LAWK, GENTLEMEN AJS£> OTHERS

NZ Truth, Issue 405, 29 March 1913, Page 4

LAWK, GENTLEMEN AJS£> OTHERS

"Trutfi" recently mentioned the; fact that the pldest living printer m the "world was at Christchurch. Nove it has to be chronicled that the 0.1.p. lives no longer- He was G. S. Porter, zoo years p£:»ge, and died, on Monday last, ' * • • Hugh Wilson, at one time business manager for the H&yward's Picture Enterprise. Ltd., and still later par{ proprietor of the Qoeen.s TJieatre, Dunedin, was married to Miss Louiq Fisher, at Brisbane (Queensland), ©n St. Patrick's Day. Hugh lelt New Zealand with a view to taking a trip to England, but accepted the posit | tion of . general manager for King's; Pictures, Ltd., Queensland, fin Wilson took over his duties at fibo firm's head office m Brisbane,, Jast month. * • • . * Billy Richards,, the weft-fcnown auctioneer, one time located m" tb« holy .burg of Dunedin, was back 6>H the Easter holidays. He is novr^p-> cated m Christchurca witxi t&eJ«e-< terbury Fruit and Produce (30vj78« has been there for the past torea months, and has been doing grea.% business. His. reputation m the cft^ of religion and -whisky is vteH knroa, and Billy has always been famous, for keeping his end v up» He isiaown as «, battlerv and ~et ttafbtteq- h$ fcag proved. *■' • ■ • Latest police «h&ngor«afiect» Sen geant Kelly, whose recent jnovonseotg have been almost as erratic as «t knight in' a game of chess. Tbq burly and genial sexge&aL who has been wont to strike terror into the hearts of indiscreet publicans, has been appointed to take charge ot Manners-street (Wellington) potioa station, and Constable Govdon, ol that station, has been appointee) Court Orderly at the Supremo Cowt, Wellington, vice Constable .Young, retiftsd. * * * Another~of Auckland's pioneers has passed over- to the big majority last week. He was Mr. Ralph Kecfilng, and one of the best-known business men m Auckland. The late Mr. Keesing had. reached the ripe old age ol eighty-two years at the time of his death. Deceased came out with his parents m March, 1842, by the ship Union, and started early m business* which he prosperously continued until the "seventies." The Jate Mr* Keesing was one of the founders ot the first Jewish Synagogue m Auck-. land, and a man noted for his* pbil-t anthropy. * « ■- . • Auckland cricketers are going to be distinct losers by the retirement of Mr. R. J. Yatos, the caretaker of the Domain Cricket Ground. Mr. Yates was a great cricket enthusiast, and as a result of his efforts and know-! ledge of tho game, the Domain Cricket Ground is ecfiily tho best m and about Auckland, and would take a lot of beating anywhere. Mr. Yates'B worth was recognised by the Auckland City Council at iia meeting on Wednesday night of last week, when, after regretting Mr. Yates's retirement, tho Council instructed the Town Clerk to writ© tho caretaker a letter to that effect, and also granted him three months* leave of absence on full pay.

J. F. McEacharn, Government Veterinary Surgeon of South Australia, who has been appointed Chief Inspector of Stock nnd Veterinary Officer m tho Northern Territory of Australia, graduated at tho Glasgow Veterinary College m 1897, He held appointments m New 'Zealand and New South Wales, and went to South Australia m 1007 as Veterinary Inspector to tho Metropolitan Dairy Board. In 1909 he wm appointed fJovernment Veterinary Surgeon, and m the following year was mado Chief Inspector of Cattlo as well. Besides all this, he has found time to conduct useful and important bacteriological investigations and other research work.

Recent movement* of the men, who m New Zealand run moving pictures led "Truth" to venture the opinion that moro thon ordinary was doing. Starting oft with tho sensatlo» which hoverod round J. D. Willinms jntinmting his arrest nnd his subsequent discharge, tho picture men m the Dominion have been very restless. John Fuller, jun.. who. by the way, intends seeking re-election us a city councillor, King's • Pictures Tom Donovan, Hay ward, and others, havo been flitting across and back to Sydney, just as if they were taking a "ferry journey to Pay's Bay. Now all is 'quiet. Everything s««ns to hay© been nicoly arranged, little no* leaked out, but tho "news" is duo any day (m fnct. it might bo out ero thfs is printed). Ono thing is certain, tho arrangements to be entcrcd upon will guarantee the best pictures (or everybody. And. on tho word of a thorough gentleman, tho t prices of admission are not to be raised. Let us wait and see. .Tenner, rostour, Lister. FriednA thaw are name* which to-day occt** top-most pinnacles m ""^ «'- --! once. Who knows but that Dr. Weisenburg'h name may l>o ndded" to tho I list? Uecenily thrco hundred mem- ! bor«" of tho Medical Society of New York county attended the Academy !of Medicine, when, for two hours, they watched moving picture*, which have been taken during tha Sit ny« vc*r* by Dr. T. 11. We»«nburg, pro'foosor of cHnlcnl. wjiro logy at the Medico-Chlrurgiail Cnliogt* Philadelphia. Tho picture* dinplnyed nervous and nwnial ji«««-. ™« I)r. Wei^nburg -bowed live re*l f of ! the 25 000 feet of film ho has taken. I Tho picture* showed m gr««t detail I n«arlv every known form of nervous iSSSe. with their dtald w to»«. with tho different method* of cxaminntion. including th« taking of r«rtcxe« «»«» Ulflerwi typ*« of g«it«. ■nr ' Wrtwnimn: naid th.it be first rfonctfived the i«»^ «« taking moving DlelurM for cln«-rooro work nv 0 Uar* ngo. m ortlcr to moro easily explain symptom*. So far his work ban been dttvowtl almost «xclu»ivo|y to nervoua discrtiwa, but ho espcct.l shortly to extend hi** work. His ambition now, he iuiy», l» to r»vor«l the *poc«th ot the inuone an well it* their pictures, «n order thftt nn nbi»olutely corr«t record may b* mndc ot tho wor»l* and intonnlionw- Tban ho will extend the work of picture inking to the operating roosi. If th« doctor accomplishes what ho iti pr»iscnt purpoww. hl« namo will b«? mft'J.% aliio Uiat of ,tho biograph will rvc«iv^ A. bOO»t,