CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24367, 20 September 1944, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Lieutenant-General Sir Edmond C. A. Schreiber, C.8.. D.5.0., who has been appointed Governor and Com-mahder-m-Chief in Malta in succession to Field-Marshal Lord Gort is 54 years old. In 1916 he married a daughter of the late Major Barchard, and they have two daughters. His father. Colonel A L. Schreiber, served on the North-west Frontier of India, in the South African war and in the European war during which he was mem tloned six times in dispatches. In 1915 he was appointed A.D.C. to the King, and retired in 1920/ 9 An urgent appeal for pullovers and gloves has been received from England by the Navy League War Council in Wellington which has- communicated the message to the Christchurch branch. As the need\tor these woollen comforts is great, Mrs H. Wyatt, president of the women’s section of the league In Christchurch, asks for volunteers to knit wool which is available at the Navy League’s wool room, corner of Oxford terrace and Worcester street She and her committee would be grateful if knitters would call for wool as soon as possible. The granting of a diploma in fine arts was approved in principle by the council of the Auckland University College at a meeting on Monday The course was recommended by the education committee, which presented a report. The conference with representatives of the Elam School of Art and of the college council resulted In the adoption of a number of prescriptions covering the proposed course tor a diploma The board of managers to .control the school is to consist of representatives of the university, the Elam trustees, and the Education Board.' Professor C. E. Hercus. D.5.0., 0.8. E., M.D.. 8.D.5., D.P.H. (dean of the Medical School University of Otago), interviewed during a brief visit to Auckland. said that, in spite of the publicity given to the need for the use of iodised salt both simple and toxic goitres were still widespread throughout the country The extent of ill-health which they created was In part revealed from the patients admitted to the public hospitals of the Dominion for treatment. In the last five years for which he had statistics, namely 1936-1940. in elusive there were 4590 patients treated for thyroid disease in public hospitals. and probably more than 2000 such cases in private hospitals. A high tribute was paid recently by Lieutenant-General M. F. Harmon, commanding general of the United States Army forces in the south Pacific, to the splendid work of two Auckland girls. Miss Molly Creaghe and Miss Joan St. George, who have been serving with the American Red Cross there. As a mark of appreciation, Lieutenant-General Harmon signed an engraved letter of commendation which was sent to each of them.