Personal Items.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16946, 22 September 1920, Page 6

Personal Items.

The Rev. Dr. Andrew Cameron has been re-elected Chancellor of the Otago University Council', and Sir John Roberts, vice-Chancellor.

Mr H. J. Otley, who presided at tho meeting of the Christchurch Drainago Board last night, said he regretted to state that the chairman, Mr "Walter Hill, had been very unwell during the past three or four days, but that afternoon he was very much better, and there was every hope that ho would bo about before long.

The "Southland Times" correspondent at Hamilton supplies the following war record of the Morpeth family:—Six went to the front, two were killed, one is returning minus a leg, the remaining three members of the family being wounded. The holder cf the New Zealand amateur golf championship resigned his position in a bank at the age of 22 years to volunteer for active service, and went through the principal period of tho war.

Tribute to the late Lieut.-Colonel D. Cossgrovc, Chief Commissioner of Scouts in New Zealand, was paid by Wellington scouts on Saturday, when a service was held at the King's Theatre. About 200 scouts attended the service, which was conducted by Canon Taylor,' Scout Commissioner for Wellington. The Rev. Mr Stread assisted. At the conclusion of the service, the "Dead March" in "Saul" was played. "The Highland Lament" was given on the bagpipps by a scout, after which the "Last Post" was sounded by troop buglers.