,., was a pupil teacher under the Wangaiiiii Education Roard. and eighteen years ago joined the Permanent Artillery. 11,, went to the front with the Mam lindy as v sublieutenant. Professor C. Owen tendered his resignation from the Chair of l'hvsies at veslerday's meeting of the liii'veisitv College Council, having accepted' the Physics professorship at tbe Cnivcrsily of Wales, Aberystwyth. The resignation was received with regret, the Council expressing its appreciation of Professor Owen's services to the college. The filling of the vacant chair was referred to the Schools Committee for consideration and a report.. The resignations of Messrs N. Bambord and Ashley Hunter as lecturers at the school of "Architecture, wore also accepted at yesterday's meeting of the Council.. i