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Evening Star, Issue 19385, 20 October 1926, Page 8

PERSONAL

Tho Minister of Education (Hon. It. A. Wright) advised the Education Board to-day that he- would not bo ablo to visit Dunedin till after tho New Year. Dr F. J. Gwynne, of Auckland, has neon appointed honorary radiologist at tho Auckland Hospital, (says a Press Associtaion telegram). The University Council yesterday approved of Professor Malcolm’e acceptance of a seat on the Board of Scientific and Industrial Research. On the motion of Dr Fitzgerald, Dr Malcolm, who was stated to be an outstanding figure of the Medical School, was congratulated or, his appointment. Mr F. G. Gumming has tendered to tho Government his resignation of the position which he has held for tho past thirteen or fourteen years as probation olficer in this city. This stop on Mr Curaming’s part is tho outcome of the decision of tho Department of Justice to appoint permanent probation officers in each centre, and of his own wish to retain his connection with the Patients and Prisoners’ Society, of which he is the agent and secretary. Colonel W. L. If. Sindair-Burgess, C. 8., C.M.G., D. 5.0., Chief of tho General Staff of the Now Zealand Military Forces, arrived yesterday and lectured at the Officers’ Club in the evening. During his stay ho will attend the annual mess night of the regimental officers of tho Dunedin units.

At tho meeting of tho University Council yesterday afternoon, Mr W. J. Morrell' moved' a motion congratulating Mr 11. D. Skinner, lecturer in ethnology at the Otago University, on being awarded the Hector .Memorial and tho New Zealand Institute’s prize for research in ethnology; and also Mr H. J. Findlay on gaining the Hamilton Memorial Prize for scientific research. Both of them, he said, had brought distinction on tho University by their work. A Press Association message from Auckland stales: News has boon received of the death in London of Sir George M’Gill, eleventh baronet, of Fife-hire, Scotland, formerly of Auckland. A Sydney message states that tho Rev. William Touched Ins boon elected chairman of tho New South Wales Congregational Union. Tho Dunedin Hospital Hag was flown today at half-mast out of respect for _ the late Mr John Reid, who died in the institution tho previous night. Mr Reid was eighty veers ot age, and about twcl.c years’ ago ho left the service of tho Dunedin Hospital, where he had been on (ho stall for thirty-five years. Originally admitted as a patient to the hospital as a result of an explosion at Hindoo, wtien tho Otago Central line was being formed, Mr Reid joined tho staff as a male nurse. On the institution of women musing at tho hospital Mr Reid became night hall porter, tho late Mr William Diyuoiougb being tho day hall porter,