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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18464, 27 January 1922, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr James Fletcher returned to Wellington by the second express yesterday. Mr W.’ J. _ Hawley (Collector of Customs at Invercargill) was a passenger for Auckland by the through express yesterday. Mr F. J. Mount, formerly a clerk in the Dunedin Land Office, and an ox-member of the Public Service Appeal Board, is practising as a solicitor in Auckland. At the meeting of the Otago Hospital Board last evening a letter was received from Dr Eric Vivian resigning his position as assistant medical officer at the Hospital. The resignation was accepted. Mr F. Z. Moore, who was seized with illness necessitating an operation while he was in Wellington during the holidays, has much improved, and hones to ho back in Dunedin within a fortnight or .three weeks. Mr L. S. Curtis, the well-known AVairarapa lawn tennis player, has undergone a severe operation, involving the amputation of his left arm. Ho is progressing satisfactorily. Chief Detective M'Mahon, who was recently transferred from Auckland to Ashburton, has resigned from the force as from March 31,' owing to ill-health. Mr H. G. Miller, Rhodes Scholar, of Masterton. has been elected to the “ Leonardo.” a society restricted to 20 men from Balliol, and not more than three from one faculty. Miss Alice Henderson left Christchurch on Tuesday night on her way back to the Indian mission ‘ field, where she has spent the greater part of her life. She will join the Malwa at ■ Melbourne, and will be accompanied as ‘far as Jagadhri by the Rev. R» M. Rybum and Mrs Rybum, who intend to make a brief visit to several Indian mission stations. A Berlin Press Association cablegram announces the death at Leipzig of Arthus Nikisch. the famous orchestral conductor, from influenza. Herr Nikisch. who was thought bv many people to be the greatest living conductor, was a Hungarian by birth, and was director of the Roval Opera at ■R"da Pesth. So extraordinary was bis influence over the players that he had even been oerased of mesmerising them. He made frequent appearances in England.