PERSONAL ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2600, 13 January 1904, Page 22

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Profc-ccr "\V. Baldwin .Spencer. iI.A , F.R S.. Frofc^or of 33;o 1 o;.y m the Uuive"s.ty of Melbourne, v. ln h."s been clio-ci rs president of ths noxc incetu-g of Iho Au,tralrsian Association for tho Advancement of Science, to be held in Adelaide, in 1906, was educated primarily at O'.oi's CV'iC',9, Manchester, and at tho Loiulci Uii-Aei-c.tr. Ho matriculated at E\ctrr Cclloije-. Oxfoid, in 1581. and grr.dralcd in ISS4-, being pLced in the first class in the Honours Schools cf Natural Science. Subsequent to taking his degreo he was- appointed a.siftant to the Linacro Professor of Human and Comparative Anatomy at Oxford; and in March, 18£6, was elected to p fellowship in Lincoln College, Oxlord, which ho held to ]■ is dcportJi-o for Australia in Febiusry, I£S7, having been appointed in the previous* month to fill the eliair of Biology in the Uni*. craity of Melbourne — a position he- has since held. Profeosor Spenc:r has published many valuable, papers on subjects cognate to the particular branch of scientific study to which ho has devoted himself. At tho Winton school break-up Mr H&aley, the newly-appointed fiiet ss»=istant at Tapanui school, was pro-Kited with a travelling rug and dressing C£=o. Mr Wilson Wright, v. lio has be-en on tho Gore Standard otafif for e'ere on 12 years, has accepted an appointnacait on the Tuapeka Times, and lea\es for Lawrenco next week. On Tuesday afternoon the crew of the Gabriel's cuedgc presented Mr V. Uren, prior to his departure for the West CW'fc, with a. travelling bag. Mr L C. Thompson, who for some time past has acted as accountant at the Alexandra branch of the National Bank, h.-is been transferred to the Duncdm branch, and left last week to take i;p his n&w duties. At the Mihon post office en Thursday raght, Mr J V.- Grant, lettf r-carner, v,&s, pr.or to his departure for N-ew Plymouth, presented with a beautiful nioroecc-bound pockct-bo-k Mr William Cook, of i'a.rfield, has bj.eii appointed to fill the vacancy. Just betoro the conclusion of the meeting of the New Zealand Educational In-tltute Mr Gill, the retiring ceerrtcrr, v. as prasontxd by the Marlborough " branch with a cisc of silv&r fruit knives and forks to mark their appreciation of the able way in which he had conducted Mr Sturroek's ease. The institute gave power to the trustees (Messrs Grundy find Gill) to invest £500 in approved securities. To-day tho Nelson Institute took tho delegates for a drive to tho Wairoa Gorge-. The executive meets to-morrow to consider the work entiusted to it. Dr Rogers, of Wyndbam, leaveo for Home in February to bring himcelf abreast of medical scitnea Mr S. Strachan, ccLtor of the Tfc-stport A T ews, v. h.o ha,3 been, touring the Hot Lakes district, arrived m Duncdm by the expiasa on the sth, and is to spend a few days here before returning to the "West Coast. Cctucillor Braithv,'aite has consented to be a candidate for the city mayoralty next election. Miss Fiederica Mitchell, who was the contralto at the ' Elijah " performance in the Dune-din and South Seas Exhibition building in 1800, was a passenger fiom Melbourne by the Victoria, arriving at Dunedin on the sth. Out of seven applicants, Mr F. Cuthbert, of Duuedin, has been selected for the post of dispenser at the Nelson Hospital. Mr T. Bruce, senior alderman of Adelaide, and Mrs Bruce called upon his Worship the Mayor at the Town Hall on Wednesday. A. "Wanganui wire says that Captain Crawford, late skipper af the Huia. and formerly of the Stormbrrd, has retired from the Wel-lington-Wangamu Steam Packet Company after 15J years' service, and interds settling in Auckland. He was on Tuesday evening presented with an address and gold propeller attachment for his watch chain by the officers and crew of th>e Huia. Sergeant Dew, of the local police force, has, at his own request, been transferred to Auckland. He will be succeeded in Dunedm by Sergearit Donovan, who, like Sergeant Dew, is from the West Coast. Mr E. W Fosbsry, C..MG.. has retired from the commissionership of the New Sotith ales police after half a century's service, and rs succeeded by Mr Inspector Garvan, his immediate subordinate. A Sydney cable states that Mr John Farrell, the well-known journalist and poet, is dead. A Napier telegram states that Mr A. Turnbull, Stipendiary Magistrate at Napier, has been transferred to Wanganui, where he will act as registrar of tlie Supreme Court, and will also carry out magisterial duties in tlie district. A Greymouth correspondent telegraphs : The speech of Mr Borehaan, Labour leader, at Brunuerton has created a sensation, especially his remarks dealing with the Dunedin Licensing Committee. His speech generally is very pronounced that no-license is a greater evil than license. The local papers devote two columns and a-half to a report of his address. The speech is being printed and circulated in the district in pamphlet foim. Mr Boreham, after interviewing the Premier on Tuesday, leaves for Wellington, via Eeefton and Greymouth. The Hawera Borough Council has passed a resolution urging the Justice Department to reconsider xha proposed removal of Judge Kettle. Miss Ethel Wadie (who was prepared in Dunedin by her cousin, Mrs John Stone) was successful m obtaining the degree of L.R.A.M. at the Roya' Academy of Music, London. Information has just been received by the secietary of the Dunedm Centre, St. John Ambulance Association, that his Royal Highness the Piince of Wales has appointed Maior G. Barclay to be assistant commissioner of St. John Ambulance brigades m New Zealand. General sympathy is felt for Mrs Fmdlay and family owing to tha death of Dr John Fmdlay, who recently returned from Scotland after successfully passing all his examinations for the medical profession. It is believed that ovpr-study and constant application undermined his health. A Wellington te'egram. states that the teachers at present as=einbled m Wellington in connection with the conference of Native school teachers, presented Mr J. H. Pope, who recently retired from the position of Inspector of Native Schools after 25 years' service, with a handsome walnut bookcase and a number of volumes. Mr Pope was also presented, with a

gj]d friars and silver spectacle rase fiom the of l^on oaaa, TVangajiui River. llio H'f;h Schools Board cf Governors held a meeting on Wednesday, when it T-ras decided to aM-oi-nt Mi--s 2>l. W. "Alveo to the position of mation of the Girls' High School. Miss Alves holds the position of French te?cher m tlis srhoo', and m the bcaicLng establishment she w.il be ao'e to gi~e the pupils the befit of Mr H. E. "White, general secretary of tho Wellington Y.JI.C A,, who was biou^ht over from Eallarat to (ill the position, about four years ago, has lcsigned his po^l.

Mr Murvay Russell an e:i-student of tlie Otigo Sehco' of ilircs, ard who holds th 3 j rj:; en c 1 ( ovcrrmo'it inspector of names. I^oith Qn' '•-.is' n:id. is at present sper.dirg a

Mr T'ii-iuss P. Furves, genera! ninuagrr for Ar.stralasia for the New York Life Irsurance Company, is at presont in Duncdm. He is I°j ir.g a •'.sit of iii^pection to the various branch, ofices of the company in New Zealand.