PERSONAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 4085, 28 June 1932, Page 25

PERSONAL.

Mr ,V • Scott has resigned his office a ? ‘ JOW^S tester to the Dominion of New Zealand Bowling Association. Mr left by the express on Thursday morning for Christchurch, W n?L C ‘ IC intends to reside in future. lhe council of the University of Otago, at its monthly meeting on Tuesday approved the award of the diploma A.0.5.A1. to Mr H. E. Hoyle. Mr R. I). Rogers, who has been actingtown clerk of Mosgief for some weeks, has Been appointed to the position permanently.

Mr 11. \V. Hobbs, of Messrs D. Anderson and Son, Ltd., London, after having spent a few weeks in Dunedin, left by the express for the north on Saturday. A Press Association cable message trom London states that summonses to the Court at Buckingham Palace include Mrs Alexander Gray and Miss Marjorie Gray, Wellington, New Zealand. X ,, A '' . Tu csday*s meeting of the Otago Electric Power Board Mr A. E. Russeli was appointed as the board’s representative on the executive of the Power Boards’ Association. On the recommendation of the dean of the dental faculty (Dr Dodds), the council oi the University of Otago, at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, awarded the «urt medal tor orthodontics to Mr A. H. Crresh am. Dr Kenneth Pacey, of Palmerston North, a graduate ot the University of vtago, who was granted a travelling scholarship by the Obstetrical Society of New' Zealand, has passed the F.R.C.S. primary examination in London. A Press Association cable message from Seattle states that Mr Fred Birks, of K-yduey, New South VV ales, was named as the second vice-president at a meeting ?11 e - directors of Rotary’ International lol.owing an adjournment of the convention to Cincinnati. The Rev. W. A. Sinclair, general secretary of the foreign mission department of. the Methodist Church, who entered the ministry in 1891, will, through failing health, become a supernumerary at the conference to be held in Auckland in 1933. In connection with the vacancy on the Otago University Council caused by the resignation of Dr W. Marshall Macdonald. one of the representatives of the Otago District Court of Convocation. Archdeacon. Fitchett, has been nominated I>y Dr G. E. Thompson and Dr W. Newlands.

At. the meeting of the University Council on I uesday it was decided to grant the registrar (Mr IL Chapman) leave ot absence from approximately the end of August until the end of January, 1933. in order to allow- him to accept an offer from the Carnegie Corporation to visit the United States of America. Mr M. R. O'Shea, registrar of the Auckland University College, will leave for the United States in August, to studv university methods, as a holder of a Carnegie bellowship. At the College Council meeting last week he was granted enough extra leave to enable him to visit Great Brit« ; w.

Mr V. W. Hargreaves, of the staff of the Commercial Bank of Australia in Wellington, has received notice from head office of his appointment to the position of accountant at Timaru. Mr Hargreaves originally joined the service at Auckland, and worked there until two years ago. when he was transferred to the’Wellingt on office. Mr T. Pound, chief clerk and receiver of laud revenue in the local Lands and Survey Department, has been promoted to the i osition of inspector to the department. Mr Pound will leave for Wellington next month. Mr J. Torrance, of Blenheim, who was formerly’ attached to the Dunedin office, will succeed Mr Pound. Mr Pound’s family will remain here until the end of the year.

The degree of doctor of laws at Oxford has been gained by Mr E. E. Bailor, who was formerly a student at Auckland University College and later a New Zealand Rhodes Scholar. Mr Bailey’ was educated at the Otahuhu Convent School and at Sacred Heart College, Auckland. He gained the senior scholarship in law at Auckland University’ College, and in 1928 was one of the New’ Zealand Rhodes scholars.

Mr W. F. L. Mat’d, inspector of the Bank of Australasia in New Zealand, will retire on July 10 after 45 years’ service (says a Press Association telegram from Wellington). He will be succeeded by Mr. 11. I. Thodey, present manager of the Gisborne branch of the bank. Mr G. D. Taylor, manager at Whangarei, will go to Gisborne, and. Mr James MLeod. manager at Invercargill, will be transferred to Whangarei. A Press Association telegram from Wellington announces that Air C. E. Cole has been appointed solicitor to the Public Trust in succession to Mr G. G. Rose, whose appointment as solicitor to the Treasury was recently- announced. Mr Cole was in private practice in Dunedin before joining the Public Trust as assistant solicitor 10 years ago. Since 1927’ he has been solicitor to the Rural Intermediate Credit Board.

Mr R. A. Lippincott and Mr H. L. Massey have been appointed to act with the faculty of the School of Architecture, Auckland University College, in judging the studio work of degree students, as required by the Royal Institute of British Architects for the purposes of its recognition of the school. They have also been appointed examiners for the examination in professional practice. The president of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association (Mr P. S. Anderson) left for Wellington yesterday morning to attend the annual conference of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association, which will be held on June 28 and 29. Mr Anderson will be accompanied by Mr A. J. Gordon, vicepresident of the Dunedin Association, and the secretary (Mr O. L. Ferens). At. the conclusion of the conference Mr Ferens will pay’ a visit to Flock House Station at Bui's.

Dr T. Mill’s resignation from the honorary medical staff of the Christchurch Public Hospital was accepted at the meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board on Wednesday. The chairman (Mr H. J. Otley) expressed appreciation of Dr Mill's services, and on his motion it was decided to send Dr Mill a letter of thanks for his past services. It was also decided to request Dr W. G. Scannell to

accept the position until the board's next meeting, and that steps be taken to obtain a successor to Dr Mill, who intends to take up his residence in England. On the eve of his retirement after 35 years’ service as an engineer on the New Zealand Railways, Mr T. Harvey was met by members of the Dunedin branch of the Engineers, Firemen, ami Cleaners’ Association, and was presented with a barometer and a crystal ornament. The presentation was made by Mr G. R. Seyder, who referred to the excellent record of service which Mr Harvey had to his credit. Other speakers also referred to Mr Harvey’s ability as an engineer, and expressed the hope that he would enjo.v a long period of leisure. At the meeting of the council of the University of Otago on Tuesday’ a letter was received from the dean of the dental faculty (Dr Dodds) advising that Mr F. J. Barr, a graduate of the Otago Dental School, had obtained the degree of D.D.S. ■ at Toronto, obtaining the highest marksout of 140 candidates, and being awarded the research scholarship in orthodontics. Dr Dodds further stated that there were two Otago graduates holding research fellowships at Rochester —Mr C. I). M. Day and Mr B. Bibby. It was decided to tender the congratulations of the council to Mr Barr, and also to Dr Dodds. Members of the Otago Club on Friday night entertained at dinner Dr Marshall Macdonald, who has been president of the club for a number of years, and who left on Saturday- for Wellington. About 60 members of the club sat down to dinner, with Mr A. C. Hanlon presiding. During the evening Mr Hanlon presented Dr Macdonald, on behalf of the members, with a silver salver, suitably inscribed, and a wristlet watch for Mrs Macdonald. In making the presentation, Mr Hanlon referred to the excellent work their guest had done for the club, and wished him every success in his new sphere of labour, his remarks being heartily’ applauded. Hie appointment is announced of Mr John Murray to be Commissioner of Stamp Duties, and, as such, permanent head of the combined departments of Stamp Duties and Land and Deeds, in succession to Mr Nalder, who recently retired on superannuation. Mr Murray was first appointed to the public service in 1890 as a cadet in the Stamp Duties Department. He became deputy commissioner of stamp duties, and assistant secretary for land and deeds in 1923. Mr Nalder also held the position of Registrar-general of Lands, but it Las been decided not to make an appointment to this position meantime, and the duties will be carried out by Mr J. J. L. Burke, who is being appointed to the position of deputy registrar-general of lands.

Old boys of the Otago High School of the Great War period will be interested to learn of the movements of the gymnastic instructor—Mr Lloyd Phillips—of that time. Following his period on the staff of the Otago Boys’ High School, Mr Phillips accepted a position as physical director at the University of California, from which centre he went to New York. At the time of writing Mr Phillips was assistant physical director at the Bedford branch of the Y.M.C.A. in New York. Mr Phillips still displays a keen interest in the Otago High, and is always delighted to hear from old boys. Should the way open up, he is desirous of returning to the Dominion. Mr W. G. Morrison, son of the Rev. A. S. Morrison and Mrs Morrison, of Rakaia, who has for the past three years been on the staff of the Christchurch city engineer in charge of design and construction of bridges built under the loading loan, has received advice from America that he has been elected an associate member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and that the society has accepted for publication a paper on the construction of Radley bridge. Christchurch. Mr Morrison, who is an ex-pnpi] of_ the Ashburton High School, graduated from Canterbury College with the degree of B. (Civil) in 1925, and was elected an associate member of the Institute of Civil Engineers (London) in 1930. Air Morrison left for England recently by the Opawa. At the monthly meeting of the council of the University of Otago on Tuesday the registrar, Mr H. Chapman, reported that the following members of the council had been re-elected: —Dr Marshall Macdonald and Mr C. M. Gilray (by the Court of Convocation) ; Mr W. J. Morrell (by the teachers in secondary schoolsi ; Mr J. A. Moore (by the teachers in primary schools) ; Mr L. D. Ritchie (by the members of school committees) ; Mr J. C. Thomson (by the Southland Education Board) ; Mr F. W. Mitchell (by the Dunedin City Council); Sir Lindo Ferguson (b.v the Professorial Board): Mr J. C. Stephens (by the Otago High Schools Board of Governors) : Mr J. Wallace (by the Otago Education Board). Mr Chapman further reported that notice had also been received that Mr Stephens had been nominated by the Southland and Gore High Schools Boards. Mr 11. Turner (Dunedin) has arrived to take up his duties as London manager of the New Zealand Fruit Export Board, whose offices are in Henrietta street. Covent Garden. For several months (says our London correspondent, writing on May 20) Mr Turner will be travelling. He goes first to Nottingham, then to Hamburg with the first shipment of New Zealand apples this season to the Continent. Later he will visit France to investigate the marketing there of New Zealand fruit. There is a number of market centres in the Mother Country where New Zealand apples are well established, including Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham. Cardiff, Newcastle, Hull, and Bristol—with all of these Mr _ Turner will ■ make himself acquainted. It is his desire also to familiarise himself with the methods being used to advertise and popularise New Zealand fruit.

Advice has been received that Mr J. Williams, formerly a student at Auckland University College, has been awarded a doctor’s degree in law at Cambridge University. Mr Williams is a son of Mr and Mrs J. Williams, of Taihape. Educated at the Taihape Public School, he gained a scholarship which brought him to the Auckland Grammar School. He subsequently took up law studies at the Auckland University College and three years later obtained the LL.B, degree. In the following year he gained the senior scholar-

ship in law’ offered by the University of New Zealand and passed for the master of laws degree with first-class honours. Awarded the travelling scholarship in law in 1930, Mr Williams left New Zealand to go to Clare College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge he has been working under the personal supervision of Professor 11. D. Hazeltine, a legal authority of international repute. Mr and Mrs Rose Gunn celebrated their golden wedding last Friday evening, the former having, though still a hale and hearty man, reached the advanced age of 84 years simultaneously with the event. Mr Gunn was for years a resident of Lawrence and the surrounding district, and while there he engaged in many occupations. He was by turn closely identified with gold mining, coal minin", brick making, and farming, and was tor a long period of years well known as the popular local carrier of goods in Lawrence. Some years ago he retired from active business pursuits and took up his abode at No. 7 Moana crescent, Anderson's Bay,, where the function alluded to was held. The party present consisted almost entirely of relatives of Mr and Mrs Gunn, but included one or two very old friends of Mr Gunn. A thoroughly enjoyable evening was spent, principally in card playing, and the entertainment of the guests was of a most hospitable character.