PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19903, 24 September 1926, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Vice-Regal. The Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, yesterday morning \ lslt ® d ,f“ e . helm schools, and then inspected tho hydroeloctrical works at Benopa. where he was entertained at luncheon. Last night, _ as Grand Master of the order, he was welcomed by the Masonic craft, Lady A! co Fergusson was entertained by the Plunket Society. Ministerial. The Hon. G. J. Anderson, Minister of Marine, Labour, and Mines, arrived in Dunedin from Gore last night. leave by the express this morning for ChnstAssociation message froni Waipukurau reports that the Minister of Health (the Hon. J. A. Young) paid his brat official visit to the Pukeroa Sanatorium on Wednesday afternoon, following the arrival of the express from Wellington, and addressed the patients. In the evening it became necessary for him to enter the Waipukurau Hospital to undergo a slight operation arising from a chill. His visit to Pahintua, arranged for yesterday, was cancelled, and his place was taken by Dr Watt (assistant Director-General of Health). Mr J. Horn, M.P., was a passenger by the express yesterday for Waimate. Mr F. James left by the north express yesterday, en route to Vancouver, Miss Banbury* of Messrs Arthur Barnett (Ltd.) loft Dunedin yesterday for Canada, Franco, and England. • _ Dr E Marsden, director of the Department of Scientific Research, is visiting Dunedin. . _ Mr A. H. Mockrell left Dunedin yesterday morning for .Wellington to attend a meeting of the Associated Chambers oi Commerce. , . , Our Wellington correspondent reports that Mr Reginald Bedford Hammond, A.M.P.T,!., of Auckland, has been appointed town-planning consultant for one year. Mr W. M. Luke, travelling representative for the Canadian Government Merchant Marine (Ltd.), left Dunedin yesterday morning for Wellington and Auckland. Mr W. G. Burns, who has for the past three years been rector of the Tapanui District High School, has been appointed head master of the Titnaru West School Captain T. H. Bowling, of the Union Steam Ship Company’s local shore staff, left yesterday morning for Lyttelton to relievo Captain F. Horn, marine superintendent, who will go on holiday leave. A Press Association states that Mr B. T. Hollands of Wellington, has been selected by the Thnn.ru Borough Council ae general manager cf the electrical department. There were 27 applicants. The salary is £7OO. Mr J. Jacobs, secretary to the Otago Hospital Board for the last 16 years, was granted two months’ leave of absence at the meeting of the Hospital Board last evening. Mr Jacobs intends taking a holiday trip to Australia, and will leave Dunedin on Thursday next. Mr W. Wright and Mr F. J. Williams left Dunodin yesterday morning for Christchurch to attend the annual meeting of the ■ South Island Motor Union. Dr Stanley Brown and Mr T. Macdonald, representing the Southland Motor Association, were also passengers by the same express. Mr A. E, Ansell, president of the Otago Motor Club, and Mr J. L. Passmore left on Wednesday by motor car to attend the meeting. Mr 6. H. Munro, M.Sc., lately of the Auckland University College, has been appointed research assistant at the National Physical Laboratory’s radio research station at Ditton Park, near London. Mr Monro's work will deal with the measurement of the intensity of wireless signals and with wireless direction finding. Mr Munro gained experience in the latter work at the physics department of the Auckland University College where, during 1924 and 1925, he was engaged as a national research scholar in an original investigation of certain errors affecting wireless direction finding. On arriving in England early this year Mr Munro forwarded a report of hie scientific work in Auckland to Dr R. L. SmithRose, ot the National Phycisal Laboratory, who favourably commented on the invest!gations. Mr Munro is now engaged in assisting Dr Smith-Rose in his extensive researches on direction finding. The Rev. Josiah Ward, who passed away at his residence, Brooklyn, early on Sunday morning, was a respected and beloved minister cf the Methodist- Church for 62 years (says the Wellington Post), He was the fifth son of the pioneer Methodist missionary to New SJealand, the Rev. Robert Ward, whose work, first at New Plymouth in 1844, and later in various parts of the Dominion, laid a sure foundation for the church. In early life the late Mr Ward was for a short time in the Treasury Department at Wellington, but, feeling the call to the ministry, he entered the service of his father’s church, and began a long and honourable ministry. He served in many parts of the Dominion, including Christchurch (two terms), Geraldine, Timaru, Dunedin (two terms), Gisborne, Devonport, Wellington South (two terms), Oamaru, Port Chalmers, South Wairarapa (two terms), and latterly at Brooklyn, Wellington. He was enthusiastic for church extension, and was responsible for building and establishing churches in almost every district in whch ho served. The late Mr Ward will be remembered gratefully for his kindly and sympathetic nature, for his cheerful optimism, and for his untiring zeal in the service of his church. He leaves his wife, whose father (the Rev. William John Doan) was also one of the pioneer ministers of the church; one eon. Dr Sidney Ward, of Whangarei: and two daughters. Miss Raymic Ward and Mrs Ernest Dawson, both of Wellington.