PERSONAL NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 38, 15 February 1933, Page 11

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr. J. G. Moody, of Dnnedin, arrived in Wellington by the Eangatira from Lyttelton this morning. , Mr. H. Gregory, managing director: ' of David Teed, Limited, and the Allen; Saline Co., N.Z., Ltd., of Auckland, is on a brief visit to Wellington. - '.-'■■ Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Major will leave by the Wanganella tomorrow for a month's holiday in Sydney. Mr. ;T. C. List, proprietor of tl. Taranaki"Daily News," New Plymouth, has been nominated for the position of governor of the Rotary district of New Zealand for the ensuing, year, in succession to Mr. Harry Valder, of 7 Hamilton. Mr. List is this year's president of the New Plymouth.Rotary Club... . ." '-.".""_'-, Mr. . Henry Hyland, architect, 7of Hastings,, who has been 'travelling abroad for the ' past three" 'years in England- and- on- the -Continent,, studying -: forms 7-of?^archi-tecture, is returning. to Hawke 'a Bay. While in London Mr..By.and was engaged by Sir John Burnet, 8.A., and partners, and- supervised the:.preparation of the working: drawing, and-the erection of the nevr. Unilever House building on the; Victorian Embankment, the largest building erected in TLondon in ,1932. Mr.Hyland made, a;-study of the modern work on the Continent, and ' attended the International Bui.di_.ff Exhibition at Berlin. : •-'- -,-•■ , --7-;,',7'-*^.;>, .As a'-tribute to;the inembry of Mr. R. Scott, a past-president- of the Victoria Bowling Club; who died, last week, members of- the executive 'of the Wei-' lington Bowling Centre/atHhe monthly meeting last night, stood iri silence "for : a few momenta, arid a mdtioruof condolence with the: deceased's .relative! was passed: •-.■.-Jr'y.-.r --;:■;.;;.-:.= ■■■;. . .Visitors to Wellington:staying ;at; the 7 Hotel St. George ihclu'dei Mr.arid: Mrs. E.- G.Hudson (Dunedin), Messrs. A:E. Burgess- (Wanganui),. -0.7 H. 7 Griffin. (Nelson), G.B. Wimble, F.Goldb.rg C. F.-. Wieksteed' (Sydney),.- E. R. WilsOa (Ipyercargill), C. V. Smith; IS. Hudson (Dunedin)^ A, c. Holmes :(Christ«h_fch), H. Town,(Manchester.),F. J. Nkthan .(Palmerston North),. aria;J.-D,ay;:(Lou-; d0n).;,.,- -'■;:..... 7. _'7-.'.-""7 "-77:77;' '-'."..•"--•-'.-" . /^.:':and.i_iß/-__..'"_...is_____eiii:;(bim-; edin), Messrs. 3. .8. Neville)" E. &. Andrews, J. W.; Beahland, —H.-7 Saga* ; .(Christchurch),. J. F." Wright,; E: --__ti" Garrettj'arid-L. A. Sagar (Auckland) ar« staying, at the Grand Hotel.; ;V"'A--Mr.:and7_lrs. D. XJ. Barry :(Gisborne),: Mr..arid -Mrs. 'George -Rntherford (Christchurch)," Colonel .'Gledholm. Bradley;, (London), .Messrs; MiiHirseh(.Chie'agb),E.^W.'Rogers^G: EiHutchinson, H. E. Jones. (Auckland)," tG;7 Mi WilkinSi P- Shiptoii7 (Christchnrch)^ and R E. Nelson (Havelock^Noftn.) are" staying at the Midland - Hotel, 7 >.;',; 7 • 'Among the guests at the Empire Hotel ate Messrs: E: C/I)6rmer,-.B&-7Gr-goryi '(Auckland), 7J. /B. 1 Mtncdoch, - _i- -•-XH-. ; Ch:ightbn;(Hawera),;F;'i^-__ing'(Mel-bourne),'E. A.; Batson "(Chr_.tchurch)j S. J." Furgeson,."-.C.7Eus-eil^ andi.F.- M.' McLean:.(Duned-n).7 7 '77 7';77 Guests at the> Royal Oak TEtotel include Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Haggitt (Nek son)," Messrs.7J; Haraie, F. Frow, I*. Beale (Sydney)i E. Morton (Auckland), : W. F. Blackwell, W. N. _.arker7(Christ- , church), a;nd;G..Pb.intet:(Francej...; •'" Professor. A;: C.;Patters6n,; whose death' I at" 'Auckland was:-reported ■oh Monday,": was '•' !-"born at -Dairy, Galloway, in ; 1875,'; a' son "of= the - Eev. A, . Paterson> '; M.A.":;; He was edricated.at Watson's.' College, 7Edin-.: burgh, andat:;_.dihbnrgh University^ -and-WasTfirst burs'arat the' matricula-: tion examination -in 189 L, He. gradu* ated: B.A. in .1898 after, studying-- at Oxford, and M.A. with first-class, hon« ours in Classical Moderations -and. ii_. , the final school of Litterae Humaniores. After taking his decree at Oxford he spent two. years iri Germany at th» Universities of Marburg ahd; 'Berlin. ' On his return he was elected to a re« search scholarship' at- Oriel' :College. ■ His list of successes inclndedt-rGold" '. smith-Exhibition,.' Pusey.'and. Ellertoa. ,- scholarships,'-Liddon student, K_u_ucott , scholar, and Syriae prizeman.' "Profes* sor.Paterson was selected for.special service.under the Transvaal Education '. Department in 1903, ..arid in ' the followingyear was private secretary to : the'Direetor-of Education. 1n.1908.he ■ was appointed prof essbr ,of "Latin at' the_ Transyaal ■ University.." College, of : whicH he"; was rector from "1918 uitiT' 1922. HeTwas /first chairman; of" - the : Senate of'the University of. 'South Africa in 1918, and was re-elected ill ' 1520,. biit resigned in,1922. ;___' 1921' ,he represented; .the. University"at the; Imperial Universities '"' Congress.": Hiis: ; appointment, to Auckland-" Uniyefsity;; . College was made "in 1923. foijfe.sorr' Patersoh was the • author-df77artacle. . in the Encyclopaedia Biblica, and,while in South Africa.prepared-a report:on , religious education in schools; ;of the: Transvaal. 'He afeo pubKshed : ari7edi?. tion of Caesar's "Gallic ,^Wars'? .and » : translation from- the. Dutch; x>f; the .his-. . torie.diary of Adam sass.,_During the war "he servedon the'staff off General Van Deventer:.during the -:Germa_i West African, campaign.-. . 7". ■•-..