PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 17368, 2 June 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr L. J. Mee, assistant auctioneer for the local branch of New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, on the occasion of his leaving to. enter another line of business, was the 'recipient of a. silver sen-ice from his fellow-officers. The pr&sentation was made by the manager (Mr Sare). The death is announced of Mr Melhuish, financial editor of the ' Asgus.' At the request of several school committees Mr M. Cohen has agreed to become a candidate for one of the vacancies on the Education Board. Dr C. J. Reakes (Director-General of Agriculture) Ims been appointed the first commissioner _to represent New Zealand in the administration of Nauru phosphate production and supply. He will take charge of the business during the initial stages only. Mr R. B. Morris (secretary of the Postal Department) will represent New Zealand at the Intei-national Postal Congress at Madrid in October. Colonel T. A. Hunter, who had charge of the_ dental Eorvicos of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, has been appointed Director of the Dental Department, which is being established for giving free dental examination and treatment to school children. The appointment of Colonel Hunter was fir:/*; made some time ago, but as complaints were made bv other members of tlio-profession about the position being given to him without competition being invited, he resigned. He has now been reappointed. Sydney University suffers a severe loss tlirough Professor Wilson's acceptance of the Chair of Anatomy at Cambridge University. He recently succeeded "to the position of dean of facility of medicine. A London cable states that the International Red Cross at Geneva -awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal to Sister M'Lean, matron-in-chief of the New Zealand army nursing service. The_ Presbyterian Foreign Missions Committee have received advice by cable that Miss M'Ewan, Miss Prentice, and M*iss Jean M'Neur left Canton on May 25 for New Zealand. Mr P. _ A. Young, who has been connected with the stores department of the Union Steam Ship Company for many vears. has been appointed manager of that department." lie directors of the Union Steam Ship Company to-day presented Captain D. M'Lean with a tea and coffee service on tho occasion of his retirement, after 35 years' active work, for 29 of which he was a master in the employ of the company. During Captain M'Lean'i! connection with tho company he has been maeter of a large number steamers, including the N:asara, and he was in charge of the Mdko;a when she made the parliamentary trip to the Islands recently. Perhaps Captain M'Lean is better known for his war services, as ho was master of thp Maheno for the whole period during which that vessel used as a hospital ship. Mr J. Roberts, C.M.G., in making the presentation, spoke in eulogistic terms of the services rendered to the company by (■aptain M'Lean, and stated that the directors of the company were exceedingly sorry to lose such a valuable and experienced master who had done such excellent work throughout his splendid career. The Rev. Mr M'Downll, who met with an accident somg. time aero, is progressing satufactorily (says Balclutha 'Free Press'), and is expected home in about a week's time. He will be compelled to use crutches for a time until his leg gets strong" again.