PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17936, 15 May 1920, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Dr Jas. N. Edgar has taken over the praotico of Dr J as. Sutherland at Milton. Vr Jirodie, Roman Catholic Bishop of Christcnurch, has visited Dunedin this week. Dr J. P. Soaw will take over from Monday next the medioali practice at Mosgiol oi tlie lace Dr W. Allan. Mr Justice Hoslung is reported by the latest nortnern exchanges to be recovering irorn . his recent illness. Mr Xrevaskis, ot the Remington Typewriter Company, Wellington, iias arrived to take charge ol the company's interests in Dunedin. \ Mr R. Ferguson, secretary of the Typographical Union, will leave for Wellington this morning to attend the Conciliation Council in the typographical dispute. Professor Davies was a passenger by the second express yesterday torUamaru, where lie was to give an address under the auspices of the Layineai's Association last night. Mr E. A. Shrimpton, engineer-in-chief of tlie iOlograph Department, who has been on a business visit to Duneain, will leave for tho north this morning. Bishop Richards returned to Danedin on Wednesday after a pastoral visit to Clyde, Uromweil, Tarras, Pembroke, Arrowtown, Queenstown, Lumsden, and Gore. Mr John Barr, who lor some years has been sub-editor of the Sydney Bulletin, has joined the editorial staff of the Sydney ■Sunday 'limes. Mr Barr is well known in jNew Zealand journalistic circles. A report from the Hospital Committee of the Otago Hospital Board recommends tiio appointment ot Dr J. M. Clarke as a junior medical officer in Dunedin Hospital, and of Mr A. E. Stanley Hanan as assistant dispanser. Mr W. D. Hunt will, according to the Southland 'i'imes, leave early next month oil a visat to England. His trip will extend over six months, and during that time he intends to visit Holland, the home of the Friesian breed, of which he is one of tho leading breeders in New Zealand.. He intends to return via Am-erica, where also ne expects to inspect prominent herds. A Press Association message from Wellington states that at the recent examinations of tho University of New Zealand, L>r T. Russell Ritohie passed his final examination and qualified for the Diploma of Bublio Health. Dr W. F. Findlay and Dr A. D. S. Whyte passed the first examination for the diploma. Our Queenstown correspondent wires that Mr J as. Richards, the popular, manager 01 the local offioe of the Mount Cook Motor

Company, was tendered a farewell by a I representative gathering of business people on the eve of his departure on transfer for Timaru. The Deputy Mavor (Mr M. G. Gavin) presented him with a solid leather suit case and a 'travelling rue, on behalf of a large number of friends and wellwdshers. Reference was made by several gentlemen to the active part taken by Mr Richards in local sport and in patriotio matters during the war period, also to the conspicuous ability lie : displayed in the management of the company's Queenstown business, which was so intimately concerned in the tourist traffic. Whilst regret , was felt at his departure, it was recognised that his promotion was well merited. Mr Richards mafia a suitable reply. A large number of the employees of the Otago Daily Times gathered in the machine room last night to bid farewell to Mr Ballontyne, who is severing his connection with the company. Mr Harris, in some very complimentary remarks, referred to the long period Mr Balkntyne had been in the office. Ho had started as a boy 37 years ago in the publishing department, and pv -had become foreman of the machine room of the jobbing department. He

asked Mr Ballantyne to accept a 400-day clock to remind him_ of the pleasant days he had spent with his old comradea Mr Harris also asked him' to accept on beLilf of Mrs Ballantyne a pair of Doulton vases. After Mr Ballantyne had suitably replied and thanked his work-mates, his health was drunk with musical honours.

Sergeant L. G. Loveday, the winner of the King's Prize at Bisley, last year, and Rifleman H. V. Croxton, winner of the New Zealand championship at Trentfiam this year, are at present in Dunedin, en route to Great Britain as representatives of the dominion at the forthcoming rifle meeting at Bisloy. The two champions are ,to Bail from Port Chalmers by the s.s. Port Victor, via. Panama, and are expected to arrive in Great Britain aibout a week before the commencement of the meeting early in July. Mr Arthur Byrne, ,who is engaged in writing the history covering the part played by the Otago Infantry Regiment in the war, is at present visiting Dunedin in that connection, and expects to be in Otago for the next three weeks. It is hoped that the history, which is now neaiing completion, will be ready for publication at an early date. It promises to be a most comprehensive volume, embodying a narrative and survey of the deepest interest to the public. Mr Byrne is an ex-officer of. tße jegiment. and was formerly a member of the Kterar* staff erf the Otago Daily Times.