PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20282, 15 December 1927, Page 12

PERSONAL.

Mr W. M'Lellan left for Christchurcn by the second express yesterday. Dr Anderson, of the X-ray department of the Dunedin Hospital, left for papier ye M^ d John lo ToSdn left for Wellington Tonkin, who was well known in Dunedin, and was inspector to the Underwriters A M°r Ci M!°P. Murray, of Christchurch, returned home yesterday, after a business Wile'left for Auckland by the first express yesterday. , .. . A cablegram from Sydney states that Mr E W. Bennett, assistant curator at the Canterbury Museum, New Zealand, has been appointed lecturer in biologj at'the University of Western Australia. Mr David M’Millan. who bas rep.esented the Alexander Hamilton Institute, in New Zealand for the past seven years, has been promoted to the position of sales manager for Australia, andJSCT Zealand, with headquarters in Sydney and has now taken up his new , appointee's D. C. Little, after an extended tour of Great Britain and the Continent, will arrive from the north by this atteinoon’s express. ~ At the meeting of the Land Board yesterday the Commissioner (Mr K. o. Galbraith) reported that Mr T. A. Munro (of Kurow) had been reappointed to toe board for a further term of two years. Mr Munro was tendered hearty congatulations by his colleagues. The Education Board has made the toilowing appointments:—Mr Archibald Thomson, headmaster. Wakan; Mr A. G. Notman, sole teacher, Ida Valley; Miss I W. Gibb and Miss A. Cox, assistants, Anderson’s Bay; Miss A. C. Scott, fourth assistant, Palmerston. A cable message from Melbourne announces the death of Sir Henry Parker, a former Chief Justice of Western Australia, aged 81. In his youth he was a successful jockey. . At the meeting of the City Council last night Dr Evans was appointed medical referee. Dr Borrie deputy-medical referee, and Mr H. H. Henderson (city treasurer) registrar under the provision of the cremation by-law which was passed a few months ago. A British official wireless message states that the King has approved of the appointment of Mr Claude Russell, lately Envoy Extraordinary and Minister 1 lempotentiary to Addis Ababa, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Berne. Sir Benjamin luiller will shortly be visiting New Zealand in connection with the opening of the New Opera House, Christchurch, on December 26, and will arrive in that city on December 21 to supervise finishing details to tli..= now very fine building. Sir Benjamin, who will be accompanied by Lady Fuller and his two daughters, is bringing his own car from Australia, and after opening the New Opera House (as it will henccfoith be called) will make a prolonged tour of the Dominion. Lecturers in mathematics and economics were appointed by the council of the Auckland University College on Monday. Mr K. E. Bullen, 8.A., was selected from 10 applicants for the former, and Mr n. R. Rodwell. M.A., was appointed to the latter position, for which 17 applications were received. Both positions were recently created. Mr Bullen is 21 years of age. He is on the staff of the Auckland Grammar School, and has been a part-time lecturer in mathematics at the University College during the past year. Mr Rodwell, who is 33 years of age, is at present on the staff of the Christchurch Boys’ High School. He was educated at the Wanganui Collegiate School and Victoria University College. On returning from war service Mr Rodwell engaged in farming for three years,’ but later was on the staff of Christ’s College for two and a-half years. Mr Rodwell resumed his studies after the war, graduating ns B.A. in 1925, and M.A. in the following year. Since completing the latter degv> Mr Rodwell has been engaged in statistical research, more especially m connection with the Institute of Pacific Relations. He is married. A cablegram from New York states that Mr Henry Ford has retired from the presidency of the Ford Motor Company of Canada, and has been succeeded by Mr Edsel. Mr Ford is resigning from all the companies of which he has been the executive head, but he will continue to take an active interest in the Canadian company.