PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 11895, 25 May 1903, Page 6

PERSONAL.

The employees of Messrs John Murdoch and Co. (through Mr J. Wedderspoom met on Saturday to bid farewell to Mr H. J. Findlay, who, after twelve years’ service, is severing his connection with the .firm to enter into business cm, his own account, "nd to present him with a gold watch as a mnall token of the esteem in which he h® B been held during that term. Mr Findlay also received from Mr H. V. Haddock (manager °* John Murdoch and CoJ a valuable case of pipes. The employees of the firm of Speight and Co. (through Mr Shepherd) assembled on Saturday afternoon and presented Mr John Campbell (the foreman cooper, who has decided to take a short holiday for the benefit of his health) with a pair of aluminium field classes, suitably inscribed. The health of Mr Campbell was drunk with musical honors, one and all expressing a hope to find him enjoying the best of health on his return. slr J- K. Mills, of Enthoven and Mills, Melbourne and Sydney, is at present on a vt*it to this City. We understand that Mr Knthoven retires shortly, and will leave for England in July, when Mr Mißs will be joined in partnership by his eldest son. The unexpected news of the sndden death of Dr George Patrick Brown, late resident house surgeon at the Dunedin Hospital, will cause sincere regret to many. It was only on Thursday morning last that he laid up, when he was found to he suffering from scarlet fever. All that could be done was done for him, but he sank ra, pidly, and died at eight o’clock last evening. Dr Brown was born at Waikiwi, neai Invercargill. About ten years ago he entered upon the study of medicine at the Otago University, and after taking his degree about 1898 he was for one year junior surgeon at the hospital, and then senior surgeon for another year. Fe next acted as assistant to Dr Lindo Ferguson, and upon that gentleman’s visit to England about two years ago Dr Brown was locum tenens. Upon Dr Ferguson’s return the deceased gentleman was appointed resident surgeon at Dunedin Hospital, which position he occupied up to the time of his death. He had specialised to some extent in eve, ear, and throat treatment, in which branch of his work he was considered’very skilful. The deceased, who was onlv about thirty years of age, was much respected by those with whom he came in contact.