PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 106, 1 November 1923, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

VICE-REGAL.

Lord Jellicoe arrived at Christchurch this morning, and went . through to Oamaru to lay the foundation stone of the Waitaki School War Memorial. His Excellency returns to Christchurch tomorrow for Cup Week.—Press Association. ' '. :' '■.'■•■ -■•

The Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes (Minister of Defence) and the Hon. R F. Bollard (Minister of Internal Affairs), who are representing the Government at the Manawatu Show, will return to Wellington to-night.

Mr. L. S. Drake, chief city motor inspector who has been seriously indisposed for the past four months, haa now resumed his diities.

w Mr- o C- E" E^ns, Assistant Permanent Way Surveyor to the Tramways Department of the Wellington Corporation; has received an offer of the position of borough engineer at Hastings. Mr. Theo. Trezise will leave by the Marama to-morrow for Sydney, en route to Europe where.he will visit London, Pans, Berlin, and- Vienna. He will return tat ISew Zealand via the United states.

Mr. \\. Canning, postmaster at Pahiatua, is retiring to-day afteT nearly 39 years service Mr. A. J. Gear, senior clerk will fill the vacancy till the appointment of a new postmaster. Mr and Mrs Canning intend to take up 'their residence at Napier.

Mr. R B. Bigg, staff inspector of the Bank of New Zealand, has retired on pension after 50 years' service. " Yester<Jay a presentation. of several pieces of plate was made to Mr. and Mrs. Rigg y , I' ,?• ,Bucklet«n. general manager, on behalf of the staffs in New' Zealand Australia, and Fiji.

Mi. T. 0. Fox, engineer in charge of the eastern and southern districts of the city has resigned from the service of the Wellington Corporation, to assume the position of borough engineer at Ihvercargill in succession to Mr. George F. Clapcott, who has been appointed borough engineer at Napier. Mr. Fox will take up his new duties at the beginning of December and is at present in the Southto confer with Mr Clapcott prior to the' lattei s departure from Invercaxgill. H,»lr\ B"jKea?' T h° has lesiS™d from the headmastership of the Hataitai School to take charge of the Blenheim btate School, left Wellington by the Wainui yesterday Prior to his departure from the school, Mr. Kean was farewelled- by the pupils and was the recipient of a set of, stainless cutlery from the scho ars, the presentation being made byMaster F. Johansen. •

I rofessor James Cossar Ewart, FES emeritus Professor of Zoology, of Edinburgh, well known for his work in connection with the breeding of farm animals, and. particularly sheep, is on his way to New Zealand. He has just spent some time in Australia, studying the methods of merino breeding, having been invited to do so by the Federal Government. The Hon. W. Nosworthy, Minister of Agriculture, ".wrote to Professor Ewart expressing the hope that he would come to New Zealand, assuring TV ?' a- rty welcorae > and placing all the fatahties of the Department of Agriculture at hig disposal. A cable message has been received from him,' -stating that he would be leaving Sydney on Friday for New Zealand ■ Banks, who has been'an officer of the Wellington- Automobile Uub for eighteen years, and president for several years,- has "retired". from ■ dfnpial | positions in the club. At last night s Annual meeting of the club, mem-' bers voiced their hearty appreciation-of the sterling service that Mr. Banks had rendered to motorists throughout the Dommion. On behalf of the members, ■ll v" NaUran. presented Mr. Biinks with a handsome smoker's cabinet fully equipped. Messrs. Nathan, T:«A. Munt and other members spoke of the great work that Mr. .Banks had achieved for the club and motorists generally, and they all expressed regret that he was anxious to relinquish his active duties in the club. Mr. Banks suitably thanked the 1 members for the gift and the appreciation they had shown of his efforts. It was decided that Mr. Banks should be.elected an honorary life member of the club, and a motion was embodied in the minutes expressive of 'the members good wishes towards him and the work he had performed for motorists. At the unanimous request of the meeting Mr. Banks agreed to accept a seat on the executive.

• Dr. William M. Stenhouse,. for many years one of Dunedin's best known medical practitioners, hip died at the age of 82, reports a Press Association message from Dunedin. Forjnerly on the staff of the Dune'din Hospital, and at one time a member of the Education Board; the late Dr. Stenhouse was born at Glasgow, and educated at the Glasgow University, where he graduated M.B. and CM., in 1875, taking his degree as M.D., 'in absentia, in 1877. He came to New Zaland as surgeon-superintendent" of an emigrant ship in 1875, and settled iv Dunedin in the following year, after making one or two trips to the Old Country in the same capacity. Somo years ago he suffered a severe accident, which necessitated the amputation of a limb, and which impaired his health afterwards. During lengthened periods of illness he wrote a book of poems, and subsequently issued pamplets on "Our Eyes and How to Use Them," and on "The Common Diseases of the Ear, Throat, and Nose," on which he was a specialist. In his early days he was a distinguished chess player, and he had also been a prominent member of the ;Dunedin BuVns Club. The late Dr. Stenhouse waa married"' in 1881 to a daughter of Mr. A.; Anderson, of Stirling, Otago. ■