PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 148, 12 June 1930, Page 4

PERSONAL

Lieut. A. Aitken, 0. Coy., Ist (0) Battalion Hawke’s Bay Regiment, has passed his examination for the rank of captain.

A London cable reports the death at Heidelberg of Professor Adolf von Harnack modernist, theologian and historian.

Mr. T. Miller, of St. George’s road, Hastings, went to the Napier Hospital to-day to undergo a minor operation.

Dr. E. B. Gunson, of Auckland, has been elected to a fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, states a London cable.

Miss M. Aitcheson, of the Otago University staff, Dunedin, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Aitcheson, of Fitzroy Avenue, Hastings, returned to the South Island this morning.

Wanganui papers note the death last week, aged 80, of Mr. Arthur Sherriff, one of the oldest and best known residents of the district. He leaves a widow and three sons,

Mr. W. R. Lowry, of Te Aroha. has acceded to a request that he should, consent to be nominated at prospective candidate in the Reform interests for the Rotorua seat at the next general election.

To fill the vacancy on the Academic Board of the University of New Zealand caused by the resignation of Professor Benham, only one candidate was nominated, Professor Inglis, of the University of Otago, and he has therefore been declared elected.

Mr Eric V. Dumbleton, of the subeditorial staff of the Auckland “Star,” has been promoted to the position of chief sub-editor, vicq Mr A. S. Reid, who has retired. Before joining the “Star.” Mr Dumbleton was on the “Hawke’s Bay Herald’s” reporting staff.

Mr M. M. McDonald, late foreman of the Tomoana Freezing Works, has been appointed manager of the Wellington municipal abattoirs. He has already taken up his duties, and on Tuesday was introduced to the members of the Abattoirs Committee. Mr McDonald is a native or Scotland nnd has had considerable experience of the meat business in Australia and New Zealand.

Sir Frederick Toone, who died on Tuesday, was secretary to the Yorkshire County Cricket Club and manager of the last three English teams which visited Australia. A knighthood was given him last year on his return from Australia with the team captained by Mr. Chapman that won back the Ashes. The honour was regarded as a w'ell-deserved recognition of his services to cricket.—Press Association.

On Tuesday evening the staff of tho Hastings branch of the Bank of New South Wales met to bid farewell to their manager. Mr. F. J. Hull, who is retiring on superannuation after 47 vears of service witlr'the bank. Mr. Clark on behalf of ihe staff presented Mr. Hull with a smoker’s stand nnd Mrs. Hull with a small present in crystal, at the same time wishing them both every happiness nnd the best of health for many years to come. Mr. J. Malfrov, of the Stratford branch, hss been apnointed to succeed Mr. Hull.