PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17327, 29 May 1918, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Mr J. A. M'Cullough, workers' representative on the Arbitration Court, has returned to New Zealand from a visit to Australia. Captain J. B. Hine, M.P. for Stratford, has reported at Featherston Camp for duty. Captain Hine left New Zealand with the 17th Mounted Rifles, and after a lengthy service in Egypt has returned on duty. A Christchureh Press Association message states that the death occurred last night, after a short illness, of Mr H. S. Bourn, a well-known Canterbury business man. He was for some years Christchureh manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company. He retired from that position three years ago, and took up land at Rakaia. Mr Bourn held office as president of the New Zealand Woolbrokers' Association, and president of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. Flags were flown at half-mast on the shipping at, Port Chalmers yesterday when advice was received of the death at Wellington on Monday night of Mr John M'Pherson, aged 65 years, a member of the Transport Bonrd. He was formerly chief engineer of several Shaw, Savill boats, aDd served afterwards in the same capacity on the Amokura and the Tutanekai, before being appointed to the Transport Board. During the Boer war he was chief engineer on the Waiwera, when she car' lied two New Zealand contingents to South Africa. Mr H. A. R. Farquhar, surveyor, of the head office, Land and Survey Department, has retired alter 40 years' service. Before leaving' he was presented by the Under-secretary and staff with a handsome mark of esteem. In 1378 Mr Farquliar joined the survey staff in Nelson. A few years later he qualified as a purveyor, and took up duties in the field under Mr J. D. Murray, then district surveyor in the Nelson district. He was nest placed in chargeof a party and sent to the Otago district. Of late years his services have been confined to the office. " Two additional "Overseas Sailor and Soldier Scholarships" have (our London correspondent reports) been awarded to members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, who, for one reason or another are temporarily unfit for active service' The recipients are Rifleman W. E. Acton who goes to Christchureh, Oxford, to read modern history, and Gunner I. H. Maclean N.Z.F.A., an undergraduate of Otago University, who aoes to Edinburgh to study medicine. .floth \hese scholarships have been given by the Lord Kitchener Nationai Memorial Fund. Colonel E. ff. W. Lascelles, who is secretary to the movement, states that 35 scholarships have now been awarded tc oversea soldiers, of which four go to the N.Z.E.F. The value of the scholarship is sufficient to cover tile whole cost of maintenance and fees, so thit soldiers who are fortunate enough to be nominated for them get a year's education at a British university without putting their hands ;n their pockets.