PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 102, 30 March 1926, Page 7

PERSONAL

A Melbourne cablegram reports the death of Sir Harry Allen, formerly Dean of the Medical Faculty of Melbourne University, aged 72 years.

Lieutenant Turner, who was injured in the recent aeroplane smash at Papanui. Christchurch, is now off the “seriously ill” list.

,M r W. G. Alridge, M.Sc., chief science master at the Christchurch Technical College, has been appointed Principal of the Dunedin Technical College. Mr Hugh Fraser, a well-known member of the Victoria Bowling Club, Wellington, intends taking up his residence in Palmerston North after Easter, having received an appointment with a local firm.

Sir Henry Lunn, M.D., a prominent churchman and advocate of tne objects of the League of Nations Union, who is now in Vancouver in the course of a world tour, is expected to arrive in Wellington on May 10. The Palmerston North Rotary Club’s luncheon for the Governor-General yesterday was attended by members of Wanganui and Masterton Clubs. Wanganui was represented by Itotarians C. East and R. J. Jackson and Masterton by Itotarians H. E. Hart (president), It. Pago, R. Lee, G. W. Sellar and J. A. Betts.

Dr. Malcolm T. MacEachern, Asso-ciate-Director of the American College of Surgeons, who is at present on tour of inspection of New Zealand hospitals, arrived in Palmerston North this morning, being met at the local station by Dr. Frazer and Mr D. S. Wylie. Dr MacEachern is accompanied by Mrs MacEachern.

A cable message from Paris reports the death at Palermo of Louis Philippe Robert, Due d’ Orleans, head of the Bourbon-Orleans House. Born at Twickenham on February 6,1869, he was the eldest son of the late Comte de Paris and nephew of the Due do Chartres. He married, in 1896, the Archduchess Marie Dorothea of Austria. In 1886 he was exiled from France. Colonel C. Knott, tho new chief secretary for the Salvation’ Army in New Zealand, arrived in Auckland on Sunday night by tho Aorangi, accompanied by Mrs Knott, Colonel Knott was formerly chief secretary for the Army’s Western Canadian district'. He has been in many parts of the world, and pioneered the Army’s work to Jerusalem, and_ Egypt. He was chaplain to the British Expeditionary Forces during the war, and in recognition of these services was made an honorary chaplain to His Majesty’s Forces. The death occurred at Dunedin last evening of Mr Edward Barling, of Grey street, Palmerston North. The late Mr Barling, who was 59 years of age, was born in England and came to New Zealand. when a young man. For a number of years he resided in Awahuri but subsequently came to Palmerston North to live and entered into the taxi business, having the first taxi-cab licensed by the Borough Council. Some four months ago Mr Barling vus taken ill and, after being treated at the Palmerston North Hospital, left for Dunedin. Last week his condition became more serious and death ensued shortly after 8 p.m. yesterday. In addition to his wife, deceased leaves three sons and three daughters to mourn their loss. The sons are Messrs William and Kenneth Barling, of Wellington, and Detective Barling, of Auckland, tho daughters being Mesdames Logan (New Plymouth), G. Perrin (Palmerston North) and Miss' Rita Barling (Palmerston North). The interment will take place in Palmerston North.

It is anticipated that Mr It. A. Malcolm who has been appointed to the headmastership of tho Terrace End School, will take up his new duties at the beginning of June. Mr Malcolm has been in the teaching profession for 36 years, and, with the exception of a year in Newtown, Wellington, tho whole of that time has been spent in the Canterbury district. For the last three years he has been headmaster of the Temuka District High School. The death occurred at Milton recently of Mr D. K. Kirby, a journalist, who was well known in Canterbury and Otago. Mr Kirby joined porting taff of Christchurch Press in igl9, relinquishing his position about tour years ago, in consequence of a breakdown in health, i from which he was unable to recover. Prior to this he was for some time editor of the. Temuka Leader, and later of the Clutha Loader. Mr Kirby, who was in his 40th year, was predeceased by his wife some years ago. He leaves a daughter, aged eleven years. The death took place on Sunday night at his residence, Dundas street, Seatoun, Wellington, of Dr Thomas Bennett, M.D., late Brigadier-Major, Army Medical Department, aged 91. The late Dr Bennett, who was a native of Tipperary, Ireland, came to New. Zealand with the 14th Regiment, and served through the Maori War. Atfer returning to England he proceeded with his regiment to India, and went through the Afghan campaign, attaining the rank of brigade-surgeon. He retired from the service in 1883, and returned to New Zealand, settling at Bulls, where he practised his profession for many years. Dr Bennett also took part in local affairs, and was at one time chairman of the Bulls Town Board. He was for several years medical officer at Samoa. During recent years he resided at Seatoun. The late Dr. Bennett leaves two sons and three daughters—Messrs R. E. Bennett (Wellington) T. E. Bennett (Queensland), Mrs A. D. Crawford (Wellington) Mrs Toswill (Hastings), and Mias Bennett (Seatoun). The interment will take place at Bulls to-morrow.