PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 262, 1 August 1929, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Justice (Hon. T. M. Wilford) is confined to his residence for a few days owing to an injured knee.

Sir Truby King returned to Wellington yesterday by the Limited express.

“The resignation submitted by Mr. G. F. Johnston as Honorary Consul for Belgium at Wellington has been accepted by a Royal Decree of June 10. 1929, and the Honorary Consulate for Belgium at Wellington has been suppressed.” This announcement Is made by Mr. A. Nihotte, Consul for Belgium in New Zealand.

Dr. T. McKibbin is visiting Auckland.

The Canterbury College of Governors has re-elected the Hon. G. J. Smith. M.L.C., chairman for the ensuing year. Mr. C. T. Asciiman was reelected deputy-chairman.

The Rev. James Cosbey, of Buffalo, United States, who has been visiting relatives in Nelson, left Auckland by the Aorangi on his return home.

Professor P. Mitra, of the department of anthropology in the University of Calcutta, who is visiting the Pacific area and America and Europe as -a fellow of the Bishop Museum, is at present in Dunedin.

Professor D. J. Medley, Professor of History at the . University of Glasgow, and formerly of Keble College, Oxford, passed through Auckland by the Aorangi. He is returning to England after visiting Australia, and intends later to come to New Zealand.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Dominion executive of the New Zealand branch of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John, there was passed a motion recording the profound sorrow felt at the passing of Mr. James Burnet, 0.8. E., a most valued member of the executive, and chairman of the Wellington executive. “Through his removal by the hands of death from our midst, the society has sustained an irreparable loss, and unites in expressing sincere and heartfelt condolence with the bereaved relatives in their dark hour of tribulation,” stated the motion.

Dr. A. B. Begg, who has been appointed by the Empire Cancer Fund to come to New Zealand and continue his cancer research work at the Otago Medical School, was a pupil of the Otago Boys’ High School, and subsequently entered upon a medical course at the University (states a Special Service message). The outbreak of war interrupted his studies, and he served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force on Gallipoli from the landing till the evacuation. He qualified in medicine and surgery in 1919, and after spending a year as house surgeon at Timaru Hospital he left New Zealand to engage in further studies in Europe. He was engaged ip research work at Freiburg, Germany, ami was associated with the German scientist Ashoft. Before taking up his appointment with the Stroud Laboratories Dr. Begg had travelled very extensively in Europe for the purpose of making observations for cancer research, and had studied for a considerable time under Dr. Gye, who received a good deal of publicity several years ago in connection with his reputed cure for cancer.