PERSONAL.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3080, 26 May 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Rev. A. McDonald, or Otautau, is at proent spending a fortnight in Queenstuwn for the henetit of his health.

Mr Frank McNeil, an old Queenstown boy who is now stationed at Woodville, where he is a member of the railway staff, paid a visit to his home, One-Mile Road, last week.

Mrs Campbell, a. sister of the late ('apt. Scott, the hero of the Aiitirctic exploicr, lias just spent some weeks in New Zealand meeting friends of her late brother. Mrs Camphell was greatly interested in the Sect Memorials which have been erected in many parts of the Dominion, and her great regret on leaving the Bluff for Melbourne on the 18th in.st. was thai time would not permit her to visii Queenstown to see the u niipie memorial there, of which she had very line photographs and in which she was ih't'i !\ interested.

His many friends in the district and beyond it will regret to learn of ihe sOa.etvhai seve.e ill e s which that line old pioneer of the Shoiover, Mr T .P. Monk, has gone through in the Wakatipu Hospital. Thougn he has not. by any means ye I regained his usual health and strength, .Mr Monk recovered sufficiently under the .skilful care of l)v. Stewart 10 return to his ho.no a coupie of weeks a,uo.

Mr U. Norman Bell, who has tilled the position of a jun.or in the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand lor close on 2 years past, left Queenstown on Tuesday last, under transfer to the Dunedin otliec. During his residence in Queenstown Mr lien proved himself a line young citizen. He took an active part in local sport, being a member of the Tennis L'luu and a strong supporter of the Queenstown Football club. Mr Bell was also a most enthusiastic young bandsman, having become a highly eilicient "drummer boy" during in& term of metuhersiiip. St. Andrew's I'iesoyterian Uhurch also loses one or its choristers in his removal irom the town. Mr Twomey, a son ol Hon. J. \V. Toomey, e.vM.L.L., is Mr Bell's successor.

had a brief visit at tlie end ol last week from a most, distinguished traveller and scholar in ihf person ol Professor William Norria Davis. The learned prolessor occupies the Sturgis-Hooper Chair of ecology at Harvard University America's most famous scat of learniny:—a. posi lie was appointed to in L&UU. Prolessor Davis' leputation as a scientist is not contined to America alone. He has gained distinction in all the live continents and has lectured to distinguished audiences in the most highly civilised countries in the world. A list of the learned societies in which he is either president or member would occupy considerable space. In his young days he was assistant in the National Observatory, Argentina, and tirst travelled round the world in 1878. He was the physiographer to Pumpelly's Carnegie institution Expedition, to Turkestan, in IUU3. He is an honorary mem tier of the Gesellsehaft fur Euikuiide, Berlin, the Geographische Cesellschaft, Vienna, and Foreign Correspondent of the Royal Geographical Society, London. He was present at the recent annual meeting of the latter society when medals were presented to the members of the Scott Au ia ret it' expedition. Professor Davis was accompanied on his visit to Cjueenstown by Professor Park of the Otago University. They journeyed from Cromwell by motor, and immediately on their arrival here they paid a visit to tlie Domain to inspect the glacial morainic material there and view the Scott Memorial. They were much impressed with the latter, which they considered both dignified and appropriate. Professor Davis remarked that the live stars which are placed in the rock to represent the Southern Cross was an excellent and particularly happy idea.