PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 185, 1 May 1924, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) is still in Dunedin, ’out is expected back for a meeting of the Prisons Board to-morrow.

Mr. A. Tonnoir, of Nelson, who has been appointed assistant curator of Christchurch Museum, was formerly attached for five years, to the Brussels Museum of Natural History as assistant entomologist. During the past two years he has been attached to tne Cawthron Institute at Nelson as research student. He possesses a thorouoh knowledge of tho French, English, Gennaii. Spanish and Italian languages. Ho was educated at Brussels where ho went through the complete college course, passing tho entrance examination to tho University of Liege, which corresponds to tlio B.Sc. degree.

Dr. J. C. Pali st met with a slight accident in Boulcott Street last eveninn-. He was convoyed to the Lister private hospital after being treated by Dr. Alorice, and will riot be about for two or three days.

Tho annual report of the Merchant Service Guild states ' ow deeply members regretted tho death during the rear of three of their members, viz., Captain J. Carlson, and Captain 11. Fletcher, of tho Richardson Company (Napier), and Air. D. McGregor, first officer in the employ of tho Union Steam Ship Company. Tho funeral of the late assistant traffic inspector, Air. William Cross, will leave AVilson’s mortuary chapel, John Street, for the Karori cemetery, at 10 o’clock this morning.

Air. J. C. Murray, manager of Vacuum Oil Co., Wellington, returned by the Ulimaroa, after being absent for some time in Now South A) ales, Victoria, and Tasmania. Dr. R. 11. Grundy, B. of Eng., Ph.D., arrived' by tho Arawa from London and loft for Christchurch last night to take up an appointment at tho Canterbury College. Tho congregation of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Wanganui, last night decided unanimously to extend a call to tho Rev. John Paterson, of St. Paul’s Church, Christchurch. —Press Assn.

Air. J. S. Neville, acting town clerk, of Christchurch, has been appointed town clerk there in succession to Mr. 11. R. Smith, who recently retired.— Press Assn.